SCCA knows the Taylors

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Wow! What a time we had today. Jen drove me to SCCA. Marc, Sharon, John and Connie met us there to attend my first appointment which was instructions on how to maintain my Hickman Port (the tube coming out of my chest). After my blood draw (which no longer requires me to get poked) we all piled into the elevator for the trip to the transplant clinic. As we emerged from the elevator, Jen felt dizzy and sat down in a chair. Within moments she had passed out! After what seemed like an eternity, the medical staff surrounded her and started taking her vital signs which were quite low. Thankfully, she woke up on her own and they took her in a wheelchair to one of the exam rooms. Several blood pressure readings later, she was finally starting to stabilize. However, they kept her lying in the bed in the room next to me for my entire time there. Thank God Connie came and was able to stay with Jen and keep things under control in her room. The rest of us went to my room next door and started with the instructions. LOTS of stuff to go over and remember and it seemed a bit overwhelming but I thought we were doing ok.....until my cousin felt light and needed to take a seat for a few minutes. Thankfully, it was within seconds before we had her back and she recovered quickly. Next, Marc and John were given instructions on how to give my growth factor shots at home to alleviate two daily trips down to the clinic for the next several days. With all the excitement we already had, they scrubbed with the cleanser and were filling their needles when Marc poked himself in the finger with the growth factor. That was about the time we decided that after the events of the morning, we would gladly let them give me my morning and evening shot. So we finished up there, Connie took Jen's car home, Marc resumed work, and John took Jen and me to her doctor to get checked out (per the clinic's instructions). We spent two and a half hours at the doctor while they ran her through all the tests and they all came out clear. She's fine but had to spend Friday night at home with us. Got to be home for a hour and a half before we were on the road to SCCA again for my evening injection. I'm beat, but feeling good. Too much excitement for one day - don't ever want to repeat this one!