Yesterday, Dad’s second donor, the 19 year old from Germany, was to have his physical evaluation to confirm that he is able to serve as a donor for the stem cell transplant.  As of 9:45 p.m. last night, Dad still hadn’t heard.  We are a bit frustrated since there has been no communication from Denise, the transplant coordinator, about the donor’s physical evaluation results and a “surprise” appointment for a bone marrow biopsy scheduled for today.  Dad attempted to reach Denise via phone and email yesterday with no success.

Dad was scheduled to be at the main campus of the Moffitt Cancer Center at 7:15 a.m. for his bone marrow biopsy.  I suggested to Dad that he refuse the procedure until he received confirmation directly from Denise.  Dad has been under going some repeat pre-transplant testing since some of the prior tests had expired after 30 days, such as the CT scan of his sinuses and chest.  There had not been a discussion about a repeat bone marrow biopsy.  We don’t want Dad to repeat tests unnecessarily.

We should learn more later today as Dad is scheduled to meet with Dr. Ayala, transplant doctor, at 1:00 p.m. today.