Posted on FB by Arellia, Piper's mother.
Piper has surgery today to have her port placed for stem cell harvest. This is a temporary port different from her current port. The current one is semi-permanent. It stays under skin all the time and will only be removed when treatment is completed. T is a one way port. We either push things in or draw things out and not at the same time. This new port is anyway port that is temporary. She’ll have it placed today and be stitched to keep it in. Two tubes will stick out of her neck. Starting tomorrow, she’ll be hooked to a machine that draws blood out of one tube, runs it through the machine to separate the stem cells from the rest of the blood, and the non-stem cell blood will be pushed back in to her body through he other tube in her neck. This will last 4-5 hours per day for 4 days. Then, they’ll pull out there stitches, remove the port, and discharge her.
Piper is nervous to have a new port. The rest of us are nervous to see tubes sticking out of her neck.
Pray for a safe surgery, steady surgeon hands, and continued faith that God works through all things and walks ahead of us. I’ve been forgetting that easily. God is good.
Piper has surgery today to have her port placed for stem cell harvest. This is a temporary port different from her current port. The current one is semi-permanent. It stays under skin all the time and will only be removed when treatment is completed. T is a one way port. We either push things in or draw things out and not at the same time. This new port is anyway port that is temporary. She’ll have it placed today and be stitched to keep it in. Two tubes will stick out of her neck. Starting tomorrow, she’ll be hooked to a machine that draws blood out of one tube, runs it through the machine to separate the stem cells from the rest of the blood, and the non-stem cell blood will be pushed back in to her body through he other tube in her neck. This will last 4-5 hours per day for 4 days. Then, they’ll pull out there stitches, remove the port, and discharge her.
Piper is nervous to have a new port. The rest of us are nervous to see tubes sticking out of her neck.
Pray for a safe surgery, steady surgeon hands, and continued faith that God works through all things and walks ahead of us. I’ve been forgetting that easily. God is good.