Monday, September 27,2010

Today we had our inital consult with the anesthesiologist and met with a therapist. Everyone at the XCell Center was really nice! We even met a family from Southern Texas! I hope we get to see them again so we have someone to connect with. The anesthesiologist was very reassuring that side effects from the anesthesia are very uncommon. They will be using one of the same medicines that are commonly used in the United States. He assured us, though, that Zane will not be getting the "Michael Jackson dose." haha This morning we ventured over to the airport to see what kind of shops were there. We found a McDonald's and had breakfast there. I am sure we will be frequently that place now because Zane doesn't care much for the food over here. We also went into the supermarket and bough some lunch meat/gouda cheese- which is AMAZING!

Tomorrow we go in for the bone marrow collection. We have to be there at 1:00 pm (6:00 am back home) Please pray for no side effects from the anesthesa, no complications with the procedure, no pain afterwards and, most importantly, that they are able to collect MILLIONS of cells! The more cells they get, the better chance Zane has of making better progress.

Thursday our lumbar puncture is scheduled for 10:45 am (3:45 am back home) We will have more details about this tomorrow as we meet with our neurosurgeon tomorrow.

We  need LOTS of prayers right now for a successful procedure tomorrow. We know God is in control of this situation and are excited to see the results! Thanks again everyone for your support through all of this!