Starting treatments

Doctors said the cancer is moving really fast, and with Dad's age and previous heart problems it's going to be an uphill battle which also increases the risks. The day started with an echo cardiogram, and then they inserted a pick line, or a central line, that starts right above his elbow and goes almost the the middle of his chest. His veins were getting pretty hashed so this is something they can give meds through, and also draw blood from as well. After doing this they had to take an x-ray of his chest to make sure it was in the right spot. This afternoon they gave him a platelet transfusion of two 6 packs (2 bags) to raise his platelet level up to at least 50, and also 2 units of blood so they could start a spinal tap. By doing this they sucked out the fluid in his spine and filled it up with the chemo fluid to help prevent his cancer from moving to the spine. If everything stays as planned they will start the regular chemotherapy treatments on Sunday.