They expect to collect about 1.5 million stem cells today with a total goal of 20 million by the end of the week. He may not reach the total goal but they only need 5 million to transplant. The extras are for future usage. They circulate 20 liters of his blood which I guess is about 4 times his total blood volume through this machine which separates the stem cells and they collect in a separate bag. He should be finished about 4 this afternoon then we will go back to the clinic for another super duper booster shot and 3 more Neupogen injections tonight. He is resting comfortably through this process and doing GREAT! There is a sense of relief that they have finally begun the process of collecting his stem cells and although not plentiful they are sufficient to collect! They will call us tonight with an actual count of each and every cell collected! Pretty amazing stuff!
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