We spoke with the transplant doctor, Dr. Krance today. He said they are working on the high resolution HLA testing now, and should have those results early this week. Based on the low resolution results, it looks like there are 5 possible cord blood donors in the United States, and another 9 worldwide. This is good news! Cord blood is the best option. It is already ready, requiring not much preparation. Also, it is a better chance of being accepted by Cael. We will find out more about it when they get the high resolution results.
It seems like he is going to be on the ribovirin breathing treatment until he gets the transplant. Same with the bactrim antibiotic. Since he won't be able to get rid of any of the viruses until he has new T cells, I think they want to keep everything at as best as possible until the transplant. They will do another CT scan next Monday. This week they are going to be doing checks on the rest of his organs (heart, kidney, liver). They want to make sure the rest of his body is ready for the transplant as well. They are trying to wean him off the oxygen, but said that may not happen until after the transplant.
So it sounds like they may start his conditioning (chemotherapy) in as soon as 2 weeks or so. Things seem to be finally moving along.
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