Diminishing Returns 12/5/05

Stem cell collection is one of those things that is easier said than done. It is also a “game” of diminishing returns. The longer you go, the less you get. We started out collecting a million a day and now we are collecting half a million a day. The total is now up to 6.8 million give or take ten thousand. You also begin to look like a pen cushion after a week or two of IV’s in each arm per day and two growth factor injections in the abdomen each day. If we can continue at the current rate of about .6 million per day, the total should be approximately 9 million on Friday.

One of the good things about stem cell collection is that I get to watch movies. They have a video system similar to that in a hotel or a transcontinental flight where you get to select a movie from a list except the list here is huge. I’ve watched both Harry Potter movies and Pirates of the Caribbean. I have also watched some of the educational stuff they offer like history of Mayo clinic and how Mayo clinic developed cortisone. Try holding one of your arms completely straight for five hours and see if it helps to take your mind off the pain watching a movie for a couple of hours. It is nice to have something continuous like that for a couple of hours without commercials.

Today was sunny as was yesterday so the snow has melted off the streets and sidewalks a bit. It doesn’t matter how much sun you have when the high is in the single digits snow doesn’t melt.

Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for further developments.