Got discharged from the hospital today. Already a quicker recovery than last time Also Joy can eat regular food, all good things. Today we got a visit from Dr. Derosa, Dr. Silber, and the Dr from Japan that developed the vitrification process that was used to freeze the ovarian tissue. (will get her name soon). [...]
A long day today. Joy is feeling ok tonight, with some pain but not as much as last February. They have her on some pain medication which puts her out, which is good since it has her get some needed rest. Dr. Silber came by in the afternoon to check up on her, and to [...]
Joy is out of the OR. I spoke with Dr. Silber who said it all whent very well. I got to see some pictures of the procedure, and the new implanted tissue. I have not gotten a chance to see her yet, but will be able to soon. Dr. Silber had some preliminary feedback on [...]
It has been a long time since we have posted any news. We have been waiting a bit to post. The last few months have been ones to given to figure out what has been happening with the transplant from February. From the results of all the test we can only conclude that it didn’t [...]
Tonight Joy and I attended “Down to a Science cafe”. A close friend Kish has put together a monthly event in San Francisco where the science and health professionals and the community at large can interact and a dialogue on a certain topic. Tonight’s topic: fertility. It was awesome to see two experts in the [...]
Took me a little while, and here it is. Some comments on the piece. They filmed at our home and at Golden Gate park. They have Maeapple’s name as Mae , but she goes by Maeapple. Joy was 27 when she was diagnosed with Lymphoma, also the pictures used to show her at the hospital [...]
Today marks the 21st day post op. The past week for me has been a bit of a whirlwind, I had to take some time and slow down. Work has picked up quite a bit, i needed to put in some extra time at that. Slowing down for me is hard sometimes, i just want [...]
Just heard from Dr. Silber’s office. The Learning Channel (TLC) will be airing a show about the 2nd ovary transplant Dr. Silber did. This is set to air FEB 21 2007 @ 08:00 PM (check local listing for your time) Here is the information. Link to show information on TLC website TLC — Menopause at [...]
Continue reading about TLC special about 2nd case of ovary transplant
I put together a video to show you how the surgery day got started. This is a few minutes of what the prep looks like. They both are so nonchalant about the whole thing. There are so many other nurses and doctors we met and talked to, but i only shot part of it. And [...]
I got a hold of the FOX piece tonight. Take a look here.