Email from Dana Godec, RN Transplant Coordinator University of Colorado Hospital June 23 2011

Dana Godec, RN, the Transplant Coordinator at the University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer in Aurora, Colorado emailed me while I was getting chemotherapy this morning at Dr. Moore's Front Range Cancer Specialists in Fort Collins.

Judy,

The insurance company has authorized your transplant evaluation so I have called Dr. Moore's office to schedule a PFT (pulmonary function test), an echocardiogram, a chest x-ray and an EKG.  Donna, our scheduler will be calling you to schedule a psychology evaluation by Dr. Brewer here at UCH and a lab appointment on the same day to do an infectious disease workup.  The appointment with Dr. Brewer will be done with both you and your sister.  We will absolutely work around your scheduled trip  (I think that you deserve this!).  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.  Once the evaluation is completed, we submit the information to the insurance company and will get a second approval for the transplant.  When we get that approval, we can move forward with collecting your stem cells and subsequent transplant. 

Dana Godec, RN

Transplant Coordinator

Hematologic Malignancies/BMT Program

University of Colorado Hospital

I forwarded the email to Dr. Moore who was working in his Loveland, Colorado office today. While my chemotherapy ran, Nurse Robin worked on getting the printed orders for the chest x-ray and the EKG. I already had the Echocardiogram scheduled for this afternoon and the pulmonary function tests on July 5 2011 at 8 AM.