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Partying today like it’s 1999
So after posting that morbid selfie yesterday it’s all celebration today! The stem cell transplant process is all about the numbers during recovery and I hit a real good one this morning. My whites were in the 600s yesterday, which … Continue reading
Yuck – the downward slide begins
It’s a Tuesday afternoon, day after my stem cells were returned to my system, nauseated, diarrhea, no appetite, no energy and a long way to go. That’s a downer but also reality. And again, this is day one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged autologous stem cell transplant, Cancer, Chemotherapy, fatigue, Lymphoma, Neupogen, side effects, Stem cell transplant, stem cells
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Chemo, Day 3: Resistance is futile
The reality of six straight days of chemo therapy sinks in as I settle into my reclining chair this morning (4/12). I had four chemo drugs in 2015 one day every three weeks, three times, then the same protocol three more times … Continue reading
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Tagged Bendamustine, Cancer, Carmustine, Chemotherapy, Cytarabine, Etoposide, Melphalan, Neupogen, Rituxan, Stem cell transplant, stem cells
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Good news today: A bountiful harvest
My wToday was a day to make any farmer happy – or someone having stem cells harvested for an autologous stem cell transplant – that’s me. I pledged I was going to be more open in my blogging this time … Continue reading
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Tagged autologous stem cell transplant, Cancer, fatigue, harvesting stem cells, Lymphoma, Mozobil, Neupogen, stem cells
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Cell count close enough, full speed ahead
Today was a big day in the stem cell transplant process. I received a booster to make my body make more white blood cells Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Today my blood was tested to check the potential harvest count and I … Continue reading
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Tagged autologous stem cell transplant, harvesting stem cells, Mozobil, Neupogen, stem cells
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