Wow, I’m emerging out of a very dark place. I’ll try to describe all that’s happened since my last post, but I may not be the most reliable witness.
After the three days of chemo pills – Busalfan – I had four days of infusions of IV chemo drugs – Melphalan and Thiotepa. These gave me extreme nausea round-the-clock, so by Sunday the transplant team admitted me to the hospital (UW Medical Center) to keep me sedated and hydrated.
Monday they transplanted the stem cells back in to me. From what little I recall, the transplant itself was no big deal and was fairly anti-climactic. The most interesting feature was that everything tasted like garlic for a day, and I apparently smelled pretty bad too.
The transplant was a week ago, and I’m still here in the hospital, partly so they can keep me more comfortable in terms of nausea and pain, but mainly because I have ZERO white blood cells. We’re waiting for the stem cells to re-graft so they can start to rebuild my immune system.
Thanks for all the good thoughts, prayers and help from so many of you! And forgive the typos. They've got me pretty loopy from pain meds these days. :)
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- Elizabeth K
- Hi friends. I'm starting this blog to keep folks posted on my stem cell transplant, which is now underway!
Dear Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that you have had such a rough week, and hope things will be getting a little easier. We are cheering for you and those white blood cells!
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Been thinking about you E-beth - Hope you are feeling better soon so we can all go out and celebrate
ReplyDeleteHey honey ... just wanted to send some love. I'm glad that they are taking good care of you and keeping you (hopefully) comfortable. Got a good recipe for a "redneck" casserole that I'm gonna cook up within the next few days and will drop it off on the front porch. Love you, honey.
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I hope you feel better soon! My brother in law is going through chemo right now too. I am praying for both of you!
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