Weak Week

Weak Week

I’ve been sitting on this couch update for a while, waiting for something new to happen, but there’s only two things to report. One is, I did get out of the hospital on Monday. They kept me in nearly three days because that’s their minimum with a transplant stay. I...
Karma, Chance and Choice

Karma, Chance and Choice

Bad News!! I have been back in the hospital since Friday. It seems to be “neutropenic fever” this time (it just is part of having no immune system after a transplant). The rule is that if I ever get a fever of 100.4 or greater, they put me in the hospital for at least...
Engrafted!

Engrafted!

Great news!!! I am home from the hospital and went to the clinic today. And I am what they call Engrafted, which means that my white blood cells are multiplying within normal limits. I still have almost all the restrictions that I’ve had since chemotherapy. But I have...
It Takes Some Getting Used To

It Takes Some Getting Used To

I’ve been in the hospital for three days now, and probably have at least two more to go. They will let me go home when my blood tests show that my white blood cells are multiplying fast enough. I am here because the colitis that developed as a result of chemotherapy...