Joggers buttock

After doing some much needed weeding in the garden a few days ago I pulled a muscle in my left buttock which caused almost instant pain and disability.  As I limped back into the house in agony my immediate thought was that I wouldnt be able to run in the Manchester  ...


One Year Post SCT Fast Approaching

December 4 will be one year post stem cell transplant and ll seems to be going well. My hair returned within 3 months, energy level is slowly returning and the M-spike remains very low. Emailed my hematologist at Mayo asking if I should come back at one year and she said i ...


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D3 Post Transplant!!

Today, December 07, 2009, is day three after stem cell transplant. I go from the transplant house to Methodist’s Hospital every morning at 1000 CST for blood work and checking the Hickman Catheter. On Day 1 (Saturday), I went over to the hospital and had the bllod work ...


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Stem Cell Harvest – Day 1

Today was the start of the stem cell harvest process, all seemed to go well. My appointment was for 0800 CST but did not get in until 0820 and was off the machine by 1400. Mom was with me most of the day, I did get a nap in for about an hour or so. I had to lay very still ...


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All Primed Up With Nowhere To Go!

I finally got the call from the BMT Nurse today, my CD34 counts were finally high enough to begin harvesting tomorrow! So far I have been pulsed, purged and now primed. I added the purged and primed as my own descriptors. The pusing was by the use of cytoxan to help drive ...


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STEM CELL TREATMENT BEGINS!

Today was my first day of the Stem Cell Treatment process at Mayo Clinic. The day was filled with tests and examinations. My day started at 0730, I reported to the Transplant Center and picked up my appointment schedule and instructions. My next stop was the lab for urine ...


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