Category: Overcoming Cancer

Initiate Operation GOHOME

Monday, November 21, 2011 – We are getting out of 11N and going home! Such a great feeling. We’ve been here since Thursday night, and they take really good care of me here, but it will be nice to get out of here and go home. Here’s what’s happening: 8:00 AM – The doctor came …

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Day 13 Equals Engraftment

Sunday, November 20, 2011 – We have reached engraftment! My stem cells have found their way into my bone marrow, and with the help of daily Neupogen shots, they are producing new cells like crazy and growing my new cancer free immune system! Yesterday, my cell counts were: 500 total white blood cells 30 neutrophils …

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Day 12

Saturday, November 19, 2011 – Day 12. Third day inpatient in the hospital. Still in lots of pain and on lots of medicine to manage my pain. The good news is that I started getting Neupogen shots to help kickstart my immune system to produce more neutrophils. I have 30 neutrophils today. We’re thinking about …

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