January 22, 2017
I came through
the chemo mobilization well. When I got
there on Tuesday, I spent the morning having a vascular catheter tunneled in–
just a little discomfort. After I
recovered, I went up to my room and they started the chemo. I was hooked up to the infusion pump that ran
continually until Saturday. I felt great
for the most part. Friday I started to
feel some ill affects of the chemo. When I got home I felt nauseated and very
sleepy for a few days. That was it, I
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A week later I
went back for stem cell harvesting.
Using my vas/cath I was hooked up to a dialysis type machine that cycled
my blood, pulling off stem cells. 19.4
million cells were collected the first day!
My goal was 20 million. I had to
come back the next day to finish collecting.
The harvesting was not painful at all.
It did however zap my energy! A
couple days of sleeping and I felt as good as new. I am so thankful that the harvesting went
quickly and that I have the luxury of sleeping as much as I need. Mom has been here since I got home from the
hospital the first time, taking care of me and the entire household needs.
In a week, I will
go into the hospital for the transplant.
I have mixed emotions about it but I know that I am in God’s hands and I
will never be alone. I am so amazed with God’s love and mercy
through these treatments and grateful for the prayers sent up for me. Thank you so much. Prayer has been the difference in my
treatment. I can’t thank you enough.
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ReplyDeleteDIANNE, I am with you in spirit every step of the way, beautiful, " friends are friends forever" Michael W. Smith. In our shared book Rejoicing in Lament, Todd Billings writes on p. 155 " We need not fear that our 'deepest dread' puts us onto a path that has not been walked before. It has been walked by the Man of Sorrows, the Lamb of God, the Great High Priest who identifies with our terrors in order to heal them." Love Ceci
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