Sep 16 2009

Pills Pills Pills!

I’m going back to work next week and I got my new game plan for the doctors today. All of my blood work post transplant looks great, but I have developed several tumor like bumps on my arms and left leg. The biopsy was inconclusive, so we are going to treat it with a drug that I took a couple of years ago. The doctors are hoping that this drug will help my immune system fight off these tumors. I hope so, because I’m not looking forward to the alternatives :-) .

All will be well. I’m looking forward to a paycheck again!

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Sep 7 2009

Questions

Things have been coming along fine and my strength is returning daily. I’m supposed to be returning to work on Sept 21st, but I’m not sure how effective I will be yet. I go tomorrow for a bone marrow biopsy, and next week I will see the doctor one last time before I go back to work to make sure I have the green light.

I do have a couple of weird things going on that are puzzling my medical team. I seem to be re-growing some of my tumors. We’re hoping that these things are just inflammation and not a relapse of my cancer, because that would suck :-) . All should be fine though.

Oh yeah; I’m getting some hairs on my head! I’m starting to re-grow my facial hair too.

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Aug 18 2009

Transplant Update

My apologies for the sporadic updates lately. I’ve been going through a time of physical and spiritual turbulence. Nothing huge, just enough to keep me distracted. Overall, my progress has been fantastic. There are still alot of things I can’t do, but I can drive, which is way cool!

Here is a basic otline of what I experienced since I went in for my transplant.

  • July 15th 2009 I was admitted to MCV in the morning and I got a massive dose of melphalan to destroy my cancer.
  • July 17th 2009 I got my new stem cells. The D.M.S.O. they store the cells in stinks and I smelled like that funk for days. I also slept for almost three days.
  • The week of July 20th was a week that I didn’t feel too well. Everything tasted like crap and I spent my time just getting by.
  • July 29th 2009 I was released from the hospital. 2 weeks after admission.. Awesome!

Since then, I’ve been going to the hospital on a regular schedule. My progress has been excellent and I’m slowly beginning to feel ‘normal’.

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