I had great results today my blood cell counts are up after six days right on the floor, day +10, the cell counts are starting to rise with neutrophils at .25 from a previous of .02 (going home level is .5 normal is 3). So its really going to work the graft has taken and from here on in for a month or too it should be the usual two steps forward one step back progress.
I am really, really pleased, not only is it working but I have managed to get through the wringer with relatively civilised outcomes and only a few days when I was out of it. I feel like skipping around the room and then walking home - yeah I know IV lines would be trailing in the dust and I would probably die, but you cant help feeling positive when you know the transplant has worked! Seriously though the doctors are talking about seven days or so before they will release me into home isolation, the first stage of the home based recovery program of a few months.
I hope Andy will have got to the North Pole today which would be a happy coincidence of good luck if he can pull it off.
The nurse has just brought an exercise bike into my room, a reminder that a lot of work is still needed to get me from here to healthy, but at least today we took the first critical step!
(still takes me 5min to start to pee)
Cheers
Gerry
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That's awesome news Gerry! We're all rooting for you.
I was on a morphine pump when I had my spleen out several years ago and I remember the thing being damn near useless at numbing the 6 inch gash in my belly. But that was in America where they are stingy with the really good meds.
Cheers,
Kevin
great news Gerry-hopefull you will start to feel better in the next few days and we look forward to seeing you soon
Judy and Ben
Hi Gerry, I am glad to read these excellent news! Keep on going. cheers Anton
Great news Gerry.....fantastic news that the stems have worked. John H
Great news, Gerry!
Glad to hear you have the "injuns" in retreat....
All the best for continued good progress.
David
The Easter holidays are over and, as I'm back in the office, I now have time for blog banditry again.
I'm glad to hear that no one left the freezer door open and that the Slush Puppies were in a suitable state to be pumped back into you.
Having spent one night this week watching Siofra honking her guts, I don't envy you, particularly when it gets to the honking on empty phase. She recommends Lucozade isotonic sports drinks.
The hallucinations sound like the episodes of the Sopranos when Tony is in hospital after being shot by Uncle Jun. He enters a parallel universe in which he is a salesman.
Hoots mon! The banjo plucking Billy Bob's celebration of the 687th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath was impressive. I doubt that too many people in Scotland noticed. I trust that he partook of a smokie while parading around his hinterland dressed only in a plaid simmit and balmoral bunnet.
In response to your Top Gear musings, I'd go for the Porsche 911 or the Jaguar XK-R. Porsches are always well built and can be used every day. The Jag is stunning to look at and considerably cheaper new than the Aston. Ferraris are like supermodels: tempramental, high maintenance, and too wearing to be in the company of every morning.
Hope re-entry is achieved soon. Get the Bluesmobile in position for splashdown rendevous.
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