Good news! I'm typing this from HOME!! yes, I've been discharged, exactly 3 weeks to the day since admission, which just blows my mind! I've got to report in to Outpatients there twice a week, and I've got a dizzying array of medicines to take, but I'm home.
My trend view printout of my CBC is in front of me, and it's really cool...
On 15 July 09:
WBC: 0.03
Hb: 9.5 (transfusions)
Plt: 62 (transfusions)
Neutrophils: 0.02
And then yesterday, 20 July 09, with the help of GCSF:
WBC: 5.36!
Hb: 10.1 (went up on its own!)
Plt: 81 (went up on its own!)
Neutrophils: 4.61!!!
Bad news...
My hair started falling out today. Really disspiriting, since I'd gone past the point where people usually start to lose their hair (2 weeks past start of chemo), so I thought maybe I'd gotten really lucky indeed. But I guess not.
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36/F - 1984 SAA treated with ATG [complete remission until] Oct 08 - burst blood vessels in eyes and low platelets; Jan 09 - AA & hypo-MDS; July 09 - BMT (RIC MUD PSCT) July 10 - 10k for Anthony Nolan (1yr post BMT! 53:48) Sep 10 - Wedding!
I've run 5 marathons now!! (PB 3:30!)