CHEMO

My experience with chemo hasn't been too bad.So far so good! I did 5 days of fludarabine . And haven't had any side effects. Due to good behavior, I got to go home for a week of rest! I have to go for blood work on Thursday (9/23). Moving back into the hospital on Monday and having a bone marrow biopsy as well (9/27). And starting the more intense chemo. Hopefully I tolerate that stuff pretty well too! Looking forward to this all being over!

Pre-transplant testing. R.I.P NICK!!!

Everything is looking good! I don't have HIV and I'm not pregnant. SO the transplant is a GO! I had a bunch of test last week. EKG,lots of blood, cat scan. I guess the word on the street is that Wednesday I will be getting my Hickman line. And after that I will officially be an inpatient...again. I live my life in lists. I started making my list of things I'll need. I spent way too much money on yoga pants, tank tops, and socks and bunch of comfy stuff. I feel like I'm going to need a lot of clothes for 6 weeks. Gotta look hot for that chemo, ya know.
I learned how to inject my sister with neupogen. And on Monday she will be donating her stem cells for me. While shes doing that, I will be getting a PFT- pulmonary function test and a MUGA test.

Today is a very sad day! My neighbor friend, Nick Blakeslee passed away last night. He has been battling cancer as well. I'm going to miss him so much. He was a great guy and was always positive about his treatment. I gotta keep his spirit alive and fight this for the both of us! *yoink yoink*