Category Archives: Transplant Updates

Discharge Day is here! Wow, I can’t believe I’m leaving on Day 7. I was expecting to be here for at least a month and here I am, 2 1/2 weeks later, 7 days post-transplant, and am well enough to leave. … Continue reading →

Day 6, potentially the day before D-Day (discharge day). I am given a 2 hour day pass to go out into the world and test drive normal life to make sure I feel ok to go home tomorrow. How cool … Continue reading →

Day 5, all is still going well (well enough that a discharge on Friday is more and more realistic) but now I’m getting cranky from lack of sleep and fatigue (not the same). Some people question the decision to discharge … Continue reading →

Day 4 and all is A-OK. In fact, I apologize for the delay in posting this but I was out gallivanting! Since I’m doing well, my counts are stable and high enough, and I was disconnected from my IV in order … Continue reading →

Day 3 and all is well in MC-land. In fact, I feel fine, like nothing happened, just a regular day in my journey, albeit a little more tired. I’m slightly nauseous, although nothing I can’t handle and my Hickman entry point is … Continue reading →

It’s a gray and snowy Sunday morning (it is Sunday, right? Les jours s’assemblent et se ressemblent) and I’m relaxing and writing, and writing, and writing….. Well here I am, day 2 post-transplant and all is well. Will today be the … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday to me!!!! Here we go, on the road to recovery. Let’s just hope it’s not too bumpy. I was told the transplant would be at 2 pm but we did have to wait a bit to get all … Continue reading →