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Health update – 12 October 2012

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Marie-Chantal Marchand

I have been out-of-touch for a while now due to a few set backs and extreme fatigue and pain. Therefore, here is an update. In mid-September I was riddled with a few viruses (namely, respiratory virus infection which I’ve had … Continue reading →

Posted in Healing Process, Home Challenges, Hospitalization, Immunocompromised Issues, Mobility Issues, Side effects of long term steroids | Tagged anemia, bacteria, blood transfusions, C. Diff., emotional, extreme fatigue, food delivery, GCSF, help bathing, Infections, isolation, IVIG, long-term steroid damage, multi-organ GVHD, overwhelming, pain, physical issues, platelet transfusion, pneumonia, psychological, respiratory infection, steroid withdrawal issues, steroid withdrawal pain, viruses | 3 Comments

Internal Bleeding (Dieulafoy Lesions) – 29 April 2012

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Marie-Chantal Marchand

So, this wonderful internal bleeding issue in my GI Tract I just over came is called Dieulafoy’s Lesion (fingers crossed that it is over), is one of those obscure issues (none of the BMT docs had ever heard of it), … Continue reading →

Posted in Healing Process, Possibility of dying, Post-Transplant Issues | Tagged Acute GVHD, anemia, black stool, bleeding to death, blood transfusion, chronic GVHD, colonoscopy, diabetes, Dieulafoy Lesion, endoscopy, epinephrine, gastrointestinal, GI Tract Angio Scan, GI Tract isues, haemoclipping, immunoglobulin, internal bleeding, intestinal bleeding, mucosal defect, non-ulcerated arterial lesion, NPO, platelet transfusion, possibility of dying, Push Enteroscopy, rare condition, sigmoidscopy, total parental nutrition, TPN | 2 Comments

Update and Steroid Myopathy – 7 April 2012

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Marie-Chantal Marchand

Well, I guess all this upbeat, all is well, I’m doing good, I’ll make it out of here, hooray!….doesn’t paint a realistic picture of what is truly going on. Yes, the liver is still fluctuating and yesterday it was 56 … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute GVHD, Healing Process, Possibility of dying, Post-Transplant Updates, Side effects of long term steroids | Tagged 2 months in hospital, alone no matter what, bed-ridden, bedpan, bedside commode, bladder infection, blood transfusion, catheter, emotional, emotional journey, family, fever, friends, Gut GVHD, healing and relaxation, I'm not here to entertain, loss of body mass, Lung Infection, muscle loss, need a break, no appetite, no stress, oxygen, platelet transfusion, short visits, soothing, Steroid myopathy, weakness | 11 Comments

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Tag Archives: platelet transfusion

Health update – 12 October 2012

Internal Bleeding (Dieulafoy Lesions) – 29 April 2012

Update and Steroid Myopathy – 7 April 2012

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