After a week of collection, my body didn't give up the numbers we were hoping for so they sent us home for a couple of weeks to let the body recuperate and get ready to finish the collection process. My collection total to date is approx. 5.7 million stem cells and they need about 5 million for each transplant (they always want a minimum amount for two transplants).
The last day of collection was last Saturday but we had to stay around in Salt Lake until Monday when I could get my central line bandage changed and get some instructions from the BMT staff and my patient coordinator. We left Salt Lake around noon on Monday and spent the night in Coral Canyon before coming onto Vegas Tuesday.
Patty and I are both back to work for a few days before I have to be back in Salt Lake on Friday Feb. 18th to begin the Neupogen and Mozobil shot routine so I can begin Apheresis on Tuesday Feb 22nd again. While not being in a bubble, we have to be a little careful to stay away from sick people because I have to be healthy to go forward with the procedures when we get back to Salt Lake and not have to stop the process for that type of problem.
It is kind of weird right now, since last April when I was diagnosed, I am on less drugs than I have been on for several years. And the only drug I'm on daily is a blood thinner to keep the blood from clotting around the central line that is installed, other than that I have my blood pressure and OTC vitamins I take. It's strange and I'm not sure that my body isn't having a small amount of withdrawals from everything.
The weather is suppose to be very nice this weekend, so we will try to enjoy it before we have to go back to the cold again.
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