STEM CELL TRANSPLANT RECEIVED ON JUNE 15, 2022
(HSCT)
If you are not a fan of dry humor and sarcasm, then you may want to keep scrolling. Sometimes, I will look at websites and blogs and just think ‘there are just So. Many. Words!’ Figuring that I may not be the only one who thinks that, I have made this easier for you. Below are a couple of buttons that will take you right to information on MS and HSCT. As if that isn’t enough, for those of you that want to cut to the chase, at the end of everything written, you will find a TL, DR. For my, less than saavy internet slang friends and family, (and you know who you are! I’m looking at you AZ!) that means Too Long, Don’t Read.
TL,DR The buttons will take you to info about MS and HSCT. I’ve been known to use sarcasm as a weapon be smart mouthed be a smart aleck (who was Aleck, anyway? I probably would have liked him.).
Aaand…I’m Done!
After having what was arguably one of the worst evenings of my time here, (and if you have read any of my other posts, you know that is saying A LOT!) I woke up on June 24, feeling OK. As I said before, I ate a little and it stayed down. I showered and no dry heaves. Ana and I headed to the infusion room at 10:00am for the Rituximab infusion....
Neutropenia….Spoiler Alert – It Was ROUGH!
A few days ago, I finally wrote about the stem cell transplant which took place last week! I need to bring you up to speed on all things neutropenic. According to Wikipedia, 'neutropenia is an abnormally low concentration of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood. Neutrophils make up the majority of circulating white blood cells...