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Day 96 Update: A bit of a setback, but things are again looking up
Last week went well as I worked through my discharge appointments. The only complication was blockage in one of the two lumens of my Hickman line, which the SCCA team was unable to clear using TPA (t… more →
Lifegraft: Notes on a Stem Cell Transplant
Day 96 Update: A bit of a setback, but things are again looking up
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wrote 1 year ago: Last week went well as I worked through my discharge appointments. The only complication was blocka … more →
Day 56 Update
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wrote 1 year ago: I had another bone marrow biopsy today. It went smoothly and now we are waiting with no small amoun … more →
Day +12: Resting
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wrote 1 year ago: (from Lisa) Hi Everybody, Things are fine here — the tests done over the past few days to chec … more →
Day +9: Holding Steady
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wrote 1 year ago: From Lisa: Hi Everybody, Managing side effects has continued to be a challenge, but Roger is more … more →
Day 6 Update
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s Sunday evening Seattle time, six days since I got my new cells. At this point in the tra … more →
Managing Mucositis--three days post transplant
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wrote 1 year ago: (Update from Lisa) Roger’s mucositis has worsened since we last wrote. At first, he says, it … more →
Stem cells infused, and the waiting begins
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wrote 1 year ago: (Update from Lisa) Roger got two units of umbilical cord stem cells late in the day on June 16. Th … more →
Total Body Irradiation
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s Saturday evening in Seattle. I’m three-quarters of the way through my course of to … more →
Here we go
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s Monday evening in Seattle, the skies are clearing after a long rainy spell, and I’m … more →
Delayed by a Cold Virus
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wrote 1 year ago: So, all systems were go until last Friday afternoon when I felt the onset of some very mild hay feve … more →
Transplant Schedule Firming Up
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wrote 1 year ago: Barring any unanticipated delays, I’ll start the conditioning regimen for my myeloablative ste … more →
Transplant Date Set (Tentatively) for Early June
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wrote 1 year ago: Lisa and I met with my key doctors today. Although results of several tests from last week’s … more →
Back Home
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wrote 1 year ago: The UWMC doctor did indeed discharge me on Monday afternoon. It was a real relief to get home. I c … more →
Round Two: So Far, So Good
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s Sunday evening Seattle time. I’ve been here at the University of Washington Medica … more →
Chemo set to resume on Friday
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wrote 1 year ago: The full results of last Friday’s bone marrow test came back yesterday. Overall, the results … more →
Into the Chemo
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s Sunday evening, Seattle time. I’ve been on the 7th floor of UWMC since Saturday mo … more →
