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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: Sep 7 11:43pm | Replies (117)Comment receiving replies
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Hi Mary, Thinking of you and Dane…how goes it??
Hi Mary! It’s wonderful to hear Dane is doing well and was able to enjoy his Father’s Day rotisserie chicken! Keep those calories coming. 😅
I know Dane has had chemo in the past so he’s familiar with the drop in blood numbers and the overwhelming fatigue and malaise that comes at nadir. (Lowest point). The preconditioning chemo for the transplant wipes the pipes clean, so to speak, and this may feel worse than he’s used to for just a couple days. Actually for me, the worst was the night right before my white count was detectable. The proverbial “the darkest hour is just before dawn’…scenario. I did have mouth sores as well, which I’d been able to avoid throughout my AML chemo rounds. Wasn’t so lucky this time but my team had me covered. After that low week, things really were on the up swing. So tell Dane to hang in there. And if he needs pain meds for mouth sores…take ‘em. There are no awards or trophies for being stoic! I asked. LOL. Better living through chemistry! 💪