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My Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT/SCT) story: Will you share yours?
Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (549)Comment receiving replies
Lori and all,
We are glad to be in positive numbers today is day 2. As you know transplant day turned into much more of an event than we had hoped. David became terribly nauseated during the transfusion and also had rigors. His nurses were calm and reassuring throughout and they got all the cells in. His symptoms went away after two doses of anti nausea meds and we were sent home.
He slept for 12 hours afterwards but is feeling good. We are concentrating on getting food and fluids and light exertion. Daily visit to station 94 was blissfully uneventful yesterday. We will be back today, then tomorrow be admitted for two days while he receives an intense treatment to help head off GVHD.
Trusting in the science and holding each other close with many friends and family holding us up from afar.
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Checking in with all my fellow BMT peeps this morning. How’s David doing? I think he’s at Day +7. The next few days can be a little rough until the new cells engraft and set up housekeeping. He’ll start feeling better when he has some neutrophils on the job again! ☺️
Did he have any issues with his post transplant infusions? Give him an air hug for me!
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Those early days of transplant seem to go by slowly when your goal is that far off number of 100 days. But each day is important in the journey. Just like the old proverb: “A journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step.”
Those daily trips to Station 94 help give reassurances that everything is on track and also that you realize David is being well tended and cared for during his transplant stay. The underlying, visceral feeling of confidence permeates not only the hallowed halls of Mayo Clinic, but trickles down to the doctors, nurses and auxiliary staff who dedicate their lives to making sure their patients have the best possible outcome.
Thank you for the update and give David an airhug! 😉