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Good Saturday all.
No new people so this is to all who have been posting. I think it is good day for me to update. My last appointment was the 24th, prior was Nov 19. I had not seen my NP Hannah, and she was who i saw. Wonderful. She loves my curly hair and has been wonderful since the last 3 months after transplant. Returning from her 1st baby! She is also 6 months pregnant!! I said please come back. My last favorite NP never came back!! Honestly though she is so excited my blood numbers are all in beautiful ranges. I mentioned to her that at 2 years almost i would love to write to my donor!!! I figure one more time.
Another fellow on this site spoke about Bone Marrow Biopsies and how one does not need them. It got me thinking how some people may never hear of treatments out there like a BMB. Their hospitals are not yet cutting edge and Doctors not trained to the degree research hospitals Drs are. I never thought twice about it. I heard it will show what condition your blood cells are in. I thought of my marrow as a window into how it all works. What else could I do that would give me this info? I would never have known to ask about a test like this. An odd Biopsy, but one that started my journey with hematology.
I do not go back for 3 months!! I just need to lose the 3 lbs i gained.

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@katgob Hi Kat! Congrats on the great blood numbers!! Even though you’re not anticipating anything amiss, it’s still a relief to actually see the numbers holding steady! I’m hoping for the same news when I have my check-in with my local H/Oncol the end of March. He wanted to do labs twice per year, every 6 months. But it worked out such that I see him once per year, then see my BMT doctor at the 6 month mark. So I still get checked twice annually but once per doctor. My last one with the BMT doctor was the first time in 6 years that everything was perfect! Everything!! Whoo whoo. We were all shocked! 😂. So I’m really hoping it’s the same in another 2 months…
Aw, it’s rough when you lose some favorite nurses or NPs, isn’t it? You become like family with such frequent appointments. I have 2 nurses with whom I remained friends since my AML days. We try to get out to dinner a couple times a year to catch up.
You mentioned writing to your donor again. I’ve tried several times to no avail. He continues to not respond to the my attempts to initiate contact. Kind of bummed about that because I’d love for him to know what an amazing gift he gave me. Though I know he owes me nothing, I owe him everything! Have you ever heard back from your donor?