I'm more than 5 yr out from bone marrow transplant. See other blog for the rest

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

not the news we hoped it would be.

So the hunter trip was great and we tasted lots of wines then we picked up the Donor Bro and I had my Bone Marrow aspiration. Couldn't have it on the other side so its the right side again its all healed by now a week later.

Got the results on Thursday. There was no indication that the fibrosis in my marrow was reducing so no spontaneous remission.  boooo. oh well on to Plan B.

What's that dear reader? Why did I have higher blood counts?  Why were my counts higher then before the Interferon?   NOt sure.  Doc Shoozenbootzen says that not all the cells came unmasked after the interferon stopped at the same rate so the red cells just started up but later then the others. He didn't say my hard work theory was wrong just unproven.

So we are back at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital to watch my brother give his Lymphocytes and later today I get shot up with them. I must stop here for a minute and remind the reader that there is an "and" in the hospital name. I am not in the Women's Hospital but the Brisbane AND Women's Hospital.

So will go up later and check on the Donor Bro but blogging for now.

Oh we met a lovely lady and gentleman last night.  I'll call them Mrs Sparkles and Mr. Not Retired from WA. Wonderful people so kind and empathetic they run the Honeymoon Hill B&B in the Margaret River and you must go out and see them. http://www.honeymoonhill.com.au/about.html.
more later
Chris

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