I was scheduled to begin the stem cell harvest today, up in Hackensack University Medical Center. Right now, I'm starting my seventh day in Jersey Shore Medical Center instead. My immune system crashed, they call it "neutropenic" and to make matters more fun, I tested positive for staph infection.
So I sit here and try to get better. I'm getting a lot of IV antibiotics, Heparin, and Neupogen shots. It's kind of incredible how there are medicines for just about anything. In lay terms, Neupogen is a blood-building medication. That, to me, is very cool.
I'm not scared. So that means I'm very confident in my doctors, or completely insane. I'm going with "confident". They're on top of things, and this hospital is terrific. I know food isn't usually anybody's favorite hospital topic, but Jersey Shore Hospital has brought in real chefs, and the food is outstanding.
Ok so it's going to take a while longer, that's all.
