I had a triple lumen catheter placed on Thursday and was admitted to the hospital on Friday to begin five days of chemo. Simultaneously, my donor is being prepped to have her stem cells harvested.
The gave me the pre-meds ( yeah I can talk medical-ese now) and then they put in IV Fludarabine and Decadron. The second one is a steroid, so I got a burst of energy. Since there's not a lot to do here, I could come clean your house or something.
This will pretty much be the routine till about Wednesday. I've got to do my part and stay somewhat active. When your blood counts drop to zero, anyone who pushes you to exercise is taking their lives in their hands, believe me! I do somewhat enjoy being lazy as it is, no less when there a good excuse to be. And I've got to eat. A lot. I have to pack on a few pounds ASAP because the chemo might make me less hungry. I remember the last transplant my mouth went numb and I lost my sense of tasted. So this like preventative fatness!
More chemo today. But that's AFTER breakfast...
