February 7, 2007

First, I need to correct my last email. Today is day +6, not yesterday. I keep forgetting that the day of transplant is 0, not 1.

My Mucositis, nausea and other side effects are still very low comparatively and I’m so thankful for that.

NOW THE GREAT NEWS: I just looked at today’s CBC report (shows cell counts and minerals in blood). Since my chemo and irradiation my red cells, platelets and white cells have been falling and for the past few days have been at the bottom. I have required 2 platelet transfusions and 2 red blood transfusions. However, today the CBC showed that the red cells and white cells went up very slightly. The platelets were up, but I had a transfusion yesterday. I understand that the recovery of cell production by the new stem cells may go through some small false starts, but to see the numbers edge up is pretty cool. I hope I haven’t raised your hopes falsely, but I’m trusting that my new little cells are going and growing.

As always, thank you so much for your prayers and support.