We're fully engrafted and movin' on up! As a reminder, engraftment is when the stem cells you received on transplant day start to grow and make healthy blood cells. It's a very important milestone in your transplant recovery, and really when you start to feel better and feel like all of this was worth it. … Continue reading Movin’ On Up!
Month: November 2017
Missed It By *That* Much
We were so close... Post-transplant you're seen in the SCCA clinic every day. We go in for labs first thing in the morning and then see our team about an hour later, when they've had a chance to review the numbers. They check in to see how Corey's feeling and make whatever adjustments may be … Continue reading Missed It By *That* Much
70 Lonely Neutrophils
I can't decide if the declaration "Not much to see here, folks..." is a good thing or a bad thing. I think we'll go with good. For the most part, Corey's tracking right where he should be. Today is "Day +6" or 6 days post-transplant. His counts took a dive after the atomic bomb of … Continue reading 70 Lonely Neutrophils