[TerryH]

Re: Dear hubby's stem cell transplant saga

by TerryH on Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:09 pm

Very glad to see that your husband has handled the transplant so well. Thanks for sharing his (and your) transplant experience with us.

[dogmom]

Re: Dear hubby's stem cell transplant saga

by dogmom on Thu Jun 23, 2016 5:24 pm

Had a very good clinic visit today. WBC is 2.7, HGB is 10.7, Platelet is 98,000. All his kidney functions are well in the normal range. BUN is 10.0 and creatinine is 0.9!

We get to blow the motel on Saturday and go home! We have a clinic appointment Monday for blood work recheck and they are setting a day at that time to pull the central line (CVC). He has also been released to drive no further than our home to the clinic for now and around our house and town.

[Mark Pouley]

Re: Dear hubby's stem cell transplant saga

by Mark Pouley on Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:27 am

Congratulations. What great news.

[reece93]

Re: Dear hubby's stem cell transplant saga

by reece93 on Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:28 am

That's wonderful news! Congrats and enjoy being home!

[Wife]

Re: Dear hubby's stem cell transplant saga

by Wife on Sat Jun 25, 2016 2:58 pm

Thank you for sharing your journey. Praying for you all the way.

We anticipate my husband's transplant mid August. We start mid July with all the routine tests. We will have to stay in a hotel or facility near the hospital in a studio. We live a little over an hour away, so that won't do.

Tell your husband to keep up the good work, and energize your own batteries. Lol

[JPC]

Re: Dear hubby's stem cell transplant saga

by JPC on Sat Jun 25, 2016 8:08 pm

Great news!

[dogmom]

Re: Dear hubby's stem cell transplant saga

by dogmom on Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:21 pm

Day +22

We are home! We were so glad to get home. We will be sleeping in our own bed tonight for the first time in almost a month. I can tell he is glad to be home.

[mikeb]

Re: Dear hubby's stem cell transplant saga

by mikeb on Sun Jun 26, 2016 5:25 pm

Hi dogmom,

Yay! That's great news. I remember finally getting back home after more than a month away during my stem cell transplant. It was a huge relief to be back home, and it felt like my recovery pro­gressed 10 times faster from that point on.

Best wishes to you and your husband for smooth sailing through the rest of the recovery period.
Mike

[dogmom]

Re: Dear hubby's stem cell transplant saga

by dogmom on Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:59 am

Yes, he is already eating better and moving around more. I think the motel room was beginning to get to him. We are waiting on a call from clinic for the appointment to pull the central line.

[wyatwe]

Re: Dear hubby's stem cell transplant saga

by wyatwe on Mon Jun 27, 2016 12:20 pm

I had a transplant at the University of North Carolina bone marrow transplant unit last month and came home on June 3rd after the removal of my central line catheter. The only problem I had was two bouts of severe dizziness two days after being home. I fell during one of them, landing on my face and left side of my chest. My advice is to stay very well hydrated and to take your time from getting up from a reclining position, and to get assistance for the least bit of dizziness. Fortunately, since that day, I have had no dizziness problems.