After my itching debacle on day +1 and overnight, I finally got to sleep around 3:30 am. I forget just how many medications my nurse gave me to try and give me relief and sleep, but I was just grateful that the last batch got me a few hours. I woke up Friday morning (Day... Continue Reading →
Day +1: The Itching
The itching is driving me insane. My hands, my abdomen, my chest. Alternating with burning up like I'm on fire, yet I have no fever. I can't take much more of this. I'm assuming that this is graft vs host disease, and not sure what more they can do beyond the current standing meds. Here... Continue Reading →
Day Zero: July 18, 2012 – Transplant Day
I woke up on Transplant Day full of energy, and in great spirits. I got up and decided to go for a ride on my bike (I have my road bike on a trainer in my hospital room), and rode for 30 minutes. After riding, I washed up in the bathroom and got dressed in... Continue Reading →
Day minus 1 (D-1): Mashed Potatoes, the Remote Control, and my last night as “me”
So I've been sitting with my laptop in front of me all day - one window open to this post. The blank page. I have a dozen things I of which I could write spanning the last week in the hospital. Btw, can you believe it has been a full week? I mean - really... Continue Reading →
Day minus 6 (D-6): There’s no turning back
This will be short. I have a longer post that has been percolating for about 3 weeks, but do not have the time or will-power to write it this evening. Tonight is my second night as an inpatient again - this time for preperartory chemotherapy and then bone marrow transplant. I said good bye to... Continue Reading →
The Road Less Traveled 