March 2, 2013
DAY ZERO – PART DOS
I was planning on telling you all about it after the
transfusion was complete but there was one part I had not thought about. After the last of the stem cells made their
journey down that three feet of plastic and deposited themselves near my heart,
I got a good dose of Ativan and Benadryl. Good night Mr. Boone.
I arose from bed, can't say ‘wake up’ because they wake me all
the time and can’t say ‘got up’ because I got up a few times to pee. So I ‘arose’ from my post-transplant sleep
after about twelve hours feeling pretty well.
I missed two meals so I feel a bit hungry.
I feel tired.
I feel groggy.
I feel drugged.
I
feel ‘like a filly who is ready for the race’. (that one’s for you Gael)
The transplant itself was sort of an uneventful party. Dr. S
dropped by before the procedure. He is busy as they
did two other transplants this morning as well. Of course Pauline was there as was Mr. S, a
friend and a BMT recipient himself. LA, the Cell Keeper, transferred custody of a
small bag of cold slushy stem cells to Nurse G who plugged them into me. They
did that two more times. We watched as what
I swear looked like orange fluid flowed thru the tube. I know what you are all thinking, yes it
looked BIG ORNAGE and yes I was proud. Nobody else mentioned it. Pauline
took some pics and video I believe so we’ll hold for now until the official
review is complete. Only about a half
hour show all total. A good time was had by all. Mr.
S headed back to work. LA went back to
her lab. Then came the cocktail. Then
came the nap. So now it’s 4:24 AM and I’m
wide awake. I have been for an
hour. The floor is pretty quiet. We'll see what my first 'new' day brings. The next couple of weeks will be,......will be,……………..let’s just say important.
Boone
For those of you in other countries BIG ORANGE is a nickname
for the University of Tennessee of which both Pauline and I are proud
graduates. And if I may, I would
be honored and pleased to have you leave a comment on the blog. If you prefer you may email me a dboonie1953.@gmail.com. In any case thanks for dropping by.
2 comments:
WEll, you are looking good. It sounds much simpler than we had imagined. Glad for that. The BIG ORANGE is yet another good omen! Cheers and we'll talk soon!
Sorry I didn't call back today. I seem to lose track of time since I don't have a schedule right now. Just want you to know that I am keeping up with you and thinking of you. So far, so good.
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