harvest time
Well all my recent blood tests point to one thing: I'm ready to have my stem cells harvested for transplant. It's the beginning of the end for my illness. A pin prick of light at the end of a very long tunnel.
Being someone who suffers with OCD, then clearly some form of schedule needs to be recorded to make sure I am where I need to be when I need to be there; so:
- Tuesday / Wednesday: 24 hour urine sample needed
- Wednesday: deliver said sample to hospital
- Friday: into hospital again for some blood tests and paper work
- Saturday / Sunday / Monday: in patient on Ward 12 for large dose of chemo
- Monday to the following Sunday: 7 days of injections at home to stimulate stem cell growth
- Monday: back into hospital for some final tests and my sister arrives here to accompany me to Cardiff
- Tuesday (and possibly Wednesday and Thursday): off to hospital in Cardiff for the actual harvesting.
The transplant itself will take place some 6 to 8 weeks later and will see me in hospital (mainly in isolation) for 2 to 3 weeks.
So there it all is. The next stage of my treatment and recovery.
All seems fairly straightforward when broken down into a list.
See, OCD has its advantages!
Being someone who suffers with OCD, then clearly some form of schedule needs to be recorded to make sure I am where I need to be when I need to be there; so:
- Tuesday / Wednesday: 24 hour urine sample needed
- Wednesday: deliver said sample to hospital
- Friday: into hospital again for some blood tests and paper work
- Saturday / Sunday / Monday: in patient on Ward 12 for large dose of chemo
- Monday to the following Sunday: 7 days of injections at home to stimulate stem cell growth
- Monday: back into hospital for some final tests and my sister arrives here to accompany me to Cardiff
- Tuesday (and possibly Wednesday and Thursday): off to hospital in Cardiff for the actual harvesting.
The transplant itself will take place some 6 to 8 weeks later and will see me in hospital (mainly in isolation) for 2 to 3 weeks.
So there it all is. The next stage of my treatment and recovery.
All seems fairly straightforward when broken down into a list.
See, OCD has its advantages!
Sounds like you are more than ready for this Nick.....go for it and kick the big C's arse. Hope all goes according to your schedule.
ReplyDeleteOCD gets a bad rap. It has it's place, as you so well illustrated. Glad all is on track. As Nigel says, kick the big C's arse!!!
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