Friday, January 8th, 2010
Hey there, long time no see! The last month has been a roller-coaster, full of ups and downs. In that order.
This is going to be really long. Check with your stomach first: is it growling? Grab a snack before starting to read. I care about your comfort!
At the beginning of December we did a bunch [...]
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Also tagged antibiotics, bells palsy, cat scan, cerebrospinal fluid, charing cross hospital, chelsea and westminster hospital, codeine, complete remission, ct scan, cytarabine, depocyt, dexamethasone, dilaudid, diplopia, disphagia, dr feldman, dr norman, dr taylor, ear infection, fentanyl patch, guys and st thomas hospital, heathrow airport, heparin, hospital hotel dieu, intrathecal chemotherapy, lumbar puncture, methotrexate, mri, myasthenia gravis, neurological symptoms, pain, permanent remission, pet scan, ptosis, victory lap, virginia mason
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
To be ready to collect stem cells the CD34+ cell concentration in one’s blood is supposed to be above 8 * 10^6/ml. If the concentration is too low, collecting a viable transplant amount will take too many sessions. And at 4-5 hours a session, fewer is better!
Back on the 9th (a Monday) my CD34+ concentration [...]
Filed in Treatment Phase
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Also tagged apheresis, autologous stem cell transplant, blood transfusion, buffy coat, cd34+, central venous catheter, emla cream, picc line, scca, stem cell collection, tegaderm, transfusion
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