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Dizzy Is Not Just a Character on Starship Troopers

It’s been nearly three weeks since my last post, making this just about five weeks that I’ve been out of the hospital now. Well, not exactly. We’ll get to that.
I’m still getting dizzy spells, but not nearly as many. Our best guess is that the intrathecal chemotherapy has messed with my body’s autonomic nervous system …

May 13, 2010 – 11:42 pm | By Tom | Posted in Treatment Phase | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (4)

Dilemma!

We’re getting closer and closer to starting the stem-cell transplant conditioning. Last week we did an LP and an MRI to make sure my CSF was A-OK. Tests were negative, which is a positive sign.

March 7, 2010 – 8:02 pm | By Tom | Posted in Treatment Phase | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)