Boring

Yep, the heading says it all. It’s been pretty boring around here, but coming from a cancer patient, that is great news. We like boring and uneventful, because that means there are no issues. It has now been 6 days since my last chemo dose. I guess the doctors go by the first day I started the treatment so technically I am 11 days out, so I’ll just start going by that now (it also sounds better). 11 days out and NO issues…none! That is the Lord Jesus, I am telling you. How is it that I just had intense chemotherapy and I am able to still keep up with my 16 month old? I do get tired easier and faster, but I am still able to play around with her, hold her, carry her around, and so on. It’s amazing, and I thank the Lord for giving me the strength to enjoy her, even when mommy is sick. I am still not in the clear because my WBC is 0.1 (normal is 4.8-10.8) so I am very susceptible to infection. I am being as careful as I can and praying that all of this goodness continues.

 

In my previous post I forgot to mention that I had gotten blood products 2 days ago. My counts were low so I received a unit of platelets, and 2 units of blood. It brought my counts high enough to hold me over for 2 days because I didn’t need anything yesterday or today. There is a strong possibility I may need some tomorrow.

Today was a better day for me at the clinic. It wasn’t as depressing. I actually overhead the guy next to me talking to another patient about how he is 20 days post transplant and doing very well. Put a smile on my face, not only for him, but to know that yes it is possible to thrive after a transplant. My sister also found a Facebook page of bone marrow transplant survivors, and reading the posts lifted me up so high that I was almost excited that I was eventually going to be one of those people. When you get a transplant, it’s a celebration of life, it’s a new beginning, and all of the transplantees refer to it as their “Re-Birthday.” I still don’t know when my Re-Birthday will be, it could be weeks to months depending on all of the donor stuff, but when it happens, it will most definitely be a celebration!

 

I feel all of the prayers and thoughts surrounding me. Thank you all so much!