Countdown to harvesting... do stop giggling LM! ;-)

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FormerMember

23 Jan 2012

Been a bit absent last few days as had visitors Fri and Sat and Sun! Saturday was great as it was my friend that I lost touch with 9 years ago! We couldn't stop hugging and our kids - who were also really close back then - only took 5 mins to get over the awkwardness and we all had SUCH a lovely day!! :))) Plus of course (point of interest for Hilary) - Eils made one of her scrumptious chocolate cakes with choc icing and choc hearts on top. YUM.

Today went for bloods - if they were not behaving the stem cell extraction would not be able to begin tomorrow - but all was well. Also had appointment with my fibromyalgia consultant (diagnosed 2 years ago) who said it's a small possibility that something we thoughy was fibromyalgia was start of lymphoma but we won't know until I've finished my cancer treatment and then see if any symptoms improve regarding the fibrowhatssit as I prefer to call it.

Interesting.

So I take my backache-inducing GCSF injection again this evening. Then take one with me to the Heath tomorrow for some reason? I mean, if I need to have one ready for Wednesday, then surely I can just take it at home as usual??

Talking of tomorrow, I am being picked up by taxi at SEVEN THIRTY AM!!! Ugh. And they will pick me up again at 5PM! Bloody long day! And I shall have my stem cells harvested. I wonder if they can plough me too?? Sitting in a chair watching my blood run out of a cannula into a machine where the stem cells are plucked out and shoot up into bags and then the blood carries on back into me probably via the Hickman... should I take one or two books or will my eyes be glued to the machine all day? ;)

I'll let you know how it goes, and whether or not they get enough cells in one day, or if it takes two, or even three (keep fingers crossed for maximum of two!!)

Hope you are all ok??

Big Cwtchs to all

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FormerMember over 12 years ago

Great that you had a fun weekend to take your mind off your momentous week. Boo hiss to backache....take painkiller at same time as injection for good night's sleep.

I'll be thinking of you, and I'm sure that all will be straightforward and good for you. Its quite mesmerising watching blood being taken from you, given the centrifugal treatment, and it separating into different elements.....and looking out for the stem cells too! You may manage to read, as it doesn't sound as if your chemo brain is as advanced as mine was, but may find music better.

Good luck

Love and hugs

Louise xx
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Cruton over 12 years ago

Hi Ems

everything will be crossed for tomorrow and the harvesting the very best of luck and sorry you have to have the back ache inducing but all will be worth it in the end and then goodbye lumpy and good riddance and maybe the same for fybrowhatsit

sounds like a two book job to me or one very long book

what a lovely weekend you had and I love cake too think those are the sort of times that help to set us up for the crap to come

Be thinking of you and cheering those cells on

Big Hugs

Cruton xxxx
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FormerMember over 12 years ago

Hi Ems,

Wow, what a weekend! I'm jealous about that choccie cake - my beloved won't eat it so I can't make them! How lovely to meet up with your old friend again, and for the children to get on so well, it makes such a difference.

Well I can sympathise with you about that horrible early start, I've had some myself, but with any luck you'll be able to doze off during the harvesting. I do hope it all goes smoothly, painfree and successful first time. I'll be crossing everything I can!

Hive and logs,

Annie xxx
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FormerMember over 12 years ago

Snigger snigger.. harvesting snigger..... Ohsorry, no sniggering. ahem, right then you be a good girl and make sure you make lots of little cells for Farmer Heath....

I am sat in the reception office waiting for the colleges people to turn up so sneaked on the computer quickly here to say All the hugs and all the love and all the Viking stor kram for tomorrow and may your harvest be full and golden aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh I can't do it. sorry, it just makes me laugh.

Hope the harvesting isn't like milking snigger snigger and you are rigged up... snigger

Oh stop it. damn, the colleges have arrived. Gotta go.

Good luck for the early start and bug hugs to you

Little My xxxxxxxx
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johnr over 12 years ago

Hi lots succeed with only one harvest and often have a surplus so don't you go being different and difficult and having 2 goes.

that choccy cake sounds good time you sent some cyber slices out ha ha

Good luck and keep us updated john
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