Welcome to my blog, as most of you know I was diagnosed with Bone Marrow Cancer in July 2008, after 6 months of treatment with Chemo and Steroids my cancer has reduced tremendously, I have now had a stem cell transplant which will keep the cancer dormant for longer, my stem cell treatment started on January 5th with Chemo and I had the transplant in March. I am now home but having to take life very slowly while my cells build up, I will be back to hospital several times over the next few months for blood tests and treatment. Please feel free to pass this address to anyone and to add comments and join in to help keep me sane (or is it too late for that). Thanks to all at Royal Liverpool Hospital who have made this year possible, and to all the staff who have worked so hard to eventually harvest the cells and the wonderful staff on the transplant unit, A special thanks to Jamie who is as daft as me when I need humour but an absolutely fantastic support from day one (shame he and most of the staff support LFC but I can't hold that against them).
Ivan 07957361356 ivan.thomason@ntlworld.com
8 January 2009
Bad Back to come
Have been told that the injections starting tomorrow will give me back pain as the bone marrow starts producing cells ready to harvest. Not sure which cells they are (I know they are Stem Cells) Can I have some help on this please GP Runner.
You are right, it is the stem cells they are after as they will ultimately replace your exisiting bone marrow. The stem cells need to be separated out.
Forgive me if you know all this already but you might like to take a look at the following link (& follow it as you wish): -
Thanks Peter, I have the link already and as Michael says "read, learn and inwardly digest" have done that. I am grateful for the link again and will use it as tomorrows blog. Cheers, see you Sunday.
Sounds like progress. Better than a pain in the neck anyway. You don't want a legal opinion do you ?
ReplyDeleteYou are right, it is the stem cells they are after as they will ultimately replace your exisiting bone marrow. The stem cells need to be separated out.
ReplyDeleteForgive me if you know all this already but you might like to take a look at the following link (& follow it as you wish): -
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=4767
Thanks Peter, I have the link already and as Michael says "read, learn and inwardly digest" have done that. I am grateful for the link again and will use it as tomorrows blog. Cheers, see you Sunday.
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