I went today and got 3 more bags of stem cells. I will not get any Saturday and Sunday then I will go back Monday and get 3 more bags and that will complete the stem cell transplant. I will have to be it the cancer center Saturday and Sunday but that'll just be for checkups and getting blood work done in any corrections that need to be made. I'm trying to eat foods with potassium in them because if I have to get a transfusion of potassium it takes 10 hours to get that. They can't run it faster than that because it causes heart failure. The process of getting the stem cells went very smoothly today but I was there from 9 a.m. until about 4 p.m. getting that done. I always have to wait afterwards until I complete a bag of saline and today that took about two and a half hours extra. It was causing my heart rate to drop and they had to run it slower.
My lab work showed that my platelets had decreased from 42 yesterday to 34 today I expect lots more decreases in the next few days. They also keep telling me that I will start feeling real bad soon. If I feel bad enough during those days, I probably will not do a blog entry but we'll see how it goes. Some people make it through without this sickness and so forth that they tell me I will have.
I'm so hoping and praying that this chemo treatment that I have received will kill out the myeloma. I know you're praying the same and it's very much appreciated. Thank you all for your support it is needed and appreciated so much.