Don't really know. Not much, I think the assumption is that they will be clean and ready to start producing healthy cells again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
Sometimes it doesn't pay to ask! LOL
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Don't really know. Not much, I think the assumption is that they will be clean and ready to start producing healthy cells again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
Sometimes it doesn't pay to ask! LOL
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dont they warm/heat them up to kill off the baddies leaving just the goodies
No mate, heating them up to kill anything would kill my cells too.Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
The chemo treatment beforehand was designed to knock the disease into remission so the stem cells would be as "clean" as possible at the time of collection.
They had to carefully defrost them slowly so the cells didn't break down.
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So two minutes in the microwave on high wouldn't do it?
Haha, perhaps for soup!Quote:
Originally Posted by taslucas
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Ive had cell saver on my ops before, but thats only recycling my blood after being washed.
Strength to your right arm Drew.
It's bloody amazing what they can do these days.
again mate all the best and i hope things are on the up and up heres to a full recovery :)
So an update:
After 5 or 6 days of neutropenic state (no white cells to fight infection) and feeling pretty rubbish, I was woken by the nurse at 6am this morning for some IV antibiotics with the news my 4am blood test result had showed a significant jump up in white cell and neutrophils......that's probably a couple of days ahead of the "norm" so I'm quite pleased. I'm still officially neutropenic but if the rate of increase continues (it should quicken) then by tomorrow I should no longer be neutropenic. Then it's the wait for my platelets to bounce back and I could be out of here and recovering at home earlier than scheduled.
I am a happy man today.
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Great news Drew, hope it keeps going well.
as i said mate that is great news and makes us all happy :) home for christmas :santa:
Good to hear drew a good xmas comming up
That's awesome news Drew. I hope you are way before Xmass and get to spend tat time with the family.
Damb double posts, didn't think it had gone through so re sent it only to find out it did.
Great news Drew so now for a awesome Christmas at Home.
Great news Drew have a very happy xmas mate might even pop in for that beer
Yeah, good stuff mate.
Sh1t Hot Mate!!
Great to hear the good news mate.
Our thoughts and prayers are still with you for a quick and positive recovery.
Pearcey and family.
Great news Drew, merry Christmas mate, that's fantastic!!!
That's awesome mate, great to hear!
Keep on whooping it buddy!
Ho, ho ho
Hey Drew, haven't been on the forum much lately so have missed a bit, but all the very best mate and hope you have a great chrissy at home with fam. Looking forward to catching up in the bush sometime soon sounds like things are going well. Big upps!!! (Onwards & upwards!!)
So the good news is that I'm being discharged today, 4 days ahead of schedule! You ripper, back home to the family.
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Bloody brilliant mate.... this will be a huge strain off Tory.
I catch up soon.... order the bits for the hubs to ya nob so if an opportunity pops up we can do it.
Awesome mate
Great news mate.
All the best for the future
Beers and Cheers
Always liked a happy ending, good stuff Drew, strength to you mate
Great stuff Drew, always like hearing good news.
That's really good news, Drew. There is no place like home to relax and recover. All the best, mate.
It's a bit over 4 weeks since I was discharged from hospital after the stem cell transplant and given I'm starting back at work tomorrow, I thought I'd add a short update to my progress.
The first week was quite difficult. I'm not sure if it was the emotional let-down from being released from hospital or just the physical damage that had been done to me.....or both but I struggled to do anything for more than an hour without needing an hour's worth of nanna nap to restore my energy levels. Fortunately those levels of fatigue haven't continued beyond the first week or so and at the end of each week, I've noticed a general improvement to my physical condition.....It is in fact quite amazing how generally resilient the human body is.
I made the decision to pretty much completely rest and enjoy being at home with my family again in the lead up to Christmas with the day following boxing day set as the day to begin the long job of restoring my fitness levels again. From that point I have begun introducing different forms of physical activity from long walks every couple of days to rollerblading, generally finding whatever excuse I can to move. When I feel tired I have rested.
It is working. In more recent days I have been back on the bike again and yesterday putting just short of 46km under the wheels. Today I feel ok. In another week or two I'll begin my interval and strength training routine again under the watchful eye of my EP to make sure I don't go too hard, too quickly and from here it goes on.
Now I just need to find myself an event to train for.........
A number of people have asked me "When will I get the all-clear?" and I am one of the fortunate cancer survivors who had an illness that indeed has a cure. The best way I can answer that question would be to say that my risk of re-occurrence diminishes with every year that passes and when we are speaking to each other 40 years from now (or tweeting, or however we will be communicating then) and I can reflect and say "Ha, It never came back", then I will know it was "job done".
From here, it is time to begin living life "normally" again and I use the term "normally" with a degree of relativity because for the second time in my life and the life of my family, our normality is forever different.......but life goes on and so do we. As BA would say "Onwards and upwards!"
Separately, I'd like to say thanks to everyone who has offered their support. I received lots of PM's, text messages and emails of support from people here and it really helped me to grind out a very tough period. Thank you!
Gotta pic of you in your roller blade get up
I have an amusing image in my head hahahahaha
Here ya go....Quote:
Originally Posted by growler2058
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Reading that has lifted my spirits no end, Drew. This year is gunna be a good one.
I think Growler was picturing lycra & knee & elbow pads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drewboyaus
Good to hear you are doing well.
Pretty funny but my mental image is funnier! White lycra hahahahhahaaQuote:
Originally Posted by Drewboyaus
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...id=53839&stc=1 This is kinda what im thinking
........grrrr....photo post didn't work....properly
Like this hahahahhaah