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.