Some Fun Easter Pictures

The family and I were able to enjoy Easter together. Here is some of the highlights : )

I went in to UW for my 6th round of chemotherapy. I was there for 4 days. I did not feel the usual nausea and vomiting that I usually feel after chemo. Instead, I got bad mouth sores from the methatrexate. The only thing that really helps is liquid lidocaine swish, but even that does not last long. Two days after getting out of the hospital I had a blood check. I was trying to talk the nurse out of me needing a platelet transfusion and my nose started to bleed spontaneously while I was talking to her! Needless to say, she made me stay for a transfusion. Couple of days later I was in for a blood transfusion. And now today I am getting another platelet transfusion. All within one week. This is really a full time job.

As for the stem cell transplant, my brother and I have both been HLA typed. We'll find out in a couple of weeks if we are a match or not. I have an appointment with the SCCA Dr. on April 15th to find out if the decision is to finish out chemotherapy or do the transplant.