It’s good to be the youngster

This morning started with a blood sample being taken and then my Filgrastim shot. I had a hard time sleeping last night due to the bone pain I was having. I took a nice long hot shower and that eased the pain but as soon as I stepped out, it was like I was paralyzed […]

Day +7//Hello Bone Pain, My Old Friend

Unbelievable! I can’t believe it has been a week since I got my stem cells back! All week those little baby stem cells have been regenerating all of my blood cells that are deficient. They have been hard at work building back up my white blood cells that lack the memory of my old white […]

Day +6//Embracing the Baldness

Nothing new or exciting to report to you today other than the fact that as of last night, I officially have a bald head. Yesterday my little fuzzy hair was getting everywhere. It was poking me through my shirt, getting all over my clothes and the couch, and the last straw was when those tiny […]

Day +5//Neutropenia!

This morning when the doctor came in to take my blood sample she called me the star of the group for my high levels at my last check. Well, the star has fallen. Today at my consultation with Dr. Elias, he let me know that I am now in severe neutropenia. He thought that my […]

Day +4//only boring people get bored

Only boring people get bored….said no quarentiend person ever!! Today I finally started getting a little stir crazy just watching tv and endlessly scrolling through social media and Pinterest. Problem solved after I brought out my coloring books and that passed the time quickly as Friends played in the background. All. Day. Long. Thanks for […]

Day +3//Blood Tests & TV

Just another day in quarantine! I woke up to the sound of our doorbell/buzzer bright and early around 7am and it was the doctor here to take a blood sample. I was happy to learn that this was just a finger poke and not a bunch of vials of blood. As soon as she left […]

Day +2//Sleeping Beauty//Video

Day two of being in apartment lockdown. So far I’m still feeling really great, I’m just so terribly tired. I’m listening to my body and resting when I need to rest which is really an incredible feeling to just be able to nap or lay down whenever I feel like I need it. I made […]

Day +1//day 1 of quarentine

Look at that! We are into the positives! I was planning on making a video for today but I’m just too tired (and lazy) so I will do one tomorrow. Today was my first day not leaving the apartment. We aren’t sure yet if I have entered into neutropenia yet, as that usually hits between […]

Adios, MS and adios, hair!!

What an amazing and emotional day it has been so far!! This is truly a day I will never forget. My stem cell transplant went amazing and I had a nice chat with Dr. Gomez, the head honcho over here in Monterrey. He did the honors of removing my pics line and man does it […]

Day 0//Transplant day//MY STEMMIE BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!

You guys. I can’t believe this day is here already!!! My time here in Mexico has been better than I could have ever expected. I know I’ve got a hard week of isolation and exhaustion ahead of me but these past two weeks have been pretty smooth! It has not been without its side effects, […]