Day -1

I was up at all hours last night for meds, vital signs, bathroom visits, etc. By the way, my 11:00 PM trash pick up was right on time! No wonder I am so tired. I got my second dose of Cytoxan at 6:00 AM today and basically slept right through it. No symptoms at all until this evening when I experienced some waves of nausea. Tonight I will begin to receive antibiotics and other drugs to ward off any potential side-effects. The docs and nurses tell me the worse is yet to come next week when my body struggles to accept, sort out and kill off all at once. I guess that’s when I’ll learn what my true mettle is all about!

Brad was here for a final blood draw and will report for the bone marrow harvest at 7:30 AM tomorrow morning. After some sort of cleansing and processing I will receive the bone marrow around 12:30 PM. I don't know how long the infusion will last, it depends on the quantity which is determined my cell count. I am very anxious and a little scared, but am looking forward to tomorrow.