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Getting through it
I had a Stem cell transplant in March at the University of Michigan, my sister was the donor.
Before going in, i made sure that I had a laptop and lots of reading material (Color NOOK) to keep me busy. My wife came up almost every day and spent 3-4 hours in the room. My brother and his wife as well as my sons came out also. Once the neutropenia was over, I was able to go off the floor and visit with my grandson in the cafeteria (4 years old) as long as we both wore masks.
On the floor, we were encouraged to get out of bed and walk around the nurses stations (like an oval race track). This got you contact with nurses that have seen you on other days and even some patient contact.
There was only a few days that "required" no contact, and they were around day 8-10 when I was very subject to infections. I was also pretty wiped out those days.
Keep an attitude that you are there to get better every day and believe it because you are!
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