| Home Forums |
|
|||||||
| Transplants Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
#1
Tue Aug 30, 2011, 04:05 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Going to Transplant and HAPPY!!!
Hi All! Nice to meet you. I am a new poster here. I have been coping with and learning from my Aplastic Anemia for seven months now. I am having my BMT in two and half weeks and I couldn't be happier! This is really a great step, and I am super confident and positive. I have no idea what will happen, but I've learned to take each day as it comes and I am sure I can handle whatever comes my way (bad or good). Before you all decide to come find me and punch me in the face for being so Pollyanna, I have to let you know that I wasn't always so happy. I fought tooth and nail when I was first diagnosed. I went through grief that rivals mourning a death in the family. However, now I'm in a really good place and I've got an awesome 10/10 match lined up!! This disease stinks, but I hope I can take away some valuable lessons from my struggles and let this help me be a better human being.
__________________
Katherine - Aplastic Anemia Warrior www.aplasticanemiablog.com 30 - Severe Aplastic Anemia - Diagnosed January 2011 
|
|
#2
Tue Aug 30, 2011, 10:12 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Yippee!
Your post made me smile!
 You are so excited it's contagious! Your positive attitude will surely serve you well! And being a fighter is why you are still here and will continue to be..... Good luck with your transplant and be sure to keep us posted on your progress! Cheri
__________________
Cheri Age 54; dx Oct 2009 AML, induction chemo only;dx MDS July 2010,- PRBC transfusion dependent; Results BMB 8/4/11--- 6-8% blasts; Danazol 100 mg 3xday; quit Exjade/ GI distress; platelets holding 40's; Fluctuation in blasts in blood--Neupogen 3-4xweek; off Revlimid again! Procrit weekly
|
|
#3
Tue Aug 30, 2011, 11:03 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Great to see such a positive attitude. Good luck as you go into transplant and keep that great outlook!
__________________
Linda, Al's wife, 75; dx MDS 5/2010; Vidaza 6/2010; ARRY614 & Sapacitabine clinical trials at Emory, no results, stopped 12/2011. Had BMB at NIH on 6/5/12, blasts 10-15% so he's not eligible for trial there. :eek Promacta trial, Tampa, blasts 25-30% 8/17/12 AML, trying Dacogen now and praying.
|
|
#4
Tue Aug 30, 2011, 05:30 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Absolutely its the positive mental attitude which will get you through. i have just had a 2nd bmb to see if anything has happened at all after receiving rabbit in Feb. my neuts are 1.2 and whites nearly 2 but other counts are not really good enough. On one hand they are talking about bmt for me but i am 51 and already am on exjade for the iron overload, although of course due to the above bug busting cells I have not had so much as a cold for 5 years!!! go figure? anyway I think i may push for a 2nd dose of the wabbit because i am fairly sure that something has worked because i feel great, i dont get tired, if you saw me you wouldnt say i was ill at all, just the red dots appearing every fortnight gives it away.
I wish you all the luck in the world and do keep us posted, its inspirational xxxx
|
|
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Happy re-birthday to me | rar | MDS | 7 | Wed Jul 5, 2017 04:21 PM |
| AA 7 months post ATG - wait or BMT? | MickeyandGail | AA | 16 | Sun Dec 27, 2015 11:01 PM |
| New date and donor for Transplant | traceyn11 | Transplants | 12 | Sun Dec 27, 2015 05:20 PM |
| 16 months past SCT and doing fairly well. The sage of my transplant, start to now | rar | MDS | 7 | Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:26 PM |
| Can Drugs/Transfusions interfer with BMT success? | Janice M. | Transplants | 61 | Wed Aug 31, 2011 06:16 PM |
