My name is Lauren Hards and i am 20 years old. I am currently living in Newmarket which is in Suffolk. I have a rare type of leukaemia called CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKAEMIA. I was diagnosed with the disease in September 2008, however I recently found out that I am going to have a Bone Marrow Transplant at the end of 2010. I am doing this blog so people can follow me through the transplant and to try and get more people to donate bone marrow.
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Nearly time to go to transplant meeting
Getting picked up at 3PM to go to transplant meeting with my mum, my appointment is at 4PM so that should leave plenty of time. I have just had a little snooze so i am alert and ready for my meeting. I only have a few questions for my consultant today which are: when am i giving my bone marrow biopsy? whill i be on penicillin everyday for the rest of my life? which chemo drug and anti sickness drug will be having? am i sedated for the Hickman line procedure? do i write a letter to my donor before or after the transplant? i am at risk of other cancers becasue of the high doses of radiotherapy i will be recieving? what does it mean that my liver is enlarged and can be felt during an examination of my tummy? i think that these will do for now lol . Will let you know how i get on after i ahve got home 3 hours after the meeting! bye for now.
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