Recieved a phone call from Karen my transplant co-ordinater on Friday, to let me know that the 1st of October is ok with the Donor, so just waiting for her medical assesment results which should be back ny the 13th of September. Anyone who is requested to be a bone marrow donor has to have a medical done before the transplant to make sure that they are still fit enough to donate, so fingers crossed that mine is. I am going to write a letter a letter to my donor after the transplant because i would like to go and meet her when i am well (and obviously if she wanted to meet me lol). Right anyway Karen told me that i need to be in clinic at St James's this Wedenesday afternoon for my Bloods taken and to see if i meet the criteria to take part in a trail for the Bone Marrow Transplant and during the meeting i will find out the type of chemo i will be recieving and i will be able to ask any questions that i would like to know aswell.
Before the Transplant i will need to have a Lung Function Test- i have had one before but i think because i am a smoker they want to check that it hasn't altererd as i think it was January when i last had one done. I have to blow in to a machine and this measaures my lung capacity and function. They forget to tell you in the booklets that your sat in a glass box with a plastic tube in your mouth so you feel like your in some sort of laboratory and if thats not bad enough you then have to pant like a dog!
Nearly forget to mention that i will also have to have a Bone Marrow Biopsy taken before the transplant aswell. I assume this is so they can compare my Bone Marrow before and after the transplant. I think i will have a job with the Transplant team at the end of this, i am a fountain of knowledge when it comes to Leukaemia related things now lol. I promise it hasn't turned me into doom and gloom though, i like to cause mischeif for the staff when i do stay in hospital as i am usually a person of high spirits and i do have a very sarcastic sense of humour which i am sure drives my mother mad!
Hmmmm I wonder where you picked up the sarcasm from.... not me for sure lol. And drive me mad? NEVER!!!
ReplyDeleteSomeone has to keep the staff busy and you certainly do that!
They never know what your going to be up to but I think they like that. Your like a breath of fresh air.
You make me cringe sometimes cos I never know whats going to come out of your mouth next. Though I wouldn't have you any other way.
You are a lot stronger than you realise and I am so proud to be your mum.
Well done for doing this blog love you lots xxx