Entered St. Francis hospital on Friday September 29th.
Underwent 4 days of intense chemotherapy treatment which was at a dosage of 10X what I've received before. Next three days were used for total body radiation therapy which I had never done before. Two 30 minute treatments per day. Just laying there on your side with a nice warm blanket covering you up with easy listening music in the background. Went off without a hitch.
The afternoon of September 4th was a party...
My stem cell replacement party began with music from Seeds, and Glen Kaiser and friends setting the mood. With an army of nurses, technicians, med students, and of course Anna by my side, they pushed my stem cells harvested in July back into my body. WOW! It was a bit surreal.
They had told me the preservatives used in keeping my stem cells would taste like and give off the aroma of creamed corn. Sure enough... they were right. A couple of nurses took turns pushing the stem cells back in to my bloodstream through a huge 60 ml syringe. It was an adrenaline rush to watch them reenter my body! Afterward all the nurses congratulated me with high fives and "happy birthdays". They say it is basically a new birth for your system.
SYSTEM REBOOT.................. MORE LATER..............:-)
