Armed Forces Day 2011

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Still Kicking Ass (Hooah!)

I got my last round of Chemo last week as a guest of the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at the Seattle VA. It was a very nice place to ride out the suck of inpatient chemo.

My admission for the actual transplant will crank that suck all the way up to 11 and they will get me through. They’ve been doing these here for 30-odd years and nobody is better at it. I’m one of two people being treated in the BMTU that are actually from this state. My living close enough to stay at home virtually never happens, from what I can tell. They have apartments that folks move into just for this program, you have to have a caregiver with you and they really got the whole thing running pretty efficiently from what I can tell so far. It’s not my first party after all.

All things considered, the title of this post is apt. It was a rough run, very rough… With extra twists and turns, just to keep things interesting, amirite? /sarcasm

I got real sick on the weekend and Rachel just dragged my 104.5f/40.3c lethargic old butt all the way through the episode. My fever broke about the time she went home.

Fortunately, the staff was universally awesome. I am more than a handful to take care of these days and they all take good care of me anyway! *snicker*

Speaking of being taken care of, check out the Facebook love I got on this announcement! Verrrry therapeutic…

I recently characterized this as “a swinging pendulum ride” it’s trying to start to slow down… I got extra strength steroids cos I’m such a good little patient, tapering down now. It’ll be over soon.

Then the transplant, then maybe just maybe I’ll get this “cure” these peeps in white coats are expecting. I’m just looking forward to the whole rebooted immune system thing and the resulting energy that I’ve been missing for what seems like forever!

A cured case of Mantle Cell Lymphoma is still a rather rare bird, Campers.

But a cure what I signed up for.

The dice have left my hand… Wish me luck!