I'm probably going to forget some stuff, just because it seems like there's been a lot going on. We arrived in St. Louis Friday afternoon, got lab work done, then was admitted to the hospital and in my room by 4:30. My first round of chemo was scheduled for Friday night around 10:30. To help with one of the side effects, they recommended chewing ice before, during and after chemo. The treatment was a little late getting started, so I was chewing ice until about midnight! Second chemo treatment was Saturday morning at 10:30. Same ice routine. Sunday was supposed to be my day of rest, but that's pretty much impossible in the hospital. Today was day 0, or transplant day. They brought my stem cells in the room in a cryogenic tube at about 11:30, then thawed them in a water bath. I had two bags of cells to take in and each one took about 15 minutes. I've just been resting since then.
I've been feeling pretty good, minor bouts with nausea, no appetite, and just tired. They say my worst days are still to come, probably day 4 or 5 post transplant, where I will just feel bad and not want to do anything at all. That should only last a day or so then I should start feeling better.
Tida of course took pictures during the transplant, so at some point I'll get those posted along with the pictures of the harvest of the stem cells. I'll try to keep this going for everyone, I know there's so much support out there. Thank you all!