My PICC Line

My personal journey, with aplastic anemia, through the healthcare industry

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Entries Tagged ‘blood counts’

Update:crunch time’ and my bone marrow is M.J.

Sep.05, 2009 in Updates

Over the last two weeks I’ve received five transfusions total, three last week and two this week.
At my most recent visit the doctor explained to me we’re approaching “crunch time,” if my body is responding to the ATG my blood counts should move closer to normal over the next few weeks.
A basketball coach once told [...]

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My nemesis

Jul.23, 2009 in essays

I’ve developed an enemy since my diagnosis, he’s sleek, shiny, a real hot shot. He looks like a dream but when it comes to work, he’s a lazy S.O.B. Always missing spots, leaving just a little something behind, never going the extra mile, you know the type. This morning we battled for 30 minutes before [...]

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I'm Matt Sheehan. In July 2009, I learned that I was suffering from a disease called aplastic anemia. What exactly caused it I may never know. What I do know is that for the next few years, I will endure thousands of hospital hours and the bureaucracy and confusion of the U.S. health care industry. I'd like to share my story. Please come back often.

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