Researchers have for the first time performed a successful bone marrow transplant to cure sickle cell disease in adults, according to the Los Angeles Times. The team reported it has developed a much-less-toxic transplant procedure and used it to cure nine of the first 10 patients studied. The hereditary disorder primarily effects those of African [...]
I haven’t done a personal update in awhile, mostly because constantly updating my own condition would quickly make this blog annoying. But also because there hasn’t been much news. The last few months haven’t been much but waiting to see if my bone marrow decides to work or not. As of now my counts haven’t [...]
For the first time since being told to leave work immediately and report to an emergency room, I have went four weeks without a red blood transfusion. My counts have not risen, but they have started to fall less rapidly. My doctor used the phrase “seem to have stabilized a little,” which to me means [...]
Last Tuesday I received three transfusions—-two units of platelets and one unit of red blood cells. It’s still too early to tell if the ATG is working. The first round of treatment was 41 days ago, as mentioned before 120 days is generally when the doctors have an idea of the serum’s effectiveness.
I’m transfusion dependent. Without the blood of others, I’d be in bad shape. Its been that way for nearly eight weeks. Sorry to say I have never given blood, never given platelets. Not once. Something I read today…every 2 seconds someone in the United States needs blood. 5% of the eligible US population donates blood [...]
This week two transfusions total—one unit red blood cells, one unit platelets—both on Monday; rest of the week was clean. I’m 22 days post ATG treatment, another 100 (or so) days, according to the doctors, and we should start to have an idea of its efficacy. Three weeks ago I was taking 19 pills a [...]
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