Today my blood counts basically remained unchanged. White cells were 1.2, and Neutrophils were 0.3. That's pleasing. I have been having some little episodes of nausea, for no apparent reason, although it does seem to come on after they give me the Ondansatron, a drug to stop you feeling sick. Huh??
I also now have a rash on my back and a little bit on my front. The doctors ALL came in together this morning to have a look at my new rash, which had actually been coming on for a couple of days. The head doctor, Dr Melissa, decided that this was in fact a mild symptom of graft versus host disease, or GvHD. This is a symptom of my new immune system rejecting me. Yes, that's right, me. If you have an organ transplant, such as a liver or kidney, your body will try to reject it because your immune system sees it as a foreign body. For me though, my immune system, which is new, sees the rest of my body as foreign. One of the side effects can be GvHD. For a leukaemia patient, a little of this is a good thing, because it also creates a host versus leukaemia effect, and my new immune system will fight any bad cells that try to come back. A lot of GvHD can make you really sick, and too much can have dire consequences. The fact that my donor and I had high compatibility, should hopefully keep the GvHD to a minimum.
I also now have a rash on my back and a little bit on my front. The doctors ALL came in together this morning to have a look at my new rash, which had actually been coming on for a couple of days. The head doctor, Dr Melissa, decided that this was in fact a mild symptom of graft versus host disease, or GvHD. This is a symptom of my new immune system rejecting me. Yes, that's right, me. If you have an organ transplant, such as a liver or kidney, your body will try to reject it because your immune system sees it as a foreign body. For me though, my immune system, which is new, sees the rest of my body as foreign. One of the side effects can be GvHD. For a leukaemia patient, a little of this is a good thing, because it also creates a host versus leukaemia effect, and my new immune system will fight any bad cells that try to come back. A lot of GvHD can make you really sick, and too much can have dire consequences. The fact that my donor and I had high compatibility, should hopefully keep the GvHD to a minimum.
This picture is how my television sees me!
yessss...it finally let me make a comment!!! Hope your feeling good today! And the silly rash is going away...hehe rhymes
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Kristen xxx
Miss eliza woods....You have to be one of the most amazing young people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Reading your story is just amazing. You are a very talented, clever, funny and strong young lady. I think about you every day. i have a photo of you on the fridge at the pub, just to keep us all grounded. Good luck with your next lot of blood tests. Keep smiling. Love Rachel
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ReplyDeleteI hope you are alright and also i hope the rash doesn't get bigger.
Miss you heaps<3
Carlyxo