The Cells have returned home...

We spent Mon. and Tues. on Shep 4 at FAHC getting Pam's stem cells reinfused. It was quite interesting and actually pretty boring. They would bring up her frozen bags of stem cells that they harvested a couple of months ago and thaw them out. They then would put them in through her port like an IV. We basically sat around and talked, it was fairly anti-climatic. Today (Wed.) Pam's white blood cell count has hit 0.5, which means she really has not immune system. The next couple of days will bring on extreme fatigue, mouth sores, etc. and potentially a fever (which would mean infection). If she runs a fever then we have to take her to the hospital right away and they will keep her there until her counts have recovered and she is free of infection. If she does not get a fever, then we just keep hanging out and resting. She will get her blood tested every day until the counts are at a level where she is safe to go home. She will then continue to get counts tested every day until they feel comfortable with the recovery. This should take around 2-3 weeks if all goes well. I will keep you posted.
Troy.