Saturday, September 1, 2012

My Bone Marrow Transplant: Day 18

Around 12:20a I called the nurse in for a round of morphine for a persistant headache.  I also noticed the lower parts of my arms had started to itch.  Benadryl was administered and I slept well until 3:45a when I awoke and noticed my arms were still itching.  A topical lotion, Sarna, was given  to relieve the itch.  It worked.

About the same time, a nurse came into hang a bag of magnesium and told me that my WBC had jumped from .3 to .5 and my neutrophils were .27, a major jump from .14 the day before.  My platelet counts were only 15 so I got an infusion around 8:00 and ended up sleeping until after noon due to the premeds.

I was able to eat breakfast and lunch but not dinner.  My stomach was still unsettled and felt heavy.  My rash from the day before had stopped itching and I noticed my mouth was not as swollen.  Ended the night with a cyclosporine headache.



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