I'm just waiting for my last dose of Melphalan, chewing on ice to try to limit the bloodflow to my mouth to minimize mouth sores. The ice therapy goes for another six hours so I should be freezing cold by end of day! My blood counts plummeted today (as expected) - I have only 1.1 white count (normal is 4.0 - 10.0) so infections begin to be the big risk, and the bacteria in my mouth will no longer be fought by the white count. It's all the normal course of the transplant process. My sleep has still been sporadic with all the hydration I am receiving, but at least the showering is done, so fatigue is my m All in all, everything is better than I expected. My brother's last shot of GCSF was this morning, and so his collection begins tomorrow. He just stopped by as my Melphalan got started. I'm off again to the washroom and freezing my mouth.
