Day 10 after my stem cell transplant and several days of neupogen injections, deep pain in my hip joints came on hard and fast. The nurses say this is a sign that cell engraftment has begun. Yay!
Tonight's blood test for white blood cell count could show the beginnings of my new immune system. What's been stuck at 0.1 all week could pop up to 1.0 overnight.
Until then, I will attempt to comfort myself with a chicken quesadilla and a couple Tylenol. The nurse offered me codeine. Based on past experience, that level of pain relief would not be worth the hangover headache of coming off codein. I'll be fine, but that @%$* quesadilla I ordered better get over here and comfort me.
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