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fezo · 08-01-2011, 10:29 AM

Long time no see......

Well, a couple of things are on the front burner now that should more or less resolve these things.

First is that I'm now on an infusion medication to bring down my hideous iron levels. Transfusions add a lot of iron to your blood which is not good. Doesn't have anywhere to go so takes up in internal organs hindering their function. I have about 10X more than I should. So now every evening I set myself up with this syringe attached to a pump attaches into a needle that I get to put into myself. I then hang with that for 12 hours. I'm asleep most of that time and probably reading or watching baseball the rest but I could go out and do things. The pump in its case only makes me look a little like a suicide bomber.... If I wear cargo pants I can slip the pump in a pocket and unless you knew to look for the tubing you wouldn't notice. This is likely to go on for a couple of years.

Meanwhile, the big news is they are setting me up for a bone marrow transplant. It's the only real use of stem cells that's already in common use. They are testing my brothers for a match. I'll have more detail in a week. I'll be in the hospital at least 100 days so get ready to hear from me a lot.... Won't have the world's many distractions for a while. Overall recovery time is said to be about a year but at that point I'll have a whole new blood and immune system.

Stay tuned....

08-01-2011, 10:29 AM	#294
fezo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Manahawkin, NJ, 08050 Posts: 806	Re: Keep me in mind Long time no see...... Well, a couple of things are on the front burner now that should more or less resolve these things. First is that I'm now on an infusion medication to bring down my hideous iron levels. Transfusions add a lot of iron to your blood which is not good. Doesn't have anywhere to go so takes up in internal organs hindering their function. I have about 10X more than I should. So now every evening I set myself up with this syringe attached to a pump attaches into a needle that I get to put into myself. I then hang with that for 12 hours. I'm asleep most of that time and probably reading or watching baseball the rest but I could go out and do things. The pump in its case only makes me look a little like a suicide bomber.... If I wear cargo pants I can slip the pump in a pocket and unless you knew to look for the tubing you wouldn't notice. This is likely to go on for a couple of years. Meanwhile, the big news is they are setting me up for a bone marrow transplant. It's the only real use of stem cells that's already in common use. They are testing my brothers for a match. I'll have more detail in a week. I'll be in the hospital at least 100 days so get ready to hear from me a lot.... Won't have the world's many distractions for a while. Overall recovery time is said to be about a year but at that point I'll have a whole new blood and immune system. Stay tuned....