Five years ago today – I had my stem cell transplant

I could never quite figure why having your stem cells returned to you constituted a transplant, but that's what they call it.

Anyway, the idea is to re-build your immune system, after the high dose chemo has (hopefully) killed off the remaining lingering cancer cells. The side effect is that the chemo gives your immune system a drubbing, and hence the need forthe stem cells – and they know what to do – isn't nature wonderful! - to rebuild.

Here's five years ago at Sloan Kettering. The precedure is very simple – like receiving a blood transfusion. I dozed off afterwards for a couple of hours, and Brigid said she enjoyed the peace and quiet … What was she getting at?

Here – http://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2006/01/transplant_went.html#tp

or here – Transplant went well