This was for the high dose portion of my treatment, after the prior four months af gradually increasing chemotherapy.
And after the seven days of high dose chemotherpay, I had my autologous stem cell transplant to rebuild my immune system. Hence the total hospitalization of twenty days – they couldn’t let me out until my white cell counts had come up.
Here’s the posting from January ninth, 2006. It was short and to the point –
Tom Faranda’s Folly: First day at Sloan Kettering for chemotherapy and stem cell transplant
By the way, see yesterday evening’s posting about a funny coincidence – finally "got my strength back":
Tom Faranda’s Folly: Fabulous feat of strength in the gym
And lastly, here’s my recent – January 3rd – visit to see Dr. Zelenetz, the lymphoma guru.
Tom Faranda’s Folly: Health update – excellent news
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