Piia Pauliina
  • I’m going home tomorrow!!

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    July 14th, 2010

    The CT-scan showed my spleen is absolutely fine!  They cannot say why I am in pain.  The only explanation still seems to be that the Peg Filgrastim booster for my bone marrow on day +1 somehow affected the spleen, and it should recover spontaneously in time.

    In the mean time, I have to try and manage the pain with painkillers.  I am on a really high dose of Oxycodone which make me ever so drowsy; I cannot keep eyes open, and I will end up sleeping most of the day.

    The BIG news is, the doctors said that I can go home tomorrow!!  I am SO happy.  I will get to sleep in my own bed, have some autonomy, peace and quiet back.

    I felt quite emotional when they said I could go home.  I had been trying not to think about it to avoid disappointment, and also I had been worried about the spleen.  I was delighted to hear the spleen was fine, and that the doctors thought it was safe to send me home.  This is it, I have done it!!!

    P.S. I asked the dietician about non-peeled fruit,  and she said it was fine as long as my neutrophils are 0.5 or above and I wash the fruit thoroughly.  That means, I can go back to my usual breakfast, oat porridge with oat milk and loads of berries.  I cannot wait.

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