Today was pretty much like yesterday. Still no side effects from the chemo.
Something I forgot to mention about my donor is that he has a different blood type than I do, so when his stem cells have engrafted in me, I will have a different blood type. I'll go from A positive to O positive. I thought this sounded a bit dangerous, having always heard that you have to be careful with mixing different blood types. But the doctors assure us that it's not a problem. For one thing, the chemo will apparently wipe out a good deal of the antibodies and antigens that are the determining factors for blood typing. Also, O positive is the "lesser" universal donor group -- O negative being the true universal donor. Still, I never thought that changing blood type was ever an option. I will, however, still retain my allergy to peanuts and my dislike of jazz.
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but at least you're staying positive!
ReplyDeleteJust so you'll know - both my spouse and myself are O+ and, we suspect that, once you've changed blood types, that your aversion to jazz will be similar to that of your reaction to peanuts. Just kidding! Thanks so much for doing this blog - please know that it's as therapeutic for your loyal,loving supporters as it is for you to remain connected in this way. Information notwithstanding, we're enjoying your wry wit!
ReplyDeleteI get it!
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ReplyDeleteI guess we can start an O+ club. We won't discuss jazz or peanuts.