My counts are just cruising along. Today my white blood count was 3.0, five times that of the day before. The transplanted cells are apparently very industrious. Other counts are moving forward as well.
We are targeting this coming Monday as my hospital discharge date since I am doing well. After leaving the hospital I will need to stay in NYC for a couple of more months. There are living quarters options associated with the hospital. I will stay in an apartment on 75th St that is walking distance from the hospital.
One of the requirements of living outside of the hospital is the presence of a caregiver. This is a requirement in case assistance is needed due to fevers or some other medical issue. I will have family and friend caregivers rotate through the time I will be here. Currently I am working on that scheduling. My brother gets to start first.
There are many other constraints that I will need to follow since my immunity is still developing. I have been given a document that lists all the restrictions. They all make sense, and as I make progress the constraints will eventually be relaxed. For now I am off to a good start and am looking forward to discharge.
Hi George,
It was such great news reading your post from 7/18 that you’ll be soon discharged…. YEAH!!!! Congrats…congrats. Hey, I read that you miss drinking coffee and I’d like to send you this organic decaffeinated tea that tastes like coffee. I missed coffee as well and someone shared this tea with me and I love it! Should I mail it to your mail address at Sloan Kettering or wait until to move to the NY apartment?
Giselle
Giselle,
It would be best to wait. I will publish my new mailing address as soon as I get it.
Thanks,
George