Glad the new treatment seems to be working H - hope it continues to! Well done to Isochick too - *hugs* to you both.

Sending a hug and positive thoughts (x)

Good luck with the transplant. Hope you have a great christmas when you get home.

Chin up Hevvur keep thinking about going home.
You are such an inspiration, when my bad knee hurts I say to myself 'stop fussing about small things, Hevvur copes with much worse' .

Have a lovely Christmas Hevvur (hugs) xx,

Thanks again everyone, thanks Mini
It's nice to log on and have something to read!

Fabulous news that the new Chemo is working...Love the pic..
Mum is at hospital just now getting her new chemo..she's on about her 8th "new" chemo over the space of 2years..(thankful its today, last yr it was xmas eve)..

Keep thinking about going home...spending it with your OH and all the others to come..

Merry Xmas when it comes...I am sure there will be more funky PJ's to share too xx

I'm so pleased that the chemo is working, after everything you have been through to get treatment its only right that things should be going your way for a change. Well done to Shelley too, that has got to be sisterly love for you.

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family and that the new year brings positive news all round xx

Pleased the new chemo is working. Soon be time to go home. Have a good Christmas and I hope the New Year brings you positive news.

Lots of (((hugs))).

Hi everyone, well I got out on Christmas eve, and managed to enjoy Christmas, even though I have been tired for the past 2 weeks!

I had a hospital appointment yesterday, and Isochick has one on 11th.
If everything goes ok for her on 11th, then i'm looking to be admitted for my transplant on 19th January.

The first week inside is unrestricted - I will be having chemotherapy - part of which is an immunosuppressant to kill off my immune system.
So even though I will be having chemo, I can walk around the hospital, visit the shop etc.

From the day I have Shelleys stem cells I will be in isolation in a special filtered room. Visitors will have to wash their hands and put an apron on, in a little room before they enter my room.

Anything coming into my room will come through a special hatch, and also things going out of the room will too.

I will also be on a restricted diet. And obviously I won't be allowed out of my room for a minimum of 3 weeks from having Shelleys cells.
Getting out will depend on my recovery and how well I am.
I will be updating my blog as often as I can when I am in.

I can have my laptop, and there is a nice flat screen, freeview and a DVD player in the room.

Unfortunately I will be 'celebrating' my birthday in there too!