May doctors have informed me that I haven grafted with my new cells. Yeah! We have some issues with a skin condition that could be host vs. donor disease. I had a skin biopsy yesterday (11/15) and we will know more by Monday. My white blood count is now over 500 (.5) which was less than 100 (.1) last week. Other things are also showing improvement; no more hair lost on other parts of the body. "I still have my moustache!" My appetite fell off on Tuesday and I am on IV nutrients but with this new information I am forcing myself to eat something at each meal. Thanksgiving release to the hotel looks doubtful but I am hoping that a 11/25-26 release my be doable.
The last week has been an up and down one for me. I have finally realized this is not a quick thing on any fixed schedule. Being an engineer I expect everything to follow a process and schedule. But the body is God's machine no man's so he determines how it will react and definetely on what schedule.
Peter
