I woke up early in the morning to find a little outbreak of the "Campath Rash." I was told that I could take Benedryl to help relieve the itch, but knowing that I would be getting IV Benedryl in a couple of hours, I didn't know if that was too close in time so I just sucked it up until I got to clinic.
Today was the one day of the pre-transplant that added an additional different chemo. So the day was labs, fluid, new chemo, old chemo, and Campath. The new chemo's primary side effect is something called mucousitis. And yes it is as lovely as it sounds. It is basically sores in your mouth and throat. So to help prevent this, I had to suck and eat ice for 30 minutes. I guess the concept is to freeze and constrict the blood vessels in your mouth so that the chemo can't get in there and kill the mouth cells which in turn causes the mucousitis. Doesn't sound so bad, right? Not unless your teeth are extremely sensitive to the cold! I do believe that this was the most uncomfortable part yet! But it could be worse!
The old chemo and Campath went off with a hitch and another 8:30am to 4:00pm day over.
Finally, caught the immediate story up to today!
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