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Coping During HSCT & Walking Video 4 Weeks Post
Many people find HSCT challenging for obvious reasons, but also because there are blocks of time when for some it can be unbearably boring and isolating. These periods occur when we are confined to our rooms waiting for our blood counts to increase. However, I was...
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February 9th
Sunny again, yessssss! The weather forecast is back to the usual Monterrey February average temps. I waited till 9am when it was JUST warm enough (with no wind) to sit outside on my wee balcony off my bedroom to have my coffee in the sun. It was glorious. I had the...
February 8th
Already I felt better seeing the sun out when I woke. I’m stoked it’s going to be heaps warmer in the days ahead too. My head felt clearer and the intense headache was way down from yesterday. AND I felt hungry. All good signs my body is recovering well from the...
February 7th
I woke up feeling OK, but soon after developed an intense headache. 8am meds today: Dexamethasone .5mg Pantoprazole 40mg Ondansetron 8mg I also started taking Tylenol and Ibuprofen first thing for my headache. Plus, I had this really uncomfortable queasiness. I took...
Jenny when do you go?
Hi Janet, I leave Jan 30th.
Hi Jenny, i live in Germany and the neuros tell me I am too old for HSCT st 54 and my MS is too far gone.. The German MS society is also useless. So is My husband.
How did you manage to get to Mexico
All the best, Bernadette
Hi Bernadette, So sorry to hear of your situ. I think the first step is to contact Clinica Ruiz and begin the process to see if it’s something you want to pursue. It’s your choice and your life. When you decide, then next step is to figure out how to pay for it, and then physically get there. Here’s a link to an article I wrote on my decision making process. I hope you find relief. Kindest regards, Jenny
https://multiplesclerosis.net/living-with-ms/hsct-decision