Day 1 is here..
So last night was Jennifer's BMT and the day was very long. Jenn was nervous, anxious, and scared. She took her medicines, ate a little lunch, and mostly kept to herself. Her best friends Jenna and Erica were there along with her mother, father, and I. Of course there were many laughs during the day and I know Jenn was happy everyone was there. We thought the transplant would be around 4 or 5pm, but it all happened at 7:45pm. Her doctor brought in the bag of cells and it looked like a normal blood transfusion. Everyone was very quiet and it was a very surreal moment and I'm sure a million thoughts were going through everyones minds. The entire transfusion lasted about 2 hours and Jenn slept a little bit through it since she was heavily medicated in case she had an allergic reaction. Thankfully she didn't. After she was transfused her nurse gave her medicine to make her use the bathroom since she has been full of liquids. It is healthy to flush the system out and not have any trouble with her lungs so this meant an all night party in room 8907. Well, no but Jenn was up most of the night in a lot of pain and having to use the bathroom every 10 minutes or so for a few hours. It was hard for her to walk and her knees and back hurt her. She managed to snooze on and off but was woken up again for vitals and morning medicine by her day nurse.
The day was slow and Jennifer was in a lot of pain. It is mostly from the effects of chemo and the transplant. Sore joints, feeling nauseous and getting sick a lot. She was exhausted from not getting any sleep but I could tell she was frustrated. The pictures below are a bit fuzzy, but I didn't want to use the flash on some of them since Jenn was feeling sick. The photos show the BMT, a photo of Jenna, Erica, and Jenn's father in the background. Another photo is Jenn and I snoozing away, and more BMT snapshots.
It was an incredible experience and although the next few weeks will be rough and perhaps a little scary, I have a lot of hope and love for Jennifer. She is just so brave and incredible.
The day was slow and Jennifer was in a lot of pain. It is mostly from the effects of chemo and the transplant. Sore joints, feeling nauseous and getting sick a lot. She was exhausted from not getting any sleep but I could tell she was frustrated. The pictures below are a bit fuzzy, but I didn't want to use the flash on some of them since Jenn was feeling sick. The photos show the BMT, a photo of Jenna, Erica, and Jenn's father in the background. Another photo is Jenn and I snoozing away, and more BMT snapshots.
It was an incredible experience and although the next few weeks will be rough and perhaps a little scary, I have a lot of hope and love for Jennifer. She is just so brave and incredible.
posted by Jenn at 9:16 PM
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