19th
Transplant Day +2
Well the transplant has been done, and now the waiting begins again.
The transplant itself took only about fifteen minutes, and Tania’s brother had to undergo the harvesting procedure for two hours prior to that.
Officially today is day +2, Transplant day was Day 0, and the whole procedure started from day -10. This included pre-treatment to get Tania and her donor, her brother Bill ready.
The hard work is from now for about the next 21 days. It’s a forgone conclusion that there will be infections and side effects to deal with, as well as inevitable rejection (Graft V’s Host Disease).
We’ve all got our fingers crossed hoping it’s a success, but only time will tell.
Sorry I haven’t been regular with my posts over the last weeks, but things have been pretty full on. I’ll try and do better from now on.
Unfortunately I have to return to work next Wednesday as I’ve completely exhausted all my leave entitlements. However I know Tania and Quayd will be in good hands while I’m gone.
