Katie's BMT Updates

I'll leave the prose to Katie, but wanted to drop a quick note on where things are at. At around two o'clock Wednesday Katie received the transplant. There's no surgery involved, just a transfusion of donor stem cells. Over the next few weeks the donated stem cells will find their way to her marrow and replicate into a full fledged immune system.

Also, Katie has had a fever off and on for the past couple of days. They current theory is that it's related to the ATG, but it could also be a common cold or a reaction to the transfusion. Another round of cultures and time will help to clarify. Until then Katie is on a host of antibiotics. The doctors seem to be watching it closely but not very concerned. It sounds like it's typical to get a fever a few times during the process for one reason or another.

Rumor has it Katie will have a post shortly explaining the transplant in great detail so I won't steal her thunder. I mostly just wanted to let everyone know that it went well and we're onto the next phase.

cheers,
-ian