September 5, 2023 - Day 1 of Harvest

     I started today’s blog twice before writing this one.  Here are the highlights of the day.
     I needed the booster last evening and I will need one each evening until enough stem cells are harvested for two transplants. 
     I had no clue how many stem cells that would be.   Not all that many.   Just six million!  The hope is for 2.1 million a day.   I haven’t received the word on the total for today.
     All I will say is that the challenge is more in the changes in my body than in lying in a bed for almost six hours hooked to a machine.
     As bad as I have felt today, I still think I look healthier than any other patient in the waiting room.  
     I will try to give more insight tomorrow.   A nap before the evening booster might help.