Transplants aren't for sissies, even blood stem cell/bone marrow transplants.
- 4 weeks in the hospital
- 3x week visits afterwards for 3+ months
Plus all the pre-prep testing, which is extensive.
You have to meet with a social worker just so they can make sure you can handle it mentally, emotionally, and have the support systems needed.
On another front...
I'm looking forward to a big, 3 1/2 day Thanksgiving shindig with my family.
And on another front...
Mind blowing facts as I transition to Medicare and all the "Parts"
My oral chemo I take at home - $3,000/mo for a 30 day supply. Medicare may or may not cover it under Part B as my treatment started before Medicare kicks in Dec 1. Even with a good Part D supplemental, I would be out around $3500/year as you pay the first month, then a reduced second month before full coverage kicks in month 3 and then reboot at the beginning of every year. Bristol Meyer won't help through their assistance program on the part not covered, as I will be on Medicare and they don't help if you're on Medicare.
On the plus side, I had a nice lunch with a couple of guys from church.
Psalms 147:5 - Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Matthew 19:26 - But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Revelation 19:6 Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
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