transplanted

Yesterday was shaneans bone marrow transplant - christene's cells were harvested the day before and they got more than enough which was good so the next day they were put into shanean

As the nurses say it is a bit anticlimatic as once thge cells are out its basically an iv drip with what looks like blood going in to her and its all done in her room - a big change from the old days where they sucked it out of the bones ind injected it back in

She is in isolation now in her own room which is great as she has had some nightmare roommates in the shared ward. She has a fairly big room with her own fridge, microwave and ensuite and most of all privacy - some photos on the wall and an ipod dock for music will make all the difference

So now the waiting game begins - she is on all sorts of anti-rejection drugs (some of which are mild doses of chemo that supress the immune system - her white cells haven't dropped yet so that will be a few days away

She has picked up a bit of a tan from the radiation and her mum and christene did sneak her out to the cafe next door today - but home is definately where she would rather be