SUNDAY 4th DECEMBER:
Today see's the start of a 10 day course of G-CSF, this time the dose is more than double what it is normally because Joni-Mai is due to have a stem cell harvest next week. G-CSF stimulates bone marrow production of stem cells, which once produced, are released into the blood . Once released into the blood, they split and form into other cells, these are mostly important in Joni-Mai's case for helping her blood recover from the chemotherapy. The higher dose is to ensure that there are enough stem cells in her blood to harvest and hopefully they will only have to run one harvest - which lasts 4 hours. The higher dose of G-CSF stings Joni-Mai more than it does normally, but it is a necessary evil. Especially if it helps prevent a stay in hospital with infection!
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