For those of you who haven’t visited this site recently, you are in for a surprise!

I have been struggling with starting a systematic review of my recent post-transplant set-back.

I’ve come a long way from when this picture was taken. I was still an outpatient following my auto stem cell transplant July 1st…

Today is the first “cool” day of our early fall season here on Florida’s nature coast north of Tampa.  “Cool means it started-out in the low 70′s this morning, with a soothing north breeze.  It will get up to the mid-80′s today, but beats the steady march of 90+ degree days we see in August.

It’s my two month “anniversary” today.

A number of my readers are always asking for more pictures.  Why not?

I have been home one month post-stem cell transplant, following a 16 day inpatient and 7 day outpatient stay at Moffitt Cancer Center.

OK, OK… I know I haven’t been keeping everyone updated about how I’m doing, now seven weeks following my stem cell transplant.

Before I begin, I have a request for my fellow stem cell transplant survivors:  Please hold your critical comments and emails, unless your are so upset you feel you must say something.  In that case, please be kind…

How do my readers know I’m starting to feel better?  I’m busier posting myeloma related news than I am writing about my own medical ups and downs.

It is 4 am as I write this.  I am tired and want to/need to sleep.  Unfortunately, an upset stomach is preventing me from sleeping.

Yesterday I promised to share a few of my numbers–and how I’m doing with you.

Is it an anniversary or a birthday? I’m not sure. All I know is I received my stem cell infusion one month ago today.

Today is Thursday.  This was to be the big day–the day I got to go home.

Barring an unexpected complication over the next few days, I’m heading home Thursday afternoon.  This is great news!

Let’s jump right in with more ASCO news.

I’m guessing most of you have seen one of the movie versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.  You know, the movie where aliens visit earth, using human bodies as hosts to take over the world.

Did any of you happen to read  comment following yesterday’s post about the unsettling reaction I had earlier this week at my sub-q Velcade injection site?

I am up at 6 am writing this. Severe leg cramps every time I try to lay back down. Fortunately, things settle down after five or ten minutes of standing and leaning against the counter in the kitchen. Then I’m able to sit at my work station with little or no discomfort. Guess someone is trying to tell me to get to work!

Yesterday I shared how hard Velcade hits me within a few hours after my infusion.  I then mentioned that I was stubbornly trying something new on the evenings following my treatment: