Deepika's Diary
25 APRIL 2000
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No IV hydration overnight but I still had a restless night. I had a fever overnight (38.4C) I was very tired in the morning from the lack of sleep.
I had my first Total Body Irradiation (TBI) early this morning (7:30am). I didn't feel anything before, during or after the treatment which only last 20 minutes. 10 minutes lying on my back and 10 minutes lying on my stomach.
While receiving my dose of ATG I got the shakes and chills again. Quite an irritating feeling because you shake and shiver like crazy. Counter medication helps to stop the feeling which can last up to half an hour.
I rested most of the day. Watched a movie in the afternoon.
At 5:30pm I received my second round of TBI. In the evening I got the shakes and chills again and I spike a temperature of 40.5 C. My pulse was high (140) so a cardiogram was done and everything was in order. A chest x-ray was done and my chest was clear too.
I felt fine the rest of the night.
Anita had another round of Peripheral Stem Cell Collection. The batch from the day before was good and today's collection looked good too. She is doing good.