Today's goal was 5 million stem cells. They knew (but didn't want to say) that I was doing really well.
So they initially downplayed both my high blood counts going in (they wanted at least 3 (thousand white blood cells per microliter), while 4.5 to 11 are normal, and I was 84) and downplayed the luscious raw salmon color of my cells coming out. They noted these things, but downplayed the implications.
As it turns out they got 18.28 million stem cells and I will not have to come back tomorrow! This number is an actual count, made in a cytometry lab. It took so long to get my results because it takes just that much longer for the laser cytometer to count to 18 million vs 3 million which would be a normal "good day"
So I won't immediately benefit--they won't/can't reinject them all, for some reason, but I will have spare bags.
I have asked them to run them all through the centrifuge again and only give me the ones that are about 6'2", with an athletic build and decent calve muscles but they seemed evasive in their answers.
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What great news! I'm sure many prayers were answered.
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