Chelsey Brooks

I had my usual doctor appointment yesterday that led to having a dermatologist appointment today. I’ve had some rashes pop up that they needed to check on. The good news is that it’s not GVHD. The rashes are irritation and hyperpigmentation resulting from some of the chemo I had before my transplant. They prescribed some creams to help with the irritation and inflamation, but there’s nothing to do about the hyperpigmentation for now other than see if it goes away on its own, which could take months or years.

My blood counts are recovering well, but recovering from the chemo is going to take a while. I’m still dealing with fatigue, digestive/appetite issues, loss of taste, hair loss, and skin sensitivity/irritation. Also one of the immunosuppressants I have to take to prevent GVHD causes tremors.

Yesterday’s blood counts:

White blood cells: 4.3 (within normal range!)

Hemoglobin: 10.3

Platelets: 175 (within normal range for the first time in a year!)