Monday was my first plasmapheresis treatment. I am still feeling extremely tired and faint. It was a reallllly long day. The treatment is supposed to last 4-5 hours, but it took 8! We had a slight problem with my platelet counts being too low and my blood not clotting. The blood clotting numbers (PTT value) was so bad that we had to do a donor plasma transfusion. The whole day was exhausting and overwhelming. I seriously feel like I used to be so much braver when I was younger. Maybe I am just remembering it wrong, but I don't remember feeling this worn out or this scared in the past. It was really nice, my mom got to be there with me the whole day. James had to work, sadly, but he's been with me for several other things recently, and he will come with me to my next treatment on Saturday. I'm so glad this one is done. Hoping things get easier and better from here.
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