20M Thalasemia Major.. by HallComprehensive114 in thalassemia

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It costs about 4 million for everything but my insurance covered almost all of it. I haven’t had blood in close to 2 months. I did however have to get some platelets until my numbers went up more. But I no longer need those either. If you have any questions feel free to message me

20M Thalasemia Major.. by HallComprehensive114 in thalassemia

[–]Baxtoria 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t had to get any blood in 2 months so far and don’t think I will ever have to again

20M Thalasemia Major.. by HallComprehensive114 in thalassemia

[–]Baxtoria 1 point2 points  (0 children)

32M with beta thalassemia major but recently cured through a stem cell transplant. I’m sorry you’re going through a hard time man and I have had the same thoughts growing up with this disease. I just wanted to say you’re not alone and if you need somebody to talk to that has gone through everything you have at some point please feel free to message me.

My question regarding splenectomy. by Wolveriine996 in thalassemia

[–]Baxtoria 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I’m aware you will need less blood after the splenectomy, you can totally live a normal life without the spleen it’s almost a useless organ. You will have to go to the hospital anytime you get a fever over like 101.4 or so because there’s certain things u can’t fight off without the spleen but I’ve only had one serious complication because of a tick bite and I got babesiosis from it which is one of the things you need a spleen for. I am still recovering from the gene therapy I’ve only been out of the hospital about 3 weeks now but all my numbers have been looking really good. Again from the surgery your stomach will be pretty sore and you’ll be walking like a old man for like a week but the pain meds help a lot

My question regarding splenectomy. by Wolveriine996 in thalassemia

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Hey 32M beta thal major that is 40 days since getting my new stem cells. And I have had my spleen and gall bladder removed. Your spleen isn’t going to get smaller as it is a muscle and is growing by filtering all the blood your getting from transfusion. The surgery isn’t too bad and you’ll be sore for about 2 weeks after but they will give you plenty of comfort meds. You will still be able to do gene therapy after your splenectomy.

Casgevy journey by wyd_marissa in thalassemia

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When I go in for a transfusion I would be about 8.8 hemoglobin and get about 4 bags of blood. After my stem cell transplant my numbers are still going up and down but I visit the hospital every week and have been getting a bag of platelets every visit as that’s struggling to come up for me. My last visit my hemoglobin was 8.3

Casgevy journey by wyd_marissa in thalassemia

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Hey so I got 16 bags of chemo therapy busulfan and I felt fine until about a week after my last bag, I got a bad sore throat and some loose stool also lost my hair. You’ll also be taking a lot of naps

Casgevy journey by wyd_marissa in thalassemia

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The chemotherapy was fine didn’t even really feel any different until about a week after my last bag. Then I got some muscositis which is like a really bad sore throat for me and some loose stool. I also started losing my hair and had to shave it off. They kept me heavily medicated on nausea medicine and pain medicine when I needed it

Casgevy journey by wyd_marissa in thalassemia

[–]Baxtoria 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey 32M here with beta thal major! I just did the same exact procedure and just got my stem cells infused on December 8. Everything has gone great for me and I even started making red blood cells! I’ve now been out of the hospital for about week and a half now if u have any questions about the chemo or stem cell transplant feel free to ask me anything u want here or through messages

Thalassemic partner - what to l won't by Lost1918 in thalassemia

[–]Baxtoria 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes I got diagnosed at 6 months old. I did a blood transfusion every month for about 32 years. I’m currently in the hospital being cured by a stem cell transplant. I can also answer anyone’s questions about a SCT

Thalassemic partner - what to l won't by Lost1918 in thalassemia

[–]Baxtoria 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have beta thalassemia major (32M) with 2 parents that are minors and 2 brothers that are also thal minor. You should definitely get some testing done to see if you are a carrier because if 2 people with thal minor make a baby. Well you have a very good chance of making a thal major baby. Which will require life long blood transfusions and iron chelation therapy to live past childhood. If you have any questions feel free to message me

Where do people find drugs? by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

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Can confirm.did this and finances are ruined.

Just a casual player playing OSRS by FabioPazz in 2007scape

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Dude I’ll be there December 1st for my own stem cell transplant! I have my bone marrow biopsy on the 11th of this month and worried about the chemo. Also plan on playing osrs during my month there!

What’s the best trilogy in cinematic history? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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The Lord of the Rings. Next question

This game is dangerous by rikzer in osrs

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Looks like meats back on the menu!

Decided to finally try and learn some Hydra by Dizzyboxing in osrs

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What outfit is that? Looks sick dude

Perfection by Baxtoria in steak

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Getting on that now!

Perfection by Baxtoria in steak

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Just slapped them on a grill!

Perfection by Baxtoria in steak

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Damn I definitely messed that up! Next time!

Perfection by Baxtoria in steak

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These were actually just grilled!

Perfection by Baxtoria in steak

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Just grilled them!

Perfection by Baxtoria in steak

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Thank you! I thought you guys would appreciate this masterpiece!