I've given this some thought Jennifer. I really don't think this is about not wanting responsibility or having some sort of "hospital dependency".
My apartment is right around the corner from the clinic. I go early in the morning, so there is never a wait. When I am at the clinic, a trained nurse hooks me up, changes my CVC bandage is necessary, checks me over for signs of GVHD etc. That's what I (read Blue Cross) paid her to do. I want that professional service. Injections are different. I've done plenty of self injecting during the early INF days and also neupogen before my stem cell harvest. No problem there. I just don't want to drag all the hardware and tubing into my home, my place of rest. My home is for playing guitar, editing photographs, reading next to my wife, etc. For me, the day clinic is the place for the IV drips and whatever else the need to do. If I wanted self-service, I would have asked for it. No beeping machines and tubes in the apartment unless it is a medical necessity. After speaking to many of the couples I have met the outpatient clinic. I find that about half the patients feel the way I do and the other half likes the home IV pump, so I think it is a matter of personal preference. Best regards Dane > > Not to play armchair psychologist, but do you think you're fearful of > having that responsibility? You like the security and safety of the > hospital and the professionals? What if you try it one day yourself and > then the other days go in? > > Again, glad to hear you've done so well with this. I'm hopeful that > others who are so fearful of and negative about transplants will start > to come around! > > jennifer g. > ======================================= . ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/3iazvD/6WnJAA/xGEGAA/8zSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Part Of CMLHope.Com An International Community Of CML Patients For more information: http://cmlhope.com Post Message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CML Group Web Site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
