Oh Sexy Clinical Trials

CAR T Cell really gets me going.  I don’t know about you?  But you too should be just as HOT for this immunotherapy.

But what exactly is this whole thing?  Let me break it down for you.

  1. Doctors harvest my cells. (takes approximately 30 minutes)
  2. Cells then get sent to a lab ( this are going to Juno Labs) where they are then genetically modified to (takes about 3 weeks)
  3. phase one of these new genetically engineered cells get put back into my body (approximately 30-40 minutes)
  4. Wait for the side effects from implementation (may kick in as quickly as four days)
  5. Bone Marrow Biopsy (50 minute procedure, results about one week)
  6. phase two of these genetically engineered cells are put into my body if needed. (14 to 28 days after phase one)
  7. bone marrow biopsy (50 minute procedure, results about one week)
  8. If I am in remission again then we prepare for stem cell transplant.

Number 8 is another animal that we will tackle a bit later

So let’s talk about these amazing side effects? I mean when does the super hero power kick in?  I mean when do I just get the hero card so I can mic drop out of any room?

Worst of the worst:  Cytochinde release syndrome, some of which I went through with the damn Blincyto.  The worst of what I ready oddly enough were intense neurologic problems.  You know confusion of not know where I am, who friends and family are and just overall cognitive thinking is just destroyed?  All of which from patients thus far have cleared up but FUCK. Ohh yeah I forgot that death is a possibility as well.  Whoops how could I forget that one.

This may or may not cure me but I am not looking for a cure.  I just need to get to remission so I can get a stem cell transplant from my older brother Bobby.  That’s the end goal.

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