If you look back at my post about the delayed tolerance project, the consent form talked about the goal of this research as being “mixed chimerism.” This just means that both my immune system and my sister’s immune system can co-exist inside my body. The first test for this is scheduled for about four weeks after the stem cell transplant. They did take a lot of blood samples when I was discharged from the UCLA hospital on Wednesday, and the results came in yesterday morning during our follow-up appointment with the nephrologist.
Here are the results for me after four weeks. I do not know what they are measuring, and I have nothing to compare to.
The doctor did mention a few things but most importantly, the numbers look good at this stage. I will have these test every few weeks until the “donor cells” column drops to around 2% to 4%.
Life with chronic diseases 