This is a super busy week for appointments. Yesterday (Monday) I had an ultrasound ordered by my OB just to make sure that my ovaries are okay. There’s a question as to whether or not I might go into early menopause. Then, I had my first PT here. It’s been weeks so even though a [...]
G is for the cancer support Group I attended at Christ Fellowship’s Royal Palm Beach campus last night. I plan to go back next month; I found the group to be positive and very nice. There was at least 15 people there. Most were survivors; some were currently going through treatment, and a couple were [...]
I know the title’s a bit abrupt. It will probably jolt Joel; I know he doesn’t like the “C” word. I usually say I was sick or ill, but today is a cancer-based day for me. I have labs this morning and I’m going to a cancer group at the Christ Fellowship Royal Palm location [...]
Now that I’m home, Tuesday will be my medical update day instead of Wed. when I was at Moffitt. I have little to report. I didn’t see my oncologist; he’s visiting family up North for Passover. My blood work is pretty much constant. I’m certainly not in the normal range for much yet, but my [...]
I’m going to try to keep this brief. Man, I’m tired. This afternoon I just crashed on my bed. Mom says it’s all catching up with me since it’s pretty much been non-stop since we arrived home Sat. afternoon. The house is now cluttered thanks to all the stuff mom and I brought back with [...]
I’m released to go home, but I’m not quite done yet. Turns out I have to have another test tomorrow, but it shouldn’t be too bad. I have to get a bone density test because some of the drugs I’m on, especially the steroid, can cause bone loss. The doctor told me that it’s a [...]
Continue reading about St. Patty’s Day = Release Day (Love the Luck of the Irish)
This is it, my last week in Tampa. So, there’s ton to do, starting today. In addition to my normal labs and chest x-ray, I needed to have a pulmonary test to follow-up the one I had pre-transplant. It went well – go lungs. I also had to get an injection. Actually, turns out, I [...]
One of the major issues that my doctor said I would face is boredom, especially in the hospital. Boy, was she right. I would sometimes literally find myself staring at the clock, watching the seconds tick away. Once in the apartment, it was pretty much the same – at first. Plus, it didn’t help that [...]
The phrase I would for today would be “common sense.” When I go home, I can live, but I have to be smart about it. I have to pay close attention to how I feel each day. I have to continue working out my legs. I have to continue my nutrition and watch out for [...]
I remember being exhausted when Jacob was a baby. Little sleep, constant breast-feeding – I thought I was going to lose my mind. The first night Jacob slept through the night in the crib in his own room, I was beyond ecstatic. Finally, I could sleep and believe me, I was a much nicer person [...]