Exciting things are happening around here! Last week when I saw Dr. Nash he said it was
time to start scheduling my "1yr. Post transplant work up". HOLY COW,
can it really have been nearly 1 year already?
Yesterday I did my DEXA (bone density) scan and had a ton of blood drawn
for labs. Today I am going to the
dentist (haven't been allowed to go since before my transplant last year). Next week I will have my pulmonary function
test and then on April 7th I will be doing my bone marrow biopsy. Later on in
April I will do my other annual appointments (OB/GYN, dermatologist, etc). My
appointment to discuss all of the results and my overall health status at this
point will be mid April with Dr. Nash and the "long term follow up nurse
practitioner, Trudy). Once we have
discussed all the results then we will talk
about the possibility of decreasing my immunosuppressant medications and
thus get me closer to being ready for my first round of immunizations. Dr. Nash mentioned that the vaccines aren't
as effective when someone is still on the level of immune suppression that I am
on (thanks to my GVHD incident back in October) but he keeps telling me that I
am doing well now, so we will see what his thoughts are about this later next
month. :)
I am back at work part time and loving it. I must admit that I am completely exhausted
when I work a full day on Friday (working a couple hrs on Weds, a couple on
Thurs, and a full day every Friday).
It's so nice to be back with my friends/coworkers. They even brought in cupcakes to our team
meeting on my first day back and the cupcakes said "welcome home
Chellie"... I seriously have the sweetest and most caring coworkers
ever! I am so lucky to be back in the
office working with them! :)
Scotty started his new daycare last week and I couldn't
be happier. He seems to enjoy himself
and Dottie ("the daycare lady") texted me pictures several times last
week to let me know how he was doing. I
love technology! :)
I am super excited to see my brother and his family next
month when they come out to Colorado for a visit with my parents at the
cabin. Kyle and the gang will be
stopping by our place not their way back from Pagosa and it will be really
special for me to see him almost 1 year (nearly to the day) after he came out
to Denver to donate those life saving stem cells to me last April!!! My "rebirthday" is coming up next
month and my "real birthday" is tomorrow... Had never really been
super excited about birthdays in the past, but given the events of the past 14
months, I LOVE birthdays now! Bring them
on...they mean that I have made it another year and that is something to
celebrate, for sure! :)
-Chellie
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