Nothing real new to update so sorry things have been slow
(which is a good thing). I am on day 61
from transplant and so far things are going well. My chest CT came back clean so I got off the
voriconozole pills (which I hated…made me sick sometimes). We will recheck with another CT in 4 weeks to
make sure my lungs are clear. Even in
the summer months people get sick so I have to watch out and still pick going
out in crowds.
My CMV (small infection) came back negative as well. I was taking an antibiotic infusion twice a
day to clear it up. No more infusions
for that just another pill. I am still
doing the daily 2 hour magnesium infusions to help my kidneys. (All the pills I take take a toll on my magnesium levels
so I have to supplement for it.) Jeff is
still my nurse and takes good care of me.
All numbers are looking great and the doctors are happy with
the progress. I have started walking
more and even did 4 flights of stairs today (whew…that was hard). I have started with refried bean cans as
weights for my arms and do small work outs with those. Sounds funny huh? I have no strength and need to build my
muscle back up slowly. I am still fighting the
scale and trying to gain weight. I got
some great advice off Facebook this week from family/friends. It is a slow process that I fight daily and
sometimes I win other days I don’t.
Girls are doing great.
McCall is at BYU camp (I know……it was hard to let her go…..but she has
all her UTES attire to wear!) She is going to have fun. She is staying in the
dorms with other girls/friends and learning new skills. There are a lot of fun activities, training
and even swimming planned. I miss her
already! Callie still continues with gymnastics, but is thinking of maybe
trying something else. We are talking
and looking into other sports she might like. It is her decision and she is
trying to decide. Jeff is busy with work
as always and works from home about 2 days a week. I try to help him where I can when it comes
to household chores.
Thanks to the Baldareses’ and the Reeses’ for dinner this
week. It was great! We are thankful for such great neighbors!
