My appointment with the doctor last week was fairly uneventful. All of the blood counts looked good, and my hemoglobin was the best it has ever been. Most of the discussion with my doctor focused on what was going to be done during my next appointment. It will be my one year check-up. I have all kinds of checks at that time – regular blood counts, thyroid, various hormones, cholesterol, checking whose cells I have in my blood, seeing how strong my white cells are, etc. If everything looks good, they will discontinue my last two medicines. I will also have to get reimmunized from all the childhood diseases that I don’t have immunities for anymore. They are not going to make me have a bone marrow biopsy, and for this, I am glad. Not only are these painful, but they are expensive. I look at this as a good sign, since they would probably make me have one if they were concerned.
May 1st will be my one year anniversary for my transplant. I hope that maybe I will be able to send a more personal note to my donor to thank him for playing a huge part in extending my life!
My crazy hair is growing back in. I think that my next post might be about my hair woes.
Laura
