…and so happy to be home. It was a long week in Utah but everything turned out great. First of all, my tests were all normal. No sign of rejection which is always the best news. As transplant patients, we take our small victories!!! I got two this week.
First of all, I don’t have to go for another appointment until April. When I first got out of the hospital two years ago, I had twice a week appointments. Now I have twice a year appointments! The next stop is annually.
And the second eventful thing is that they decreased another one of my medication levels. If you have normal exams for the first two years (which I have), they decrease the Prograf level. This may be the medication that is causing my migraine headaches so that’s good news!
However, everything didn’t go perfectly. They did a right heart catheter as part of my tests. They use the catheter to “take a little piece of my heart, now baby” to check for rejection. After the test, they had problems getting the bleeding to stop. All that meant was that the nurse had to put pressure on the incision on my neck for 20 minutes – 5, count them, FIVE times! That means almost two hours – with a nurse leaning on my neck!!! That left my neck is quite sore. It feels better each day and it doesn’t really keep me down but it does hurt!
My sister, my niece and I had a great time on Friday evening and Saturday. We went to Hobby Lobby Friday night. I don’t have a Hobby Lobby where I live so this was a treat. I didn’t spend much but found some great stuff. We also went to the S.E.I. store and I didn’t spend too awfully much there. They were having a special day with a bunch of stuff on sale for $1 and some giveaways and door prizes. I got a call from them on Saturday and I had one a door prize. It is one of the kits from their monthly kit club. I can’t wait to see what I receive!
On Saturday, my niece was kind enough to push me around the zoo in a wheel chair. My niece worked at that zoo during high school and college breaks so she has a lot of “back stage” knowledge about the zoo. She even interned at one of the nations best zoos, Henry Doorly in Omaha, while in college. (Can you tell that I’m proud of her accomplishments?)
The zoo had a baby elephant that was so cute. I’ll post some of those pictures later this week.
Saturday evening, I met my good friend and fellow transplant patient, Jim, and his wife for dinner. We talked so much that they had to kick us out of the restaurant because they were closing. It’s so nice to see them and I can’t wait until they are able to return home to Boise.
That’s it for now! I’ll be working on some DT stuff at the beginning of the week but hope to check in with a new creation tomorrow.
Blessings,
Christine
