Good Morning,
I didn't give an a final update at the end of last week so I thought I would use this time to do so. Everything went well at my Doctor's appointment on Friday. All my blood counts were good and my body seems to absorbing the cyclosporine really well so each appointment the dose seems to be getting reduced. Last week I only had one problem and it was that my toes were freezing cold. I ended up going out and buying slippers and a bunch of super warm winter socks. That helped quite a bit and this past weekend it seemed to break a bit and they weren't as cold. They still get cold but nothing compared to last week :)
I am really excited about his week because I will be finishing off one of my immunosuppressants. That means that I will only be on the cyclosporine and steroids to combat th GVHD. It is extremely exciting to be finishing this drug because it requires so much structure. It has to be had on an empty stomach three times a day so afternoon and night time snacking are not allowed. The worst of it is I also have to get up at 6am every morning to take it. It will be very nice to notbe woken up at 6am for the first time since December 18th. :) I was joking with Amy though that now I will actually have to use self control to manage my eating because I am losing a very good crutch. For those that don't know the prednisone can make you pretty hungry. Other than that things are going pretty good. I have to work pretty hard to keep my mood level. The steroid can also really affect your mood. I think I do a pretty good job at maintaining it but Amy or some poor unsuspecting customer service rep of poorly run companies can sometimes get in a flare up cross fire. :)
This past weekend I wrote two posts which I know is not normal for me so I am sure a bunch of people missed them. Here are the links:
Don't Forget to Update Your Blood Donations
Cancer Reflections - A Year with Leukemia
I am about to embark on a writing journey that I hope you will all enjoy. I am going to reflect on the past year and share all the lessons that I learnt from my past year. Although they will be based on my cancer experiences the lessons would able to be applied to any situation where someone is undergoing a personal disaster I hope. Remember if you like a post, click on an ad when you are done reading. It will give me a good way to determine which posts you guys like the most ;) Hope you enjoy them :)
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