Happy 1st Birthday !!
Well, first off, Googling first,birthday,transplant for an image for todays message is not a good idea unless you're looking for a bummer trip.
So, yes, here we are, or more importantly here I am, one year after getting my stem cell transplant.
I went for my checkup on Tuesday, and everything is going good. I am off the Prednisone !!!
So, now we get to see a big glimpse as to how well my donors stem cells jive with the rest of my body. So far things have been very good, but I have been on a lot of Anti-Rejection drugs. Even in its weakened state, my shinny new immune system has been working pretty darn good. I have been able to dispatch the colds that have taken down the kids with only a few sniffles and coughs.
We received the consent form today (how timely, thanks to Sonja) to give consent to provide information to the my Donor.
I am back again in 1 month for another appointment to see how everything is doing after the drop in prednisone.
I am looking forward to hopefully celebrating Christmas with my Family THIS year, though I am feeling an odd pull?, duty?, compassion? drawing me to be at T15 on Christmas Day... I owe a bigger responsibility to my Wife and Kids though, this year at least.
ps.. I found two worthy pictures.
Before
So, yes, here we are, or more importantly here I am, one year after getting my stem cell transplant.
I went for my checkup on Tuesday, and everything is going good. I am off the Prednisone !!!
So, now we get to see a big glimpse as to how well my donors stem cells jive with the rest of my body. So far things have been very good, but I have been on a lot of Anti-Rejection drugs. Even in its weakened state, my shinny new immune system has been working pretty darn good. I have been able to dispatch the colds that have taken down the kids with only a few sniffles and coughs.
We received the consent form today (how timely, thanks to Sonja) to give consent to provide information to the my Donor.
I am back again in 1 month for another appointment to see how everything is doing after the drop in prednisone.
I am looking forward to hopefully celebrating Christmas with my Family THIS year, though I am feeling an odd pull?, duty?, compassion? drawing me to be at T15 on Christmas Day... I owe a bigger responsibility to my Wife and Kids though, this year at least.
ps.. I found two worthy pictures.
Before
After
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