Everything has been going so well for me lately. Since January and once my shingles cleared up things really haven’t been better. I was expirencing extreme bone pain so I was prescribed prednisone. I have been on it for just over a month now and my life has changed. I have little to no pain at this point and I have so much energy! The only negative side affect is insomnia. For the past month I average about 3-5 hours of sleep a night, if I’m lucky. I’ve been prescribed more drugs to help me sleep, along with a few preventative drugs while I’m on prednisone since my immune system is being suppressed. As long as I’m on prednisone, I can’t start getting any of my immunizations. After a stem cell transplant you loose all of your vaccines you had as a child and throughout your life. Getting my vaccines is very important to me in regards to starting school and eventually travelling.
I’m visiting the Juravinksi Hospital every 3-4 weeks right now for regular bloodwork, which always comes back great. I’ve starting doing Phlebotomys to help get rid of the extra iron in my blood from all the blood transfusions I had. They predict I’ll need about 10. I’ve had 2 so far and they’re actually pretty neat to watch. It’s funny how none of this stuff bothers me at all anymore whereas before I was terrified of needles.
I’ve had so much energy lately and I’m having a hard time just sitting around so I’ve been keeping as busy as possible. I joined a gym. I’m slowly getting back into working out, just trying to focus on gaining my muscle back. I’ve been going out with my friends and family more and it finally feels normal again, like old times. My hair is growing in so fast which I’m overly excited about. I was able to put my hair in a “ponytail” for the first time. That was a happy moment. My hair has been growing in since July so I can’t wait to see how much hair I’ll have by the summer.
One Day At A Time 