The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good:

• I am still alive!!
• My liver counts are perfect!! I had a clinic visit today and my transplant Doctor said that my counts are the same as a healthy person without a transplant. I was so excited that I started clapping. I'm sure they will be elevated next week since I am bragging but I am savoring the good news. I celebrated with a Root Beer... it was delicious.
• I only have to do labs once a week. My arm is so excited.
• I am driving! I can't drive the 4runner yet but I am cruising around town in my Camry. I can see why they had me wait 2 months... you really use your abs to drive. 
• I have lost a lot of weight and my drivers license is no longer lying. I actually got in trouble today at clinic for losing so much weight so they removed the low sodium and low fat diet restrictions. I have never had a Dr tell me to gain weight so I plan to pig out on junk food. 
• I fully love my 2 hours a day watching 90210 on the Soap Chanel. Donna sure dresses crazy and Valerie is so evil. Love all the drama.
• My dog Sammy cuddles with me daily. I have realized how lazy he is and he brings joy to me everyday.
• Nicole and Tony welcomed their son, Dylan into the world. This validated that although my life has changed, I am so happy to be alive to experience that special moment. It was pure bliss holding him in my arms.

The Bad:

• My white blood count is low so I had to start injections of neupogen. I gave myself my first shot today and it sucked. I thought it would be easy but it actually freaked me out. Guess I will never become a nurse. The low white blood count is caused by my anti-rejection drugs. If it continues to decrease, I have to be on lock down in my house since my risk of infection is very high. Oh, and the medicine is made from Ecoli.... WTF??? They don't want me to get sick yet they inject Ecoli in me?? 
• I still get tired very easily. I miss my high energy old self. Naps and I get along very well. 

The Ugly:

• Last week my Potassium levels were high so I had to drink the nastiest medicine EVER. My transplant nurse warned me to stay near a toilet but OMG I had no idea how bad it would be. I will spare you the details but I lost 5 pounds in one day. I have never felt worse post transplant. I was hours away from having to get an IV since I got so dehydrated.

Happy to say the good outweighs the bad this week. I couldn't do it without everyone's love and support. The monthly pedicures and massages are also helping : )