Happy Six months to my new liver. This is the second time celebrating this milestone since I counted wrong last month but regardless of celebrating it twice, today is a BIG day. I hope my donor and their family can feel the love I am sending them today and everyday. My donor and transplant team gave me a second chance at life. Not many people will have that opportunity and although it hasn't been all puppies and rainbows I am grateful for the gift of life that I was given. The love and support of my friends and family has been overwhelming and I could not have survived this crazy ordeal without them. Lets have one big group hug!
On this six month anniversary I am happy to report that my liver is doing great! My white blood count and the other hand is not. My absolute neutrophill counts continues to be low and the adjustment to meds have not helped so I have been referred to a Hematologist( a blood specialist). He will run some more tests and try to figure out why my blood is acting like such a Diva! Again, life has proved me wrong......I was so bummed to not be able to go back to work but it was a blessing in disguise. I have been in my bubble all week and how horrible it would have been to call in sick on my first day back at work!! Just proves that my Doctors continue to be smarter than me!
"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." -- Oprah Winfrey
Hi Natasha, I just received the gift of a Liver Transplant at OHSU in Oregon. Just got home from the hospital last week. I love your blog and it is amazing how much I relate to all your post-transplant feelings - especially new found respect for the medical community and appreciation for the donors family and life itself. After surgery I experienced pretty severe mental changes which brought me to a near vegetative state - 10 days after surgery I awoke and over the period of the next several hours slowly realized I was ALIVE! What a wonderful experience! Thank you for sharing your experience!
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