Well, it's official. I am no longer employed. My last day of work was harder than I thought, not sure what I was expecting but didn't think it would hit me as hard as it did. My sadness quickly went away on Sunday as my normal Sunday night anxiety was non-existent. My first couple of weeks not working have been WONDERFUL! I have been filling the time with the gym, farmers market, cooking, volunteering and gardening.When I feel tired I take a nap rather than push through the exhaustion.
Health wise, I am good! It looks like my white blood cells may have finally accepted the anti-rejection drugs. I haven't given myself a neupogen injection in 7 weeks and my counts have been in normal range. If they remain consistent in my next blood test, I will only need to do labs once a month! It feels so weird being a normal transplant patient rather than the high maintenance one that I normally am. I have gone from speaking to my transplant nurse a couple times a months versus a couple times a week! I am sure I just jinxed myself and something will go wrong but until then, I will think I am normal:)
I've been attending lots of seminars in my retirement. They're called naps. ~Merri Brownworth
