Clinic Day

I'm Well. I drove myself in. It's like riding a bike. Easy. There was an additional half hour's worth of traffic. Not too bad. I got my blood pulled and back to the lobby to wait for the PA to see me. I saw Al, another patient with a different disease, who got great news today.  He can now drive, be in full public, and his next appointment is in 3 months. Wow. He was not a transplant patient, though.

I looked for my nurse, Selena, and was told she left. Quit. Oh. That's why she has been saying she was going to miss me. Now I get it.

My numbers were down again, but the PA said they looked good. My red blood was down and I needed to be typed and crossed (a four hour wait) then a bag of whole blood infusion (another hour). I whined. She said a hormone that makes red blood is created in the kidneys and that's where I am having trouble. Because of the prograf which we are tapering off. There is a weekly shot I can get to stimulate red blood cells. She went to consult Dr. Holland. He changed the minimum threshold needed before infusion since I was not symptomatic. I have energy, no shortness of breath, no dizziness. Cool! Whining works!

I am dying to have fresh flowers, but they are still prohibited in case they are carrying dirt, disease or bugs. Makes me so sad, especially since I have a daffodil blooming, and we are expecting sub zero temperatures and high winds.

Hang in there. Spring is just around the corner.

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