A Better Week

Whew! Just got back from a nice walk. Usually I go around 6 in the morning but today slept in and didn't leave till about 10.  Walked 45 minutes through winding, shade covered streets - very pleasant. The one good thing about being stuck out here is the weather is so nice!  I think the high today is supposed to be in the mid 70s.

Well, this is a far cry from last week. Had a very difficult week. Was tired, weak, tremors in the hand, a semi headache....I was starting to think the leukemia was coming back. On Friday the nurses checked my blood and it was discovered that my Prograf level was almost twice what they want it to be. Apparently my body reacts very efficiently to this drug.  They lowered the dose for the 3rd time so hopefully things are more steady from here on out.  All else seems to be going well. I am pushing the doctors to release me early. I wanted to commute at 70 days but we compromised and if all goes well I can begin to commute at 80 days. This is a lot better than 90-100 days.  My next target is getting the mask off. I think I should be able to do it already (except in hospitals/near children) but won't chance it without the doctor's approval. Today is 65 days post transplant so next week I'll start seeing what the doc thinks. I really have been lucky through all this!  Oh, and my eyelashes and eyebrows are growing back!

ps - no pictures today - the computer/server seems to be acting up.