MAN, it's been a LONG time....and I'm still alive! :)
Well, since my last post, nothing much has been happening. I'm still going in three times a week to check my blood counts and as of today....my white blood count is a 2.9 (this fluxuates based on how much "infection" or "virus" i have been exposed to), my hemoglobin is an 11.3, my platelets are a 250, and my red is like a 3.2 (i think).
With that being said, I started RUNNING again today and MAN OH MAN was it BRUTAL!! I got up and got ready to face the cold (it was 28 degrees this morning!!!) and in my mind, I thought to myself....okay, so Ill just do a quick mile and then go and get my blood drawn. simple right??
WRONG!!
OMG, I took off running and I thought to myself, okay this is good....5 steps out and I'm feeling real good. 10 steps in....okay, time to slow it down.....20 steps in.....holy crap, what did I get myself into?! lol. So long story short, instead of being a stud (like I usually am) I took turns and walked and jogged the whole mile.....it took me 15 minutes! I should've just walked the entire time. oh well. I'm ready to start my weight lifting program as well. I thought about doing squats or something but.....I didn't. LOL. baby steps right?? lol
During my "run," my lungs were starting to hurt, my back was hurting, and my poor legs were barely hanging in there. Man, am I in for the long haul....especially after my transplant. ugh.
SPEAKING of my transplant...it should be happening in ONE month. I'm doing one more round of chemo, I have to get an intrathecal injection, and see a cardiologist (to make sure my heart is strong enough to go through the transplant. THEN...it's on.
So the doctor said rather than an actual bone marrow transplant (because they couldn't find a good enough match) they're going to do a blood cord transplant....as in taking the new stem cells from a baby's umbilical cord and putting them inside of me hoping that they take to my body and it'll take a much longer time for me to recover. it's going to be a long hard struggle but I think I can handle it. The first blood cord transplant was done in 1988 so it's still fairly new. The survival rate is 60% after it's all said and done. Luckily my doctor grabbed me TWO blood cords, so my chance of survival is 120%! lol, okay i'm lying....still 60%. lol.
Well, that's all I have for now. Tonight I'm going to Taft to help collect money for the wrestling match. I'm pretty excited to do this because I just miss being there...and at work (i'm sure I'll regret saying that later, lol).
Okay well, until next time....adios! :)
kim
