Hey everyone!
Since my last post i got those dreaded lines out of my chest! It was very interesting because when i got the lines out the first time, I had to go in the operating room. This time I went to a room like a recovery room, the doctor pulled the curtain, asked me if I wanted to try to take it out without lidocaine, so I said sure. He took out a couple stitches and just pulled it out!! It was AWESOME! I was so stressed about going into another operating room that this was such a huge relief. My first step back to some normalcy.
I'm still having some eating issues, but it's getting better slowly. I still can't really eat meat or bread. The doctor at Yale was not happy about my weight loss when we were there on Monday. He kind of bugged me. My goal is to try to eat 900 calories a day before my next Boston appointment. I think I'm between 400 and 500 calories a day now, so I'm improving. Eating more definitely makes me feel better and gives me a little more energy. The good news is that I had plenty of extra body to lose, but now my body looks a little deflated. Kind of like someone took a pin to a balloon...or two.
August 3rd is my 100 days!!! I'll be able to go out in public without a mask! Two weeks to go! I'm going to keep a bit of a low profile until I have my bone marrow biopsy and get the results. Please, if you are so inclined, keep me in your prayers.
So yesterday was my birthday and I'm so grateful that I made it to 57 yrs old. A few months ago, I wasn't sure that I was going to see another birthday and here I am finally starting to feel a little more like myself. Whatever lesson I was supposed to learn from all this, I hope I learned it, because I NEVER want to go through this shit again. You didn't think I would make it through a blog without swearing once, did you?
Anyway, last night I took a moment to thank God for another year and I prayed for many more.
Peace out peeps!
