Hey all! Last month at my doctor appointment in Boston, I found out that I'm 100% donor. As usual my reaction was strange and I said, "I'm a dude now". It's a really good thing that my doctor gets my sense of humor and he always laughs at my stupid stuff. Now that I have male chromosomes, I'm a true transgender, I just identify as a female!! HA! I've also realized that I can't register with an ancestry sight, because it would all come up as my donor. So weird!! I guess my sisters will have to find out for the family. I'm no longer related to myself! I hope my donor is an Italian German stud muffin with great longevity genes.
The other side of the coin is that I've been having some pretty bad flashbacks for the past 10 days. I'm looking into a support group. It's usually a smell that will set if off, but it also can be something I see. It's a terrible feeling when I'm right back in my hospital room and it feels like no time has past. I had this a little after the first transplant, but this is on a whole new level. My heart seriously goes out to all our military men and women who suffer from PTSD, I can't even imagine reliving war. 😢
This crap is bad enough.
More good news is...I am eating! I'm still not loving meat except for steak and I don't like a lot of bread yet. I haven't tried my favorite foods like hamburgers, tacos and pizza. I am completely addicted to soup. I'll eat almost any kind of soup and sometimes I have to remind myself not to eat it more than once a day. I also LOVE vegetables, especially green beans and fish! It's so odd. Now I need to be careful that I don't gain all that weight back. I'm allowing myself five lbs right now and then I'll eat very healthy.
After much deliberation and the opinions of two friends, I have decided to post a picture of myself bald. I figured that I've already shared so much stuff (some may think I've over shared) that it's only right to show you me in all my glory.
Peace out Peeps!