Surprise coming up

Yes, I said a surprise is coming up, but you'll have to wait and see what it is!!!  Check back often!

I went to my BM (bone marrow, not bowel movement) doctor earlier in the week.  We were really lucky this time, because we actually were home from Boston by 1pm.  We left the house at 5:45am and got there early.  No traffic!!  I'm the only patient my doctor sees on Mondays so he was there and took me early.  My kidneys are in the normal range, which was shocking because my anti-rejection meds had to be increased and they affect the kidneys. Dr. thinks this is due to drinking and eating more. I ate almost a whole hamburger last night! That was the first good news.  Then, he said that my liver is a little better and my platelets (blood clotting) are almost in the normal range!  I'm getting better slowly, but surely!  I'm looking forward to the day that I can look at my labs and see everything in the normal range. 

That was the important news so now I can tell you my rib story.  This happened in December while I was in the midst of baking massive amounts of cookies.  Every night I get up at least once to pee.  This one night I was trying to get out of bed and for some bizarre reason, I was doing some weird acrobatic moves.  As I was attempting to squirm out of bed on my stomach, I got to the edge of the bed, on my stomach,  and I felt a pop!!  Please don't ask how or why this all happened, I really have no friggin' idea.  I didn't move for a minute.  I wasn't sure if I broke something and I wanted to be sure that I didn't puncture a lung.  I finally stood up and ran my hand all along my rib and there wasn't any pain so I was pretty sure nothing was broken.  I peed and went back to bed.  The next morning my rib was sore, but I'm sick of doctors, so I never got it checked.  I did have to take some time off from baking because I wasn't moving around very well.  Needless to say, no broken bones!  I either dislocated my rib on my side or popped ligaments or cartilage or whatever.  It feels better, as long as I don't try to sleep on that side for too long.  The moral of this story is...be careful getting out of bed to pee!!

One more thing.  What should be the title of book # 2?  (that's not the surprise)
FYI my blood type is now O positive.

Peace out Peeps!

Long time, no blogging! Yikes!

Wow, I didn't realize that it had been so long since I blogged.  I think with the holidays, everything got away from me.  If I was one to make New Year's resolutions, I would say that I'll blog more, but all I can say is that I'll try. 

Where should I begin?  In October, Lee got me a remission gift and we went to see Impractical Jokers at Foxwoods Casino.  They were great and I haven't laughed that hard in a very long time!!!  We didn't know what to expect with them being live and we were pleasantly surprised to see that they are equally as funny in person.  I was literally crying from laughing so hard.  It was an awesome gift!  I do have to admit that I'm very hesitant to celebrate any milestone this time.  It always kind of feels like the bottom can fall out at any minute.  So, instead of dwelling on that, I really try to enjoy every single thing I get to do and see. 

Speaking of that, this Fall was such a gift.  Every time we were in the car and I was seeing all the trees changing colors, I took a moment to thank God!  I wasn't so sure that I would ever see that again.  That has been happening quite a bit this past year, where I will pause and be grateful, even sometimes for the shitty stuff. 

Christmas was amazing!  My original plans for not doing as much this year went in the crapper.  Lee did his great outdoor decorating and helped with the inside decorating.  I warned people that there probably wouldn't be very many cookies baked, but there were more kinds than ever.  Damn you Pinterest!!!  It took me a long time to make them all, because my energy still sucks, so I could only do one at a time.  Then I found out that my nephew, his wife and my niece, her husband and daughter and my sister were all coming for Christmas Eve and my son had off from work...I could barely contain my excitement!!!  Christmas Eve was on big time!!  We played Cards Against Humanity after dessert, which was a riot.  I really have a bunch of sickos in my family, especially the ones who married into the craziness (Andy, Caroline, Lee).

My health has been fairly steady.  The doctor had to increase my anti-rejection drug, because I reached a low level and my liver is still acting up.  Stupid liver!  My hair is a travesty!  I look like and old man without my wig on.  The sides and very back are growing and there's this lovely tuft right on the top of my head. Oh, and it's all standing straight up with the exception of the back. It's ravishing.  Then the rest of the hair is very sparse, you know, like the old guys who always where baseball caps.  They might look distinguished, but without makeup, I resemble a something out of the Star Wars bar scene!  Scary Shit!!  I'm going to Boston next week for my bimonthly check and a shot of some sort. 

I'm going to attempt to blog once a week or so...that's if I remember.  Sometimes I have shit for brains, but I'll try.
Happy New Year!

Peace Out Peeps!!