Journal entry by Sandra Svoboda —
Whoohoo! Saw the transplant doc yesterday and was given the green light to do whatever I wanted. I could, as she put it "Lick a toilet bowl or swim in a fish pond". Not keen on either one of those, but it means I can also do pottery, gardening, travel by plane, be in a crowd, use a humidifier, hug a sniffly toddler (not that I'm around too many of those, just nice to know I can), ride a crowded bus, fish (not that I do, but I could, if I wanted to) and loads of other activities. I can even get a cold and not panic about it. I still have to be wary of things like the flu, measles, whooping cough and such as I don't have all my vaccines yet, and won't until September of next year, but I can just be a little cautious (Clorox wipes for plane trays, for example, yeah, I'll be THAT person). As a friend of mine so aptly put it, I can now garden on a train with a humidifier.
I have been running around the house and the yard, trimming plants, removing debris, getting dirt under my nails. I will be signing up for pottery as soon as I can and, hey, any one need a mug? Teapot? Bowls? I will ride the ski train next week, and I ordered seeds for the garden! Yes!
Oh, and the best part is she said, as she was assessing my latest blood work, that I have achieved "Stringent Complete Remission" which is sort of like "Uber Complete Remission". It's pretty much the best you can get with MM, so I am very happy. I have to take Revlimid for the rest of my life, but I think I can handle that. Gotta have a party sometime...this spring maybe...
I have been running around the house and the yard, trimming plants, removing debris, getting dirt under my nails. I will be signing up for pottery as soon as I can and, hey, any one need a mug? Teapot? Bowls? I will ride the ski train next week, and I ordered seeds for the garden! Yes!
Oh, and the best part is she said, as she was assessing my latest blood work, that I have achieved "Stringent Complete Remission" which is sort of like "Uber Complete Remission". It's pretty much the best you can get with MM, so I am very happy. I have to take Revlimid for the rest of my life, but I think I can handle that. Gotta have a party sometime...this spring maybe...
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