Day 32 and I am out of hospital. Fresh air, people doing normal things, traffic, stores, eating at a table, being with my family and friends in a normal environment like a couch and chair. Do not ever forget how these things are so easy to ignore until you don't have them for 40 days. I feel good. My appetite is slowing returning, I at a meal of potatoes, steak and veg tables two nights ago and it tasted better than ever. I still do not have my original taste buds but I am able to eat more each day.
My next challenge is to get my stamina up. Sitting around since August has really depleted my strength, I am trying to walk every day and will be doing some minor stretch and lift stuff as directed. I can't lift much yet but I can do any necessary personal stuff. I go to the BMT clinic everyday for blood test and any needed IVs. Wendy can run errands if she needs during this time so it's good.
Since I am on some steroids I have also become diabetic and am testing myself and injecting insulin three times a day with test results. The doctors think this is a direct result of the steroids and that I taper off them within the next several weeks I will be able to control my diabetes with diet and maybe pills. I am doing good with the blood test kit and shots so far.
Now that I am at the hotel after 2:00pm most days I will update more often with any news. Thank you all for your support of the family and myself. We deeply appreciate the thoughts and prayers and look forward to more personnel contact as the weeks progress. The next milestone is my blood counts returning to normal levels which platelets is usually the last to return. I actually got Today off from the clinic which is a good thing.
Take care and call me at 919-210-6391 anytime. I got a new phone so I can get calls again.
