a little restless

It's almost been a month since my transplant and I am feeling good. I've been quite restless all week, tired of not having a regular schedule and ready for a change of scenery. This makes me even more excited to get down to camp and forget about this life for a little while. I've been continuing to walk--I'm up to the equivalent of 3 miles now...but I've been varying my routine a bit, getting on the elliptical machine and doing some timed stuff because the track got boring. So, I've increased my exercise by mixing it up a little bit which is good. I've also been back to work at The Center. It felt good to earn some money but it was exhausting at the same time. I think I need to stick to shorter shifts more frequently, kind of like my eating--smaller meals more often. I think I might delay going back to work at RPA until I can be there more consistently after camp.

My grandma is here visiting from Brooklyn for 10 days and my uncle Ken is coming from San Diego for the last 5 right before the July 4th holiday. Shortly after they leave I will head down to camp. It's been really good to see my grandma--I think she benefits so much from seeing me doing well and being active. Granny is 83 and still healthy and active so I think this whole experience has been so difficult for her. It's been great to have her around spoiling me and the timing couldn't be better cause I have no money right now since I haven't been working in so long!

Most of my lingering symptoms from the high-dose chemotherapy and transplant have gone away. The only things really left is the decreased hearing and ringing in my ears. The nurse practitioner has said I can go ahead and see an audiologist to get an idea of what this problem is all about. I guess I need to follow up about that next week. No sign of any hair yet...still bald all over, but it will come.

This coming week I have my first visit back with my oncologist Dr. Linette and JoAnn, his coordinator. I really like them so I am excited to be back under their care. I will get labs on Wednesday morning to see if my platelets are up enough for me to get the catheter pulled...if so, that will happen Thursday. I really hope it is time, otherwise that could end up delaying me getting down to camp. I'm not going anywhere until it's gone. Other than that, I am working a bit this week and plan on enjoying time with the family visiting until the holiday weekend.

Until then, hope everybody is having a busy but relaxing summer.