March 14, 2012 Update

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all doing well.

I have been feeling good! Still! Yahoo! Knock on wood, right.
I have continued to exercise-and even adding weight bearing stuff. So glad to be swimming again. I missed it. I had stayed away from the gym at the beginning of the year-too many people.

Eating, well, I try to eat well. But, of course, it doesn't always work out that way. I have such a sweet tooth. I must have my chocolate! :)

I have been able to decrease my pain medication. I was taken almost 3 pills every day before and after the holidays. Now, I have been taking 1 pill a day! 1/2 pill 2x per day! How cool is that! I did try to wean off it but the bone pain increased so I thought I would take 1/2 twice a day and see how that goes for while and then try to wean off that.

I haven't seen the acupuncturist since last year :( I really want to go-just need to call and make an appt! It can't hurt-right!! Expensive though. But perhaps there is something to that chi/qi, huh?

I see the doc next week-and I am excited and somewhat anxious-I won't lie-about seeing where my counts are. I know that sometimes I have significant pain and my counts are up-figure my body is working hard? And when the pain is low and I feel great, the counts can be low. Geesh! Last time, I had counts done-right before Christmas-my counts were up for me-0.6-but I was still having significant bone pain and other symptoms. I did tell the doc at that time that I would rather have lower counts and feel better. And, while low counts can be scary sometimes, I still stand by what I said. I LOVE how I feel the last couple months. I don't have the daily sore throats and fever any more. The only symptom that I have regularly is the bone pain and it is pretty mild to moderate these days. I am hoping it continues. Cross my fingers!

Thanks for reading. Have a great day!
I wish each one of you the best!

Kat

Update on Pleurisy....Me....still doing well....

Hi everyone,

My apologies for the delay (again) in writing. Two days after my last post, I ended up going to the doctor for the lung pain. It was severe and they wanted to rule out everything but the pleurisy. That's what it was. Since my body is immuno-compromised, pleurisy can occur more readily. The pain lasted about a week or 2 and is now gone.

With the exception of the pleurisy a couple weeks ago, I feel great. My energy level is up(7 or 8 on scale of 10-yahoo!!) and only have sore throat periodically and the bone pain-minimal-but still take pain meds (2 per day). If I did not take them, the pain returns and I remember why I keep taking them regularly.

Exercise, eating well, rest, etc. all continue. I haven't been to the acupuncturist however this year. But, still taking the herbs I was given, along with my daily vitamins.

Hope you all have a wonderful week! Stay well.

Kat