Well, when a person in transplanted, they have many many medical followups with the transplant team (by the way, St. Josephe's Heart and Lung Institute in Phoenix has the best transplant team), medication changes, and chest x rays. But when you get to your first year anniversary, or Birthday as some people call it, there are even MORE tests and porcedures. I am now at that point, thank you God. These past few weeks, I have had extensive blood work, a bone density test, CT, chest x ray, lung function test(including the six minute walk, and many lung volumn tests) a broncoscopy, dermotology appt. (which the dr. removed something from my forehead to be sent off for a biopsy),dental exams, a colonoscopy, and yet to have an opthemologist check my eyes. I am very thankful that EVERY ONE of the tests have come back good so far. Still waiting on some of the results (but I am sure if there were any concerns, the Dr.'s would have given a call and or changed up my meds. After some of the tests, I am pretty tired, depending on the amount and type of sedation that is used. But by the next day, I am back to normal, whatever that is.
On a lighter note, Monica and I will be going back to Ohio in Sept. My high school class has a 35th class reunion planned for Labor Day weekend, and Monica has an annual family picnic that weekend too. We are looking forward to seeing family and friends. The really cool thing about this trip is that there were enough combined frequent flyer miles, that our tickets were FREE. God is always providing some blessings for us(alot of the times He uses other people to help with those blessings.) When we are in Ohio, we are planning to drive part way to Kentucky to meet Monica's daughter Erin and to pick up Jonathan for a few days. We both sure miss him and can't wait to see him and spend some time with him. When we talk to him on the phone, he now sounds so grown up. I know, it hasn't even been a month yet.
So, having survived the first year testing, the transplant, and the emotional transitions of having someone's lungs in my body, I would say this is Survival at it's best.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Survival at its best
Well, when a person in transplanted, they have many many medical followups with the transplant team (by the way, St. Josephe's Heart and Lung Institute in Phoenix has the best transplant team), medication changes, and chest x rays. But when you get to your first year anniversary, or Birthday as some people call it, there are even MORE tests and porcedures. I am now at that point, thank you God. These past few weeks, I have had extensive blood work, a bone density test, CT, chest x ray, lung function test(including the six minute walk, and many lung volumn tests) a broncoscopy, dermotology appt. (which the dr. removed something from my forehead to be sent off for a biopsy),dental exams, a colonoscopy, and yet to have an opthemologist check my eyes. I am very thankful that EVERY ONE of the tests have come back good so far. Still waiting on some of the results (but I am sure if there were any concerns, the Dr.'s would have given a call and or changed up my meds. After some of the tests, I am pretty tired, depending on the amount and type of sedation that is used. But by the next day, I am back to normal, whatever that is.
On a lighter note, Monica and I will be going back to Ohio in Sept. My high school class has a 35th class reunion planned for Labor Day weekend, and Monica has an annual family picnic that weekend too. We are looking forward to seeing family and friends. The really cool thing about this trip is that there were enough combined frequent flyer miles, that our tickets were FREE. God is always providing some blessings for us(alot of the times He uses other people to help with those blessings.) When we are in Ohio, we are planning to drive part way to Kentucky to meet Monica's daughter Erin and to pick up Jonathan for a few days. We both sure miss him and can't wait to see him and spend some time with him. When we talk to him on the phone, he now sounds so grown up. I know, it hasn't even been a month yet.
So, having survived the first year testing, the transplant, and the emotional transitions of having someone's lungs in my body, I would say this is Survival at it's best.
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