Things remain routine for now. I won’t bore anyone with the mundane aspects, so I will skip next week’s post. My MSK appointment is toward the end of next week so I should have some updates in two weeks time.
D+252
The past week was quiet and routine. For fun I decided to enter the 2019 World Rowing Virtual Indoor Sprints hosted by Concept 2. You row 1,000 meters, record your time using their app, and upload it to their website. I ended up 224/494 for my age group, which is not too shabby for a recovering anemic cancer patient. I am still somewhat confounded by the dichotomy – I can work out but a simple infection can take me out. It will be a great relief when I start regaining some immunity.
D+245
It has been awhile since I have posted – I need to get back into a rhythm of weekly updates. So far it has been 8 months since my transplant. Recovery is stil fairly routine at this point. At the end of the month I return to MSK for my 9 month biopsy. I hope that biopsy will show the signs of a returning immunity system. I will also get checked to see if we can remove one of the daily antibiotics that I take.
This week I started my 7th cycle of chemo maintenance shots. I am planned for a year’s worth, so I am now halfway to that goal. The side effects at this point are still minor.
I am still under the same constraints with diet and exposure to others. I follow the news closely if there are any alerts or outbreaks of diseases since I am not vaccinated for anything. I am still exercising and am making some progress in getting back some conditioning, although I am still far from where I was before this all began.