Friday, October 28, 2011

Day +63

My labs looked good this week. My gut started acting up a bit on Wednesday, like it occasionally has due to the medications I'm on, but things haven't gone back to normal yet. I'm getting tested for C-diff/parasites just in case. It's probably just a bug or side effects from a medication. I'm feeling pretty well otherwise. My throat is back to normal and my energy is decent. I just have cold extremities because my hemoglobin won't be in the normal range during recovery and the weather is getting colder.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Day +56

My labs looked good again this week. I'll keep getting them drawn weekly because Dr. Burt wants to continue monitor my Cyclosporine levels. My throat is still slightly red, but I'm feeling well. The improvement in terms of Crohn's will likely slow down a bit. The new mucosal lining that grew was likely responsible for the more noticeable improvements before, and now it'll take the stem cells longer to heal everything else. Still no results of the chimerism testing yet.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Day +49

My labs looked good this week. The chimerism testing takes longer than I thought so the results still aren't back yet. I'm just about completely over the cold (throat is still slightly red). I'm still feeling better overall each day. My hair started growing back, which I'm happy about since the weather isn't cold yet.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Day +42

I'm feeling really well. Still not completely over the cold, but it's not bothersome. My gut continues to improve. A little adjustment on Cyclosporine, but my counts look good. I'll continue resting a lot for now to recover and hopefully avoid anymore setbacks.