First Follow-Up Appointment

I had my first follow-up appointment with my transplant doctors today. It's hard to believe that my six-week program finished two months ago! We didn't think I'd need this appointment, but no lungs yet. It was nice to chat with the staff and visit some of the post-transplant people we know in the gym. Apparently my centre has done 11 lung transplants this year, so there were three that we didn't hear about. It sounds like I'm second or third in line for my blood type and size- so about the same as before.

All of last week I did my full workout routine, which felt great after being sick. I am already back up to 30 minutes on the treadmill. My motivation to exercise and stay fit for transplant has been really good. This is the most motivated I've ever been to work out!

I ended my IVs on Wednesday as planned at clinic. I also got to do this liver scan as part of a study, and my liver would be considered normal (not hard and damaged). That was good news.

Now that I have more energy than usual, I think I'm going to try to meet up with some friends this week. I would love to go for a sushi lunch (before it's forbidden) downtown with a friend , plus catch up with some friends on mat leave and lunch with my sister-in-law. That sounds ambitious but I'll try!