Thursday… A significant week
Jan 31st 2008PeterGetting My Life Back!
I was looking back at the archives for last year and again this week was pretty significant! It was this week a year ago that the good news arrived following the PET scan, and the decision was made to go with another Donor Lymphocyte Infusion, which took place on the February 1st. And here I am, a year on, still alive and kicking! As Dr Raj said at the last check-up “A good example of successful DLI” A masterful understatement (as far as I am concerned) but one to which I will raise a glass!
This is probably the longest period I have been in remission for about 5 years, and there is, inevitably, that feeling of always ‘looking over your shoulder’, but I have to say that I am feeling well, and although eating some foods still causes problems, that is easing off and I have managed a couple of (very) mild curries in that last couple of days. However I think it will be a while before I can manage ‘Tex Mex’ or fajitas! I am also still underweight, and not as physically strong as I was, but I have just renewed my dive club subscription for another year, so I must work on the fitness to see if I can get fit enough to pass my diving medical.
I also heard from Simon (BT) yesterday, via a comment on yesterday’s post. You can read it for yourself here but basically he is well, with his new PICC line. However his blood counts are low, and he was going for a blood transfusion today. Good luck Simon! As for your questions about the Mac, I don’t have a lot of Mac experience, but I have posted a couple of links in the comments that may be useful.
I see that I have almost returned to daily blogging this week – maybe ‘a post a day keeps the doctor away’!
So on that note – Onwards and Upwards!