babeofbryan

So I haven't posted in a year. Gosh its been a year too! To start with after my transplant I ended up back in the hospital for a week with a UTI and was on antibiotics. It was resistant to all but one antibiotic thus the hospital stay. I got a picc line (Iv in my chest). I had the picc line another week and toted an IV with me everywhere. I left the Sunday after they took it out to head to the beach. I stayed in the condo for the most part. Since I have no immune system anymore and meds can cause Melanoma with sun exposure. I went to the beach one day. Covered in 100 SPF lotion. LOL Didn't swim at all. Ate good food. All was well.

Went back to work when we got home. Worked two jobs until recently. I left one because of the drama. Now I work on M,W,F. It keeps my mind busy.

About December, started having falls. I have bad ankles, arthritic knee and now my back has slipped herniated discs in 3 places. I fell 3 times on concrete. Probably 6-7 times at home. Went to ER. They never x-rayed my back because my complaint was hip pain. They said nothing broken.

Started walking with a borrowed walker because a cane didn't help. Had MRI done on both lumbar and thoracic spine. My doctor ordered an epidural. It helped for a week. I saw a neurosurgeon two weeks ago. He said I need surgery in two places. Zhe didn't want to do it because my transplant was so new. So he ordered an emergency consult with the hospital I had transplant done. Yet to hear from them. I see my transplant team tomorrow. I plan to ask them to intervene. Still working albeit on a walker. Not the best situation.

Anyway hope to post more regularly. Hope all is well!