Nearly five months after Stem cell Transplant: Now that I’ve lost 30 pounds to reach my junior high school weight, they’ve diagnosed me with Failure to Thrive and I’ll be starting on a double steroid regime. Their primary suspect is GVHD (graft versus host disease). To be sure they were going to have me swallow a camera-pill that takes pictures all the way down the GI tract. (Isn’t that wild?!) But whatever they found, I would have to do the steroids anyway, so we decided to go the steroid route. That means going back to blood sugar readings twice a day. But hopefully we’ll skip another round of temporary diabetes. I’ve not been happy with the side effects to steroids so far, but if it allows me to eat I will have more energy. Blood counts are all up if not normal. So if we can resolve the nutrition problem, all should be well…or at least better!
Thanks to God for His sustaining power and for the medical solutions He grants. Thanks to everyone for ongoing prayers.
I’m so happy to hear you might get some relief!!
Bryan…such great news that your blood counts are at a good level! I had a friend who ingested the camera and was simply fascinated by her inner physical self …simply added to the metaphysical poetry of life. Best to you and Marcia ~
Maureen
Thanks for stopping by the blog site, Maureen. We are indeed ‘fearfully and wonderfully made!” Are you coming to the Iowa Therap convention? Bryan
Our prayers continue your way. Glad to hear the blood counts are good. That must be a relief in itself. You haven’t missed much in the outside world these last two months except heat, heat, heat! But, just as the pain of childbirth is soon forgot, so will this be when we are battling the snow drifts in January! God bless and thanks for the updates!
Thank for the comment Karen. I ended up missing both winter and summer this year and most of spring. But you are right. We have to keep our eyes on the future and on the present. God doesn’t waste pain. And there is a time for every season.