SNAFU #2 Update

I went to see Dr. Carraway this morning. My blood cultures have already begun to grow a gram negative rod infection of some sort, but will take several days before the organism can be identified. She has taken me off one of the oral antibiotics (the $70 one, not the $12 one,of course) and has opted for a different IV antibiotic because it will enter and get to work faster than oral meds do. So, I'm back in clinic everyday, at least until the organism can be definitively ID'd. Here lies the problem - I am to be admitted in 6 days to start my prep prior to transplant. If there is any possibility that this infection is still in my system they will postpone my transplant. While I totally understand the rationale, I am so bummed I can't stand it. This is not the SNAFU #3 I was considering.

This afternoon I met with my transplant doc, Dr. Javier Bolanos Meade. We talked at length about the side effects of transplant and all the nasty stuff that can happen - more to come on that later. We also signed all the necessary consent forms and am proceeding as if all will go according to plan. I like the positive energy that evokes.

Tomorrow I'm back to clinic for IV antibiotics and to Image Recovery for wig selection and fitting. Blonde, redhead? Hmmm!