Thursday, November 30, 2023

Nov 30: Transplant & Tidbits

Tidbits. 

 I knew I looked odd with the loss of hair, but realized last night, I have no eyelashes and minimal eyebrows not. Weird. No eyelashes means more likely to get "things" in my eyes. They do have a function. There are other places where hair has real function besides style. I'll leave it at that. 

 My oral chemo seems to continue to mute/alter my taste, which finding something truly tasty is a challenge.

Hemorrhoids. I feel for anyone that suffers from these. Between my prostate/urination issue and chemo effects, Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire is a song that comes to mind often.   

Transplant

I went through a day long battery of tests and evals on Tue in conjunction with moving forward on the transplant front. Pulmonary, urology, echocardiogram, chest and head x-rays, 17 vials of blood for a blood workup, yes 17 vials! 

This culminated in a session with the transplant doctor sharing I have 3 donors that are a 8/8 match from the donor database and can proceed with the transplant once other things happen. There is another pre-transplant infusion treatment to prep the body for the transplant. I also have a bodily plumbing/prostate issue I need to get sorted out, hopefully in the next couple of weeks. 

God

A good friend shared these references. Perhaps they'll encourage you in your challenges today. 

Psalm 120:1    Psalm 34:18    Psalm 121:1-2    Psalm 27:1    Psalm 29:11    Psalm 46:1

Isaiah 43:2    Isaiah 41:10    Isaiah 40:31    Jeremiah 32:27

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