Today I had CF clinic. Thanks to Trikafta my weight is up, not that I want it to be. haha My lung functions are holding steady at 37%/1.06 L FEV1. In October they were 36%/1.02 L FEV1. It is unclear if I will gain any lung function on Trikafta, only time will tell. I’m just happy if I hold steady and put off lung transplant as long as possible which gives us more time to fundraise. The hope is that Trikafta will extend the time between exacerbations (lung infection) needing IV antibiotics. Continue reading
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Clinic day/follow up from hospital
Today was CF clinic day. It was my normal 3 month check up that turned into a hospital/IV follow up. It seems to happen that way most of the time. I have dropped the prednisone weight I gained which I’m happy about because 5 pounds in one week was a bit much…haha. No worries, I am not losing weight per se, I just had gained weight from being on high doses of prednisone. I am just fine in the weight department. Continue reading
IVs it is!
I tried the oral antibiotics route and it didn’t help. I’ve been on them for about a week and a half. All they have done is make for a yucky tummy. With that said, I called my nurse for IV antibiotics. I haven’t felt good for too long. It’s always hard to tell if it’s a new normal or if I’m actually sick sick. So I’m looking at this one as I’m sick. I will be doing IV Zosyn every 6 hours for 14 days. I will go tomorrow morning to get my port accessed and to get labs drawn for a baseline. They also want an x-ray. So I will be walking all over the hospital. I’ve also been having bowel movement problems, as in not going. You would think that with both strong antibiotics in my system I would be going non stop. My body like to not do things the suggested way. haha. I am drinking lots of miralax to combat the problem, which is no fun. I hope to update in 2 weeks that I am feeling better.
Until next time…
Just a reminder about my www.COTAforShannonM.com fundraising link for medical/transplant expenses. There is a fundraiser in the works for you Kansas City folks. More to come on that.
COTA Fundraising Page
I have finally been able to update and add stuff to my COTA fundraising page after they worked out the kinks!! Go check it out at www.COTAforShannonM.com
If you have any ideas for a fundraiser just email me at LTLHOOK@yahoo.com.
Until next time…
Yay for good clinic appointments
Today I had CF clinic. It was an all around good visit. Sometimes I hate saying that I feel “good” because I know it won’t last forever. First up was lung functions. My FEV1 was 35%/.98L which is pretty much the same as last time. My weight was stable at 123 and my pulse ox was 95%. I met with the whole team of folks and was sent on my way. Can’t complain there. The pulled muscle I had FOREVER is finally better. Short and sweet update!
Until next time…
Still fundraising for transplant at www.COTAforShannonM.com. Thank you for everyone that has already donated, it is greatly appreciated.
Hanging in there
I finished IVs on Friday morning. It was a long 10 days of a 2 hour infusion every 8 hours. That’s 60 hours being hooked up to “the pole” in the 10 days, which doesn’t include all the breathing treatments, pills and time hooked up to oxygen. Yes, taking care of myself is a full time job. It is tiring at times and annoying most of the time. I do try and look at treatment time as a positive thing. It is sustaining my life and I get to update you all on this here blog while doing my treatments along with trolling Facebook. Continue reading
New fundraising link
Hello all! I have been in a slump when thinking about transplant stuff. It is just so overwhelming. I feel like when I was writing “my book”/my life story (link at the top of the blog page for all chapters) I would write like crazy and then take time away from it for awhile then go back to it. That’s how I feel about thinking/doing things for transplant because it is so overwhelming. There are so many logistics that go into it that it makes my head spin. Fundraising is just one part of the puzzle and it’s a big one. Funds raised will help with housing in St. Louis after transplant, house bills in TN while away in St. Louis, food, parking, hotels, hospital bills, medicine copays and much more. There are things that will pop up that we didn’t even think of I’m sure and we just want to be prepared as much as possible. We will have to be dealing with me, my health and recovery and don’t want to worry about the financial part of things. I just want to thank you for all of your support and love over the years. Continue reading
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