October 4, 2007-I got the okay to work

I had my monthly doctor appointment Friday & got the okay from Dr. Raish to work after October 10, which is 100 days after the transplant. He also said I can go out to eat at restaurants, to movie theaters, church, etc. after the 10th. I still need to continue to stay away from people who are sick. That’s definitely going to be a challenge with the cold & flu season coming up. I think the longer I keep my distance from people & don’t hug or shake hands the better for me. I forgot to mention in my last update there were two spots in my stomach that showed up on the PET scan. Cancer shows up very bright on the scan & this barely lit up. I think it’s probably just scar tissue from all the shots I had to give myself. I have a PET scan again in a couple months to keep an eye on everything. My hair has slowly been growing back. It’s coming in thick & very soft again. It’s barely a ¼ inch long. It’d really be nice to have some hair again. =) My next update will probably be in about a month after my next doctor appointment, unless something changes.