Day +23

I am outta the hospital!!! I was discharged on Sunday (yesterday) about noon with 300 neutraphils. It has been just shy of a month in the hospital. Since I was still neutropenic, I had to administer IV antibiotics and fluids to myself via a mobile pump hidden in a backpack today. But, overnight my neutrophils are 800, so I am off antibiotics for now. And, I get to see my little Loghan tomorrow. Travis is going to bring him for a visit tomorrow after work. I am staying at the Pete Gross House in a studio-which is only for SCCA patients and a lot of them are transplant patients. Just FYI: the last time I lived in a studio was in college, I lived by myself, and it was bigger and cheaper than this studio. My Mom is staying with me as a caregiver.

Today was full of appointments. Still way better then the hospital. Lab draw (thanks Kelsie), office visit, nutritionist, chest x-ray, and some lunch at the Red Brick Bistro. I also ran into 2 people that I've met through Kelsie that were "incarcerated" at UW at the same time I was. One is on the exact same protocol and days that I am (he got out 2 days before I did). The other is getting geared up for a transplant, he is just waiting to find the best match out of the tons of preliminary matches he has. Both are doing good and look great.