Everything health wise seems to be leveling out, and working well. My recovery after surgery has also been a thousand times better than I had even hoped it could be, which has been nice. The last few months have been very quiet, which also feels good. I feel like I'm in "maintenance stage," although I don't want to get complacent. I'm still tired pretty often, but I definitely feel a lot more energetic than I had been feeling. I haven't felt the extreme exhaustion that I had a few months ago. I've found that if I take 1 day, or even just 1 morning, a week to rest and reset, it really helps overall.
Jan 4- I saw Dr. H's PA, Dr. Partin, and it was a good visit. My WBC was at 5.6, and my hemoglobin was up to 12.6! After having been off the meds for a window around my surgery, I felt a little like I had to go through some of the earlier side effects again, but they were much milder this time around and went away quickly.
Jan 13- I saw Dr. Renner for my 6 week post op. All of my stitches have come out, and he said everything is healing really nicely. He cleared me to get back to normal, and I don't have to see him again unless something comes up, so that's awesome.
Feb 6- I saw Dr. Partin again, and everything looked great. My WBC is still at 5.3, and my hemoglobin is up to 13.1. They drew my BCR-ABL again, so we'll see how that looks when it comes back. Good news is that I don't have to see him again until May, and they're happy with my current levels. One negative thing I have noticed is that my hair seems to be falling out, and after some discussion and research, it is not a side effect of my medication, but a side effect of my hysterectomy. So that's been a bit of a bummer, especially since I didn't realize how common it happens.
Feb 20- The results of my BCR-ABL came back as positive again, which is what I expected. I know that they'll continue to test and monitor that every few months, but I don't expect a negative result for quite a while.
