The longest cold ever

Well I was able to hold on to that cold/bug for a month and add bronchitis, even with ten days of antibiotics and an inhaler. Last week alone I saw three different doctors, went to five appointments between the Air Force Academy hospital and the oncologist clinic at Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers. I had three chest x-rays, three and a half liters of fluid via IV, three blood tests and one cardio echo gram. Tests were negative so the consensus was that I was tired and winded because of dehydration (I had 8 days of diarrhea too), which was the reason for the fluids.

Anyway, I am starting to feel much better now, thank you for asking. I started feeling better after 8 days on the antibiotics. We figure it has taken so long because of the suppressed immune system. I am still feeling very winded just from walking up stairs to a slight incline on walks with my son to school. That should correct itself with time. And the important bit; I am still in remission. Thank God for all you donors out there, although we could always use more. Tell your friends to sign up and save a life. We recipients appreciate it and so do our families.

So I am now scheduled for a colonoscopy for next Wednesday. It was supposed to be two weeks ago but I had to postpone because of the cold/bug. This procedure is to check for GVHD of the GI tract to make sure I am not flaring up again. The symptoms have been diarrhea and some nausea.

Other than that I have been keeping busy with my graduate studies. It has been difficult with the GVHD of the eyes and fatigue but I am hanging in there. I have already registered for my next course, which when finished will mean a graduate certification in Homeland Security. These credits also go towards the M.S. in Computer Systems Management with concentration in Information Assurance.

Well that's it for now. Thanks for staying updated.

David