Just a quick reminder before we get started, my health excitement of the past two? Three? (I don't even know anymore) years has finally become...well less exciting and with that comes much less postings. I will try to post updates periodically but as you may have already noticed they will most likely be few and far between. As sad as you might be please remember this is a good thing! It means I am out in the world much too busy wrangling the bull of life to blog as often as I once did when I was hardly breathing or when I spent most of my days on the couch. I still nap all the time but if i'm not napping I'm up, out and about enjoying everything this fabulous world has to offer. And with less posts it means you guys can get out there and live your lives as well, you don't need to sit at home watching your computer waiting to see if I'll be okay (as if you really did that :p) I am okay! No news is good news , great news even. So let's all get back out there to the up close and personal, face to face experience of the real world.
If you want more frequent updates then come on down to Phoenix and we can go grab lunch! (Like for real though! I love going out for lunch, but maybe dinner or coffee, im busy at lunch!)
Alright enough of my rant lets get to the real reason you are here, why an update of course!
Early Decemeber brought the end of my first semester back (I passed all my classes!), a return back to freezing cold land I call home and yet another check up at Duke. This time was one of my bigger ones, not for my lungs, but for cancer. December marked one year since I was officially declared cancer free and my one year PET scan (a type of scan very similar to a ct where they can look and see if there is any evidence of cancer in your body. Luckily for me the scan was normal! Yippie!!!!! Hopefully I will never have to have another PET scan ever, not that they are particularly bad or even unpleasant but my doctor feels that a PET scan is no longer necessary as long as I am having no cancer symptoms.
On the lung side everything is looking pink and cheery. (Actually as this trip did not involve a bronch no one actually looked to see if my lungs are still pink, for all we know they could be a florecent shade of orange by now, seems likely with all the radiation I am exposed to). In fact my lung function test was the highest it has been since transplant. (Well probably since almost ever, as let's be honest my pre transplant numbers weren't anything you wanted to post on the fridge, unless you were going by golf scores!)
My weight is also up, almost to the highest it has ever been (ironically my highest weight was right before transplant). Even if I don't graduate (don't worry I will but just in case), there is one thing college is good for, weight gain!!! With dinner alone tonight I ate almost 900 calories and it wasn't like I ate a crazy amount, I got a single entree bowl and an appetizer from Panda Express. (Transfer student 20 anyone?). That is the one up side of my schools fast food only dining options. There are extra calories everywhere! (Good for me, terrible for everyone else)
The new semester started today and I am now officially a psychology major. The classes seem like they will be much better for my poor memory, not so good for my lazy side as there are tons of assignments but at least my brain won't be crying as it was in chemistry! Plus my laziness is one habit I really need to kick to the curb.
So anyway things just keep on keepin on which is fine by me!
Until next time
Go get some fresh air! :D
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