Friday, April 15, 2011

Day +18 - on the way back to the world

Morning, all. Day +18 and we're back in the doctor's office for a short visit to check my counts. My whites are still going up, reds going up, platelets still edging down a bit. Hopefully by Monday my platelets will start coming up. I've got to get to a platelet count of 50 (I'm at 16 right now) before I'm free to do things like ride my bike or drive a car so that's the next big milestone.  Everyday I'm feeling a bit better and I am starting to approach feeling "normal" - whatever that means. The current schedule is that I'll get my line removed next Wed and will graduate from the program. Yeah!

This morning I felt chipper enough to do a run. 1/2 mile at a whopping 14:58/mile pace. Whoa! Brisk walkers will exceed this pace but it was the first sustained run I've done in a month so another big milestone. My heart definitely noticed the work - I was close to 170 by the end of the run. Here's the graph of this baby workout (click the image for a more viewable version):

And I liked the juxtaposition of 3 Teat Pete and the heart rate monitor:


And while we're on the subject of slightly inappropriate body pictures, here's what happens when you get  a shot in your tummy and your platelets are at 8:





I've finally started to get some taste and appetite back. The simple pleasures of enjoying a bowl of cereal are now mine to savor:


Well, that's it for today. Off for a walk with Susan and then back to the casa for some coding. Happy Friday!
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  1. Kevin HammerApril 18, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Hey Geo - I have been following your recovery and am glad to hear you are getting back to healthy. Keep up the amazing attitude - it is inspirational!

    Just out of curiousity, what is the blue line in your workout graph?

    Kevin

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  2. George FlorentineApril 18, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Kevin, good to hear from you! Hope things are going well in your world. The blue line is pace, min/mile. So I was rocklin' the 14:30 min miles. Right up there with the slugs, sloths, centipedes and turtles! But I've also started kicking the soccer ball around in the backyard. I hope your schedule settles down and we can both get back on the pitch for the fall season. That would be great fun. I can't wait to taunt opposing forwards that they've gotten their asses kicked by a geezer with a new immune system!

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