“We expect everyone to experience some complications” – That’s what the doctors say to us transplant patients.
Now it’s my turn. Up until now things have been going great. Today at my weekly check up I found out that I have Epstein Barr virus. You probably have it too, most people do. But I’m having a flare up. Specifically, the lymph nodes in my head and neck and swollen and sore. If left untreated it could turn into lymphoma (lymph node cancer) – and we don’t want that.
So tomorrow I get admitted back in to the hospital for a CT scan and a bunch of tests. Then treatments start on Friday – (some sort of infusions). Hopefully in a few weeks, I’ll be as good as new. – I won’t (shouldn’t) be in the hospital for the next few weeks, hopefully just a day.
It’s not really anything serious, just a complication and an inconvenience on my road to getting better.
So, I’m still in the thick of it. Please keep praying for me and encouraging me. I’ll get through this.