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Salamander
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Rejection
Tue Feb 19 2008

So THAT'S what acute organ rejection feels like.

I'm on a ton of drugs, some old and some new. The steroids are doing a freak-out number on me again, but they'll be tapering down soon now. Thanks to the steroids I'm a newly minted diabetic; with luck that will also taper down along with the steroids. They'll be slowly switching me over to a new immunosuppressant that may actually help me with the T-cell lymphoma, so part of this might end up being a win-win situation.

So I'm back, I'm OK, and I'm marginally sorry to disappoint anyone who harbored hopes that a giant cockroach ate me. Better luck next time.

10 Comments
  • From:
    KiwiKimi (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 20 2008
    Oh, Sal!

    I have nothing sensible to say.

    I am in awe of your strength of spirit. Please take huge care of yourself, and as far as possible tell the rest of the world what it can do with itself.
  • From:
    SitsWithAnAddingMachine (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 20 2008
    Yes, I'm very glad to hear from you. You sure have been through a lot.

    As for the troll, don't worry. What comes around goes around, three times worse, I think the witches say.
  • From:
    404Error (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 20 2008
    Geez, Sal! You are just "matrixing" those bullets like Keanu Reeves. Bravo! Please, keep up the good work.

    Oh, and treat yourself to something nice. A massage, or maybe a nice dinner in a restaurant with white tablecloths and a sommelier. (But maybe skip the wine for the liver's sake.)

    (((hugs)))
  • From:
    JustPeachy (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 20 2008
    I hope you are feeling better - sometimes the cocktails are as bad if not worse than the actual problem. At least it seems that way.

    Take care of yourself.
  • From:
    DancingButterfly (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 20 2008
    Oh, I think you have a few more cat's lives up your sleeve yet :)
  • From:
    CatControlled (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 20 2008
    Wow.

    I'm glad you're back. Here's hoping those drugs do the trick.

    ((Hugs)) Keep fighting!
  • From:
    Franny (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 20 2008
    so glad to hear you're back and okay. you are truly an amazing person. an incredibly strong woman...inside and out.
  • From:
    CaraSusanetta (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Feb 21 2008
    Goodness. I'm glad there's a pony in all that 5h!+ somewhere. Thanks for checking in. There's been a community-wise, "does anybody know what's up with Salamander, we're worried" going around.
  • From:
    Oshango (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Feb 21 2008
    Miss you my friend
  • From:
    SitsWithAnAddingMachine (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Feb 24 2008
    So I hope you're still doing okay. It's been a few days.

    And I feel compelled to ask, "What DOES acute organ rejection feel like?" I hope it's not indelicate of me. I can't help but imagine your abdoment hurting as your liver gets attacked. Was it that kind of pain, or was it just feverishness? Am I being impolite asking? I hope not.