A quick Update

I have a few blog posts swimming around in my head, but I have had bronchitis again, (second time this year), and haven't had the energy to put pen to paper...or finger to keyboard.

I had a check-up last week in St. Catharines and I am still cancer-free. Yay!!

I have the capacity to fight off viruses and infections, as evidenced in my bronchitis battle in January, however with my compromised immune system, I am more susceptible to infections. When they reboot your immune system, as they did with my stem cell transplant, you no longer have any of the immunities you have built up over the years. As such, I will catch lots of bugs that I may have already dealt with prior to May 2014. :(

In another 6 months or so I may need to be tested to determine if I need to have booster vaccinations for the usual culprits -- Measles, Mumps and Rubella. It is not always necessary and I may still have immunity for the ones I have already had..ie mumps and chicken pox. Anyways, time will tell.

I am feeling better every week. My severe fatigue resolved itself in January as did the peripheral neuropathy pain in my feet. Unfortunately that is rearing its ugly head again. I will do a separate post on that.

I was feeling so great that I joined Goodlife Gym, started working out, very gently and with a goal of mobility and strength building. I promptly came down with bronchitis and sinusitis, so it has been on hold. <sigh> Story of my life, eh? Nothing goes smoothly!!

I am so very excited that spring is here. It is my favourite time of the year. It is a rebirth of the earth and a fresh start. I love the smells, sights and sounds. Another post on that topic will follow as well.

One last thing...if you have a chance to look into the immunotherapy research that is being done to treat cancer...I guarantee you will be blown away. In a previous post on Chemo Brain I attached a link to an HBO-Vice video that outlined the use of various viruses on different types of cancer, including measles vaccine for Multiple Myeloma. Al and I recently watched a similar piece on 60 minutes in which they speak about using the polio virus to treat brain tumours. Simply amazing! I am so hopeful that I can remain in remission long enough for all of this to be available in mainstream treatment so that I can have a real chance at a cure. :) <beaming smile>