1. Nurse Jenn messaged me today and reported that this week's labs looked stable and that Dr. Murad would like to continue to increase the levels of Tacrolimus in my blood. So he raised my dosage one half of a mg.
2. After my exchange with Nurse Jenn, I realized my pill box was empty and so I filled it for the next week and made the change she instructed me to make.
I realized, as I filled my box, that I'm the only person, say, in our family, who knows what medications I'm taking and the dosage.
I'm going to figure out a way to create a list of the various medicines and over counter pills and the dosage I take each day that I can carry with me -- in my wallet, I guess.
But today I decided that Christy and Carol should have this list and should know the numbers to call if I have problems or something happens and I can't call the transplant clinic myself.
With Debbie staying in New York indefinitely, I realized I would need my sisters' help.
So, this evening, I typed out a chart showing what pills I take in the morning, at noon, and in the evening and sent both Christy and Carol a copy with an email outlining some other information.
That eased my mind.
3. I actually hope this changes before long, but right now I'm on a one day on, one day off morning walking schedule. After my jaunt on Wednesday at the Medimont Trailhead and after accumulating some more steps at the casino and Trader Joe's, I woke up today with rubbery legs and I rested them. I'm hoping that by next week I'll feel fit enough to walk about a mile or so daily.
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