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Guess who is back on the road? WATCH OUT!!

Long day! It started off with me waking, getting ready and me driving all by myself to the hospital. Yupp all by myself. It felt weird to be alone in the car and me driving the car, but I just turned up the music and sang my way to the hospital. Got my blood drawn first, everything came back great. My prograf troft level was 18.8, a little high, but they aren't changing anything. They will probably lower my dose next clinic visit. Then the biopsy. That went well too, other than them slicing my neck open with a scalpel :) The result was the same as my last biopsy. Good work ticker! Now off to my echocardiogram. I had a good tech today she was very nice and quick. My ejection fraction is amazing at 67% (plus or minus 5%). I always think the plus! Then I had to meet with the good ol' docs. I am feeling so great lately it is hard to take it easy. This is what we talked about during our visit. I understand where they are coming from, but I don't think they know. I haven't been able to do a lot of the things that I'm going to be able to do now. It's been 6 years...6 YEARS!!! That's a long time, especially for me. I guess I gave them a scare, while I was just zonked out :) So I am taking it easy. I am slowing my roll, but still having fun.
Today I saw my surgeon and he released my drive, lift weights, jog, and bike. So great! Can't wait to start getting muscle back in these noodle arms of mine and to just get out and about.


My old saggy, flabby heart aka road kill :(


My 1st heart transplant and road kill. Pretty sad how big and sick my native heart was.


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  1. UnknownApril 29, 2015 at 8:43 AM

    Look at that machine that was in your heart!!!! It's huge!!!!!

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  2. AnonymousJune 29, 2015 at 8:10 AM

    this was the first time i saw this...wow

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