6 weeks post tx

[old_newb]

How to tell when the drugs are finally leaving your system:

you no longer weep while watching The Simpsons

you can make it up a flight of stairs without stopping halfway to rest

you can eat spicy food again and everything taste good!

you put on 5 pounds, even after eliminating most of the fat in your diet


any others?

[Jillybean65]

You no longer have a note pinned to your shirt that reads:
"Doesn't Play Well With Others!"

[dontworry_behappy1]

This should run at the top everyday.

[Bovary73]

wonderfull!

[Bovary73]

Dee: "Your significant other does not run when you are walking down the hall :)"
...lol..I can relate to that ;)

[1swimmer]

Is this like the Phoenix or something? Love all these posts.

[Diane1186]

Such great posts.  Especially since tonight is my last injection.  Thanks everyone for posting.

[uriah1]

Thanks everyone.  I really needed this hope!

[libzo2]

You could make a song with all the above beautiful verses.
You can find yourself dancing.
you think about planting flowers and tomatoes.
You sigh a lot.
You praise the forces that be.
You watch an ant.
You want to lick the due off the leaves.  Better stop here haha

[belle19]

you can go to cardio class and wear a tank top because you're no longer chilled.
you get things done around the house that you put off for the last year.
you no longer nap during the day.
you feel like making dinner every night again.

[slideman]

Your hair starts to come back
You want to return to work
You regain some libido
your old hobby looks like fun again

[orphanedhawk]

You wake up and think about what you will do, rather than simply dragging yourself through the day.
Eating spicy food again is my fav.

[JasmineT]

You smile and mean it
You look forward to going to work because you can
You clean the house
You take hot showers
Your hair gets soft again
You recognize yourself in the mirror
Your mouth loses the metalic taste
Your muscles start working again
You can hold a conversation
You can read a book
You have fun

[Dee1956]

You don't run out of breath before you run out of day.  Your legs don't go numb due to low HGB.  Your significant other does not run when you are walking down the hall :)
Your tongue is not sensitive to spicy food.  Your disposition improves.  You do not have to take benedryl, atarax, magic mouthwash or live in the bathroom.  Sun light no longer bothers your eyes
You get to SVR!!!!
Yippeee!!

[uriah1]

you start to remember things and can focus
you don't carry ginger with you

[uriah1]

your shoulders, arms, upper back, and quads don't throb
you don't itch from the inside
you don't want to sleep ALL the time
you really want to get things done (and can)
you don't think about the meds and side effects
you have a great outlook on your life



(can't wait!)