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@rosemarya Rosemary, thanks for inquiring. I am not sure where I last left things, but I am now on sirolimus, three in the morning and no tacrolimus. Initially I was still taking one tac in the morning and one in the evening (I had been doing three both times). I presume sirolimus must have more of a time delay and stay in your system longer since I no longer take it in the evening. I also still take prednisone, omeprazole, and a low dose aspirin in the morning, plus I am still taking imodium two times a day and now amoxicillin four times a day due to a mouth infection! I feel like my life is ruled by pills.

I am still doing weekly lab tests. I am sure when they feel my numbers are stable that will get stretched out to monthly again. My creatinine was pretty good last week, lower than what they 1.4 they are considering to be my baseline.
When I went for my lab work last Monday my regular phlebotomist was on vacation so I had a different person. She was very nice but she could not hit the spot. She kept putting it in and moving it around, she tried both arms, and then with my consent tried a third time. The third time she was able to get enough out to fill the four vials, thankfully. I swear if she is there tomorrow I will walk out. She is so nice but it got painful and I normally do not flinch at this.

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@contentandwell, I know what you mean about pills ruling your life.! yesterday morning as I was grabbing my weekly pill container, I dropped it and 5 days worth of pills spilled all over my kitchen floor! Luckily I found them all. I don't usually eat off the floor - but I made an exception here!
Phlebotomists are either good or bad - no in between!
Rosemary

@contentandwell - having a phlebotimist that can't hit the mark if TERRIBLE. I have asked for another person before but my local lab only has one person so I'm not sure what I would do. I just cringed reading about her moving the needle around. That really hurts!

@lcamino This is also a small lab, just a collection place for Quest Labs and the blood get sent "stat" to their real lab in MA. There is just one person there. When I walked in there today and saw Ruth, the regular woman, I practically kissed her! She and I have become very friendly as I think I have mentioned. She is very Christian and was quite dismayed to hear that my daughter is having a civil ceremony for her wedding. Heck, I would prefer a Christian wedding myself but she is not a practicing Christian so it's her choice - she is 35, plus we are contributing to this three ring circus, not paying for it all.
JK