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This and That and Talk - My Transplant
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It was scary, and something we don't ever want to repeat. It has made me extra aware of listening to my body for any signs that are just not normal. I don't take any chances with my health, and I am fortunate to have a husband who supports me on that. We learned how quickly unexpected things can happen for us.
There was a real neat side of all of this.
-The ER staff remembered me from when they had sent me off to UK the previous year.
- I had the same EMT in the ambulance as I had the previous year when transported to ICU.
-When I was a patient in Mayo Methodist on 10-2, I was cared for by some of the same nurses that had cared for me pre transplant and post transplant. We had the opportunity of catch up: who got married, had a baby, etc.
-I had one beautiful afternoon to enjoy the rocking chairs at GOL.
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@rosemarya We have all learned to not take things for granted I think. I tend to sort of brush things off but I am working on that. It was my husband who called MGH when I had a fever, which turned out to be Legionnaire's, and he also pushed me to go to the doctor for my leg this week, which if I didn't mention it before is fine. I was about to call on that one because if it was a clot I was afraid that exercise could dislodge it and it could cause serious problems. I am so thankful that it was not.
I was in MGH two or three times prior to transplant, and then once after. The first two times I was not in the transplant unit, the last time I was and it was like a reunion. The nurses there were incredible.
JK