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@cmael

Yes, last year was pretty typical of our usual Christmas activities...Christmas Eve at our son’s and Christmas morning at our house for Belgian waffles. We didn’t have a date for the transplant yet because my daughter had her testing planned for Jan. The idea of me having a transplant seemed so surreal. I had a hard time believing it was actually going to happen. I didn’t think I was that sick yet, despite the test results. Today I can sure see the difference.
However, this year my husband has pneumonia and I’ve been fighting a nasty cold for two weeks with an unrelenting cough. Hoping to feel better by Christmas.
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threerrr3 | @threerrr3 | Dec 21, 2018

I caught that and I’m post transplant and still coughing after 2 months ! A lot better but still a nagging cough !

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Dec 21, 2018

So, this year you can celebrate that the transplant has already happened! It is amazing how much can change in a year.
I am sorry to hear that you and your husband are 'under the weather'. I do hope that you will feel better by Christmas, too.

I am getting over a cold. I have been so careful to avoid crowds and using my hand sanitizer, but a week after my husband came down with a cough and cold symptoms, I was suffering, too. I have observed, since my transplant, that I take a longer time to get over the symptoms. It took me a while to realize that it would be my new normal.
Will your transplant allow you to take anything for the cough?

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JK | @contentandwell | Dec 22, 2018

@cmael I often use the word surreal when speaking of my transplant, the whole thing is so extraordinary.

Get well to all of you fighting colds! I had one this year that lasted and lasted. I think as Rosemary commented, it does take longer to fight it off when you are on immunosuppressants. That, of course, makes perfect sense. Right now I am healthy though, so thankful for that. The coming week is going to be very busy and social so I hope I manage to not catch anything then.
Stay well!
JK

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