I agree with Lori - post-transplant time is brutal! Going into my transplant I thought everything would heal quickly. In reality, I had a lot of complications during that first year. One encouraging thing one of my doctors said was 5 months after my transplant. I was in the middle of severe upper and lower GI GVHD and was totally debilitated by high dosage of prednisone. My husband was pushing my wheelchair into the doctor’s office. The doctor said: “You are at your lowest point right now, but your gut is in the process of healing. Now, we have to get you out of this wheelchair, or you will continue losing muscles.” I came home and forced myself to start walking around my living room 3-5 minutes at a time. Before I knew it, I was walking for an hour each day. My doctor’s gentle push paid off - I work full-time, walk 4 miles each day and enjoy my life to the fullest. It’s a journey, we take one step at a time, and it’s important to keep going forward!