Never Underestimate Cathi Maynard

Dr. McGuirk came into the exam room at the clinic today with a new slogan. "Never underestimate Cathi Maynard" I like it.

I went to the clinic, promoted to the "exam" area. But I still had to enter through Limited Access and so I saw all my friends. The counts are all good. Dr. McGuirk was pleased. He encouraged me to just do 2 minutes on the treadmill. I do not have to return to the clinic until MONDAY. I must begin thinking seriously about what to put back into this empty life.

So I have been downstairs twice today and completed 7 minutes on the treadmill. It seems like a big deal to trek down those stairs and then back up but really, it's less time that I spent walking in the hall at the hospital.

However, going up the stairs requires muscles I haven't kept in shape. Think of picking up one foot to slip it into a shoe while balancing on the other. I'm not so good at that. But I've also been upstairs at least twice today so the strength will come.

Life at home is TIRING. Everything I do wears me out. From going to the bathroom to getting a drink. I'm wobbly at unexpected times, including carrying things. I don't nap very much but I'm sleeping good at night.

I'm eating a lot, but still with the help of regular Ativan. "Ativan is our friend" is a mantra amongst the BMT staff. I have a few more days of steroids and I am looking forward to getting away from those.

Mom keeps producing little bags of stuff to deal with. Mail, bills, cards, etc. I get through one pile and another one appears in my chair. 7-8 weeks of catching up is going to take some time.

Meanwhile no changes in the plan for a while. A friend suggested Rogaine to encourage my hair to regrow. Anyone know anything about that?

Cathi