Media and the 15th biopsy!
Hi!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and is enjoying a new year! This update is about things that occurred at the end of 2005. I had my 15th biopsy and am making it to a new year which was marked by me being a part of the Lifecenter Organ Donor Network 2006 calendar. This touching calendar features both organ donors and recipients and their stories. I am the month of March (since this is my birthday month). If you are interested in helping the cause of promoting organ donor awareness, please call 513-558-5555 to order yours even if to just make fun of my pic. It actually is very well done and a good purchase if you are looking for a 2006 wall calendar.
In other media news, I was a part of a news story about the record numbers of donors in the state of Ohio in 2005. I was interviewed for the story that aired December 16th on the 5 o'clock news on channel 12 in Cincinnati.
Most importantly, I had my 15th biopsy at Cleveland clinic in November and had great results. My rejection level was a 0, though my allomap(new blood test for rejection) was very high. We are just going to overlook the allomap results since the biopsy was good. I was able to decrease my dose of steroids again, which I am always happy to do. The chest Xray was good as well as the EKG. My blood work was also unchanged. I also had a bone density scan which I still don't know the results of but I still take the medication (fosamax) that helps prevent bone loss. I will go back to Cleveland clinic every 3 months from now on as long as everything goes smoothly. So everything seems to be going pretty smoothly, and I look forward to new year!
love, Jenn
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and is enjoying a new year! This update is about things that occurred at the end of 2005. I had my 15th biopsy and am making it to a new year which was marked by me being a part of the Lifecenter Organ Donor Network 2006 calendar. This touching calendar features both organ donors and recipients and their stories. I am the month of March (since this is my birthday month). If you are interested in helping the cause of promoting organ donor awareness, please call 513-558-5555 to order yours even if to just make fun of my pic. It actually is very well done and a good purchase if you are looking for a 2006 wall calendar.
In other media news, I was a part of a news story about the record numbers of donors in the state of Ohio in 2005. I was interviewed for the story that aired December 16th on the 5 o'clock news on channel 12 in Cincinnati.
Most importantly, I had my 15th biopsy at Cleveland clinic in November and had great results. My rejection level was a 0, though my allomap(new blood test for rejection) was very high. We are just going to overlook the allomap results since the biopsy was good. I was able to decrease my dose of steroids again, which I am always happy to do. The chest Xray was good as well as the EKG. My blood work was also unchanged. I also had a bone density scan which I still don't know the results of but I still take the medication (fosamax) that helps prevent bone loss. I will go back to Cleveland clinic every 3 months from now on as long as everything goes smoothly. So everything seems to be going pretty smoothly, and I look forward to new year!
love, Jenn
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