Pills, Pills, and less pills

I had a doctor appointment last week. He decided to have me stop taking my water pill as well as my potassium. I have to admit that I am a bit nervous to stop taking them as I do tend to swell up (especially my cankles) I was looking at a photo of myself from many years ago and realized that I did indeed have ankles. Oh, well, I am alive and I am grateful. So now I get to watch my sodium intake and wear lovely stockings that keep me from swelling, but not sweating! I actually like the way they feel, except for feeling hot. They look sort of dorky, but soon it will be fall and nobody will notice with long pants.

The doctor also had me go to a vein center and make sure I did not have any signs of blood clots, so I did that last week as well, all is good, so that was a relief. ( I feel like an old person talking about all these doctor appointments), but I thought some people might want to know that I am doing well. Just to let you all know - when I left the hospital following the transplant, I was taking 47 pills a day, now I take 6. Wow!

Disneyland Motivates

I have discovered that the best motivation for me at work is a trip to Disneyland, so I should always have one planned.(haha) I have done better the last three weeks than I have done in three months. I want to go to the park and not use anything but cash, so I know that I have to do my best. I think the excitement must come through in my voice over the phone. Anyway, it is working and that is great! We are excited to have most of the family with us. Andy doesn't want to come and I guess I can understand that. I am sure that someday he will want to go again.

Last week I had my high school friends here for a few days! It was nice that the Oqurrah temple was still open for viewing, they were all happy to see it! I feel so blessed that after all these years, we still love to be together and have a fun time. Thanks to Dave for putting up with so many women for a few days. He was a champ!