The unease sets in

It's officially been a week. I have not run, rode my bike, done kickboxing, went to ab lab or had any type of major physical exercise in a week. Also today I spoke with the temp person who was brought in to help work with my load, he is recently graduated and sounds overwhelmed, but hopeful. It's frustrating to be stuck in a place you don't really want to be when I feel fine and I'm pretty positive that I could go back and get right back in the groove. 

I guess that's why they are keeping me in here though, because getting back in the groove could cause a major relapse and set me right back here in the hospital. So this extended stay is for my own good and I appreciate the concern even if my mood does not reciprocate that appreciation. 

My platelet count today is up again to 247,000 and is starting to level out. My baseline is 280,000 so it won't go much over that. No pheresis today, the goal in mind being that my body continues to make more platelets with out the help of plasma exchange. I'll have another pheresis treatment tomorrow then they will either hold off until Thursday or Friday. 

Mari stopped by with a book of puzzles that is sure to keep me busy for the next few restless days. And my mom and I played Trivial Pursuit today, I won, but it was a close match. Jason also got me a pedometer and we walked 2,627 steps. If I can't measure my distance in miles I might as well start off at something small.

My mom and Jason went to Surin last night, one of my favorite Thai restaurants, and brought me back Coconut Tofu Soup and Chicken Panang. Not as excellent as the Chicken Noodle Bowl they only serve for lunch, but still fantastic. I was actually able to eat the entire thing, which is HUGE considering my appetite has been lacking and slow to improve. Tonight I think we are going to ditch dietary services and all three of us are going to go eat in the North Pavilion. Jason is even bring me jeans and a polo for the occasion. It's going to be nice to wear real clothes again.

So in recap. Today was a good day, my levels that need to go up went up, my levels that need to go down went down and they took off my heart monitor. So I'm on the road to recovery covered in sticky tape residue!