Another relatively stable day that began with my walk up the hill to the clinic for lab testing. My magnesium levels are holding, although I think the increased dose of oral magnesium is affecting my tummy. I had mentioned this is like taking multiple doses of Milk of Magnesia and I am feeling a bit bloated and have a sense of fullness when eating my meals. In that the lab level was good, I have a day off from the clinic tomorrow. First day off since well before the transplant. The lab tests also found my WBC counts to decrease again, so I needed to begin an antibiotic, Levaquin, to protect me against a bacterial infection. We will see where I stand on Monday.

We did go out for our walk today and I just couldn’t see Sharon carrying the backpack again. Just too heavy. So I wheeled my oxygen tank behind me, without hooking me up to it. We got our 10,000 steps over 4 miles. Today was day 3 of no supplemental oxygen during the day. Over the next 5-days the temps here are going up into the mid 80’s so I think we are going to cut back on our distance because for most of you in the USA that temperature does not seem to warm, but we find walking here in the bright sun, no shade, it gets a bit warm for my liking. All in all, a good day.

Larry and Sharon