Day 8 Post tx

Day 8 Thursday:

Still haven’t poo’d and now they have placed me back on iv anti rejection as I am not absorbing as much as they would like. Can’t be missing out on them!! The doctors don’t seem too bothered but it’s really starting to get to me, yesterday I was poo obsessesed but today I decided not to be and hoped that worked. Not really at all.

But Julie and I had a good day laughing and joking and it’s been a real opportunity to really get to know her again. She’s been absolutely amazing which I am sure I have said more than once but still it’s very true.

We went for a walk about the ward as the physio said she would be back before afternoon. She wasn’t so we did a 6 ½ minute bike ride and then Julie went back to the flat for a bit. The doctors came to see me and said that a surgeon would be over to feel my tummy and see what the next plan of action would be, it’s very annoying having never had tummy problems before to now be almost set back with them. Good thing is that there isn’t a total blockage but instead seems to be a bit compacted.

Anyway in the evening Julie was making me a heat pad to put on my tummy and said I should go on the bike again for three minutes. I complained a bit then got on, but after three minutes I wanted to see if I could do five then ten then fifteen then I just got into a rhythm listening to Julies shuffle and cycling for 45 minutes, the cranberries Linger came on and I began to cry. I can’t believe my new lungs are letting me do this. It’s amazing.

Helen the nurse popped in later and gave me a cuddle, she had seen me crying whilst I had been cycling and asked if they were tears of happiness.

I phoned dougies mum at night to say hello and a couple of other folk to fill them in. I just wish my tummy would kick start again!