There is still hope!

SO…
I made my decision yesterday that I am going to give the Cyclosporine one last shot. I have been waiting for months and months for this new infusion drug to come out and I feel like I've barely given it a chance. I don't want to give up yet; there is still hope! I know I might be dragging out making myself feel like crap and maybe just postponing surgery for a later time, but I feel like this was the best choice that would leave me in a good state of mind.

They started giving me the Cyclosporine last night around 8pm and its on a constant IV drip right now. They want to see major improvement on this within about 3 days. If there isn't improvement, surgery would be the next step. However, if I am doing a lot better within the next few days, I will be going home and just taking the Cyclosporine orally.

Even though I HATE this medicine, I just am gonna suck it up and deal with the side effects again. It makes me look extremely swollen in the face, turns my hair/eyebrows a very dark brown color, and even makes my arm hair grow?! Not to mention, I still get tremors and sometimes tingly toes and fingers.

Hopefully within a few days, I will be updating my blog in the comfort of my own home. Sitting in one room for this long is quite depressing. I just wanna go home! :(


-- JKL