Creatinine Level: 280 Days post-transplant

Yes, it's been 280 days since Rob's transplant. Wow, that's sounds like a lot!

Rob is doing well. His creatinine level was 1.5 at his last Clinic appointment, which was last Wednesday. However, his BK virus has decided to come back. Grrr. We do not like you Mr. BK virus. You can go away now. And stop pestering Rob's urinary tract. So his transplant docs have taken him off his CellCept again. That's the only thing they can do to get rid of it. So he has another Clinic appointment at the end of August to check on the BK virus. In the meantime, Rob is just instructed to keep on drinking himself silly with huge amounts of water!

Rob says he feels amazingly well. He's been bike riding to work a little bit. Last week, it was unbearably hot here in NC, so he just drove to work every day. But the week before that, he rode into work 2 times. He's planning on riding in tomorrow. He works 19 miles away, but he usually doesn't bike in that whole distance. He's been driving anywhere from 4-8 miles towards work, parking his car and then riding in the rest of the way. His docs are happy to hear that he's getting some exercise!

I've been doing well. Staying busy as a Mommy to a super cutie pie little girl. I'm coaching some extra swim practices with DAMA this month while Coach Rusty enjoys some much needed R & R. Eliza and I should be visiting my Mom and Dad in NorCal at the beginning of September. We haven't got the plane tickets yet, but we will soon. They are so excited to see Eliza! Also, Rob's Mom is planning a trip out here to visit at the end of September. We'll be heading up to Richmond, VA as soon as she gets here because Rob is going to be participating in the Virginia Transplant Games. It's the first time that the state of Virginia is holding an event for transplant patients and living donors. And they decided to allow transplant recipients and donors from all over the US (and world, I think?) to participate, too. Here's their website that has all the info about the Games. Rob will likely participate in the swimming events and the running races. Maybe some other events, too. He'll decide later.

Our good friend David received a kidney transplant a few weeks ago! We are so excited for him. He's doing well with the new kidney and I think he's really liking his newly rediscovered freedom from thrice-weekly dialysis treatments!

Well I think that just about sums up our life over the past month. Until next time...