Catching Up

I

I'm writing today from my bed in Jersey Shore University Medical Center. This is my sixth hospitalization since January, divided between acute bronchitis twice, and pneumonia four times. My immune is slowly but surely building up, and I keep getting over Lung Wars a little more quickly each time.

I watched the tv show "House, MD" religiously during its run, so when the doctors here in real life discuss or mention things, I pretend I know what they're talking about. Like now we're doing IVIG. I don't know what it is, I've just heard the term a few times. It's scheduled four more times over the next four months, and then I should be able to resume playing Superman. 

Or at least carrying my backpack.

The funny thing is, since January, I've been booked into hospital for lots of fun things. I keep forgetting to mention that the Multiple Myeloma is in remission. So this other stuff is just me getting the rest of my body cleaned up, like when the oil change is finished, they give you the coupon for the free car wash.

I'm very grateful to be in this position. These doctors teamed up to kick butt against a very nasty disease. This isn't a battle that gets won too often. I can put up with a couple of bouts of pneumonia or bronchitis until everything is in order.