Catching Up With The Perry's

Hello friends!  Our family just returned home on Sunday from a long weekend in the Great Smokey Mountains.  It was a much anticipated vacation for us and we had a great time with my sister and her family.  I have pictures on Facebook - if for some reason you are not on Facebook you can find the pictures here.

Our first official day of school starts today - right after our first field trip!  Actually there are two more $1 Summer Movies at the theater so we are going to that today.  They boys have enjoyed going to these movies a lot - and most of them they have seen already, but who doesn't like watching movies and eating popcorn in a theater?

I ordered our curriculum yesterday which means it won't be here until sometime next week.  We plan to spend this week reviewing the things we hopefully still know.  We will be studying a different country every two weeks and are looking forward to that.  In Friday School we are also studying countries so this is definitely the Year of Geography!!

I didn't have very much joint pain on our trip which was good but oddly enough, I experienced quite a bit of muscle weakness in my left leg.  I still believe it is side-effects from the medication but will definitely be discussing it with my doctor next Tuesday.  I told my husband maybe the symptoms were working their way down (started in the knees) and will escape out the toes.  We can hope.

Four Months

I am fast approaching the four month anniversary of my kidney transplant.  Just two months ago I was wondering if I would ever feel good again but after a few bumps in the road (blood clot in leg, bladder leak thus the catheter for four weeks), I am finally at a good place.

I was thankful to hear from other transplant recipients that it could take as long as a year to feel fully recuperated.  Now I am not so tempted to believe that I am not getting better!  I have so much more energy yet I know I am not at 100% yet - I can't imagine how good that is going to feel!

There are still a few side effects from the medication that are annoying but if you are looking at the much bigger picture, they seem trivial.  One of the biggest annoyances is the joint pain.  I am guessing this is what arthritis feels like?  Soreness and tenderness in my fingers, wrists, inner elbows and inner knees.  Currently my left knee is very painful; but you know what?  A month ago my right knee was the exact same way and after some time, it stopped hurting completely.  I'm hoping the same for my left knee.

My hair is falling out some lately, too.  What's up with that?  That could be medication or that could just be normal for some people.  I have plenty of hair so as long as it quits falling out fairly soon, I should be okay!