6 Month(-ish) Check-Up

Today I went for my 6 month check up (at 7 1/2 months), and it felt good to go back to UPenn. I almost forgot how amazing everybody is there. While my immediate post-surgery experiences were a little iffy, the actual transplant team is really so great. I got to see my pal that takes my blood, which is always a delight (she's seriously so good, you don't even feel it, plus she's hilarious), I found out that I didn't gain as much weight as I thought I had (I literally ran out and  dramatically tried on a bunch of size 8 pants, 3 sizes up from my normal size 2), and then I had a fun visit with the nurse practitioner (she called me "thin" so I left feeling really good). The positivity (I was told donation stories that gave me goose bumps!), and genuine care and appreciation (the donation coordinator saw I had an appointment and sought me out just to see how I've been!) from the team there is really just incredible (even the front desk guy remembered me), and set the tone for a wonderful day of Philly food (I think my friend and I literally ate everything in the city of Philadelphia). And just a couple hours later, while I was soaking up the sun at the Japanese garden, I got a voicemail saying that my tests came back perfect, and that I "won best labs of the day." It's always good to hear that I'm in great health, and be reminded that I made a good choice. I can't stress enough what a great experience being a kidney donor was, and I'm so thankful that I was able to do it. And now I get to rock this awesome license plate!

Also here is me, today, all healthy and healed and such...

And just because I realized I never posted the link to the news story: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/24595804/woman-donates-to-stranger