Day + 51, Ailment Du Jour

I am moving inexorably towards the end of my second month, with nothing to show for it but a string of random ailments that come and go. For the majority of last week, I was extremely fatigued, and while we had a good string of beautiful days, I was only able to enjoy them from the comfort of my living room couch. I may be a little paranoid, but I swear my right thumb is a little swollen from constantly pressing the buttons on my TV remote.

At the end of the week, the fatigue eventually went away... only to be replaced by stomach pain from a bad combination of fried eggs and a Starbucks coffee for breakfast. This left me in an uncomfortable mess most of yesterday.

Today, I woke up with some lower back (kidney?) pain, which forced me to curtail my morning walk. I've taken some Tylenol to get some respite from the dull ache in my lower back-side, and I'm hoping it doesn't put a damper on what looks like to be another sunny and pleasant day.

But don't confuse my emoting for worry -- this is exactly how the healing process unfurled during my last transplant. I expect a lot of sleepy, achy days in my near future. I know that they will continue to pester me, until one day they will suddenly go away. Until then, it's back to the couch for some more channel surfing.