Health Update
I saw my GI a couple weeks ago. My weight is up, my energy level is great and Humira is working like a charm. I am feeling very lucky.
We briefly touched on the future and how our conversations are going to change as I get older. She brought up children, which isn’t on my radar AT ALL right now. What I was really interested in talking about was traveling.
This is something I really want to do in the next couple years. I am approved to graduate with my 4-year Bachelor’s Degree this spring. I need some time off. To catch my breath. To see an entirely different scope of life.
I knew traveling would be hard as long as I am on Humira. And right now, Humira is my treatment plan for life. Or as long as it continues to work. Humira has to be refrigerated until use so I can’t just put the needles in my backpack and go. My GI basically said I am going to have to contact pharmacies based on my location, pre order Humira and organize my trip so I can be at each designated pharmacy every two weeks.
Basically, my trip isn’t going to have a lot of the flexibility that other backpackers can enjoy. It’s a small road block that I have no problem dealing with if it means I get to do what I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I am also limited in the types of places I can go. My GI stressed the need for me to travel somewhere clean, where my general health won’t be at risk.
Little things to think about. But big things to be excited for.
On a totally different note, I’ve developed a cold. My mood in the past couple months has been generally apathetic so I’m pretty unfazed by it right now. But my parents are freaking out. If you get sick on Humira, even just a little common cold, sometimes they’ll make you stop taking it. Humira puts individuals at a higher risk of developing a serious infection like tuberculosis. So. Earlier bed times for me this week.
Again, little added things to consider. Things I didn’t really have to consider a year ago.
BUT STILL FEELING LUCKY.
