Officially Past the Three Month Mark!
That’s right, I’ve had my sister-in-law’s kidney in me now for a hair over three months and sadly it’s just about time for me to go back...
Tag: kidney disease
Seven Weeks In – So Far, So Good!
Mind you, I actually meant to write this post a week ago at what would’ve been the six-week mark, but what can I say? Despite being off of work and not ha...
You Have No Idea How Bad I Have to Pee Right Now!!!
The thing is, neither do I because my body is apparently playing post-transplant tricks with me in the form of urinary urges that have literally had me running ...
The Ups and Downs of Kidney Transplants
It’s still kind of weird to think that roughly a week ago, I started off my Wednesday with two (garbage) kidneys and enough anxiety to fill a 50-gallon tr...
Life is Fragile
Having now spent five solid weeks in hospitals this year alone for all sorts of infection-related issues, I’ve noticed a pattern where as I get closer to ...
Roller Coaster of Kidneys
One thing that I’ve learned about kidney transplants in the last two weeks is that there isn’t just one approval, there’s a zillion of them. T...
Kidney Progress!
It’s official – I now have a date for my upcoming kidney transplant! Right now I feel all sorts of emotions, which I suppose I have the next month to do m...
Dude, Where’s My Gallbladder?!
As of Monday afternoon, it’s no longer in my body. I don’t want to jinx it, but so far my infection symptoms haven’t returned and I’m of...
Yet Another Dialysis Update…
So where did I leave off??? I guess I’ve been doing hemodialysis for a little over two months now, which seems like a drop in the bucket for some folks wh...
One Month of Hemodialysis Down…
To follow up on my last post that I made just before Christmas, I did end up getting that new catheter only two days prior to Santa’s arrival, and actuall...