Wow, it's dawned on me that I've had this livejournal for quite some time now. I started it in 2002 and have been writing in it ever since. Hey it's a good outlet, especially when I have a lot on my mind and I just need to get it out. So this month I have four appointments coming up as part of my evaluation testing. I need to have an ultrasound ( Read more... )

You would think I would be happy that we finally got the ball rolling on getting my second transplant but alas I find myself feeling quite indifferent. The nephrologist I saw today said something that kind of irked me and I don't know if I'm taking it the wrong way or what, we were in the middle of discussing how long people can survive on a ( Read more... )

Next month I go for re-evaluation testing!! I was so excited when I got the call, I even got a little misty eyed but I was in dialysis so I didn't actually let loose with my emotions. Finally after months of waiting, I can hardly believe it. At least the year went by fast, I know most people are kind of upset about that but I am actually relieved. ( Read more... )

Has it been a year already? I mean counting back to when I first got sick and this whole fiasco started. It was the week of Kacie's wedding and Mario was visiting from Vegas. That very night actually, I should have known something was up, I had the most wicked case of the chills, I literally had on layers of clothes and piles of blankets on top of ( Read more... )

So I was in the hospital yet again... seems to be the theme of this year. Last Sunday I was having difficulty breathing again, it got really bad when all I did was walk a few feet to the bathroom and I couldn't breath, I had to scream for Eric who rushed oxygen to me. We probably should have just left for the emergency room right then and there but ( Read more... )

My aunt is probably no longer a candidate to be a kidney donor as she once was nine years ago. She has high blood pressure now and that automatically disqualifies anyone. Lots of people have stepped up and said they'll get tested but so far I have only seen results from two people and they cannot be a donor because their blood type doesn't match. I ( Read more... )

I entered the 2010 Diabetesmine Design Challenge and proudly am a semi-finalist, currently there is an open community vote taking place to determine the top ten winners. You can vote here and I would greatly appreciate if you voted for my idea, Glucose Buddiez.

It's going to be about six months before I can be re-evaluated and put on the transplant list. Great. Six more months of dialysis. They want me to get a fistula, basically they connect an artery directly to a vein. Right now I have a catheter in an artery in my groin. I'm a little hesitant about getting a fistula because that means I will have to ( Read more... )

I go to see my kidney doctor Wednesday and I hope they start the process of re-evaluating me for a transplant and maybe get some kind of idea on a time frame. So we had a party last night and it was really fun. A couple people showed up that I wasn't expecting and everyone loved my chocolate Guinness cupcakes with Irish cream frosting. It made my ( Read more... )

After a week of dialysis it's not looking like it's going to repsond. I still produce urine and everything but I'm not filtering everything out as I should be. So a new kidney is looking inevitable. Luckily I had two matches going in the first time and my second match is ready to donate. We have to be re-evaluated but unless my aunt has some ( Read more... )