‘kidneys’ Archives
Cats in the bedroom
Here’s some more photographic evidence of how hard it will be to evict the pets from the bedroom. Well, I’m posting them more for the novelty of the similar themes of the photos taken 13½ years part. October 1997 February 2011 [Read More]
How to lose 11 pounds in three weeks
I’m still awaiting on the actual photos of my removed polycystic kidney. But I have had enough weigh-ins at dialysis now to guess that my kidney had weighed 8-10 pounds. I’m 11 pounds lighter than I was back on January 18. I’ll attribute the other pound or [Read More]
Peritoneal Dialysis: The hurdle
In order to go peritoneal dialysis AND not introduce a considerable risk of infection, I need to close off the bedroom from the pets. They wouldn’t just have to be out overnight while I did my transfers with the machine. The bedroom would be off-limits 24/7. And [Read More]
Peritoneal Dialysis: The next thing worth trying
I’m going to move forward with a plan to switch from in-center hemodialysis to home, nighttime peritoneal dialysis. More details to follow. I’m optimistic about this right now. I wonder how many times I’ve used the word optimistic in this blog when it was [Read More]
Undisclosed Location
While Anderson Cooper reports from an undisclosed location so that Egyptians don’t beat him up again, I blog from an undisclosed location because I needed to get away from home. It is difficult to explain why I couldn’t get sufficient rest at home. I suppose I [Read More]
Nephrectomy recovery catchup
The past week has not been as restful as I had hoped. I spent three days with friends in Apex. I got some good rest there, but I also still had my full arsenal of painkillers. I’ve been home since Saturday morning, and I really wish I’d checked myself into a [Read More]
Nephrectomy and aftermath summary part 3
Mostly written at dialysis on Monday, January 31 This is just an exercise for me to complete at this point. While at dialysis treatment this afternoon, I’ve completed my Press-Ganey survey that one usually gets after treatment at Duke. I left a lot of [Read More]
Nephrectomy and aftermath summary part 2
I’m writing this from my regular dialysis facility. My friend C whom I’m staying with was nice enough to drive me from Apex all the way here this morning. The 10:30 time works much better today than my usual 3:30, and I’m glad DaV could accommodate. I [Read More]
Nephrectomy and aftermath summary
My blog continues to be a secondary source of providing updates about my surgery and recovery. I’ve been updating Facebook, where I can air raw thoughts that may not be best as part of the public record. Even on there, I’ve been skipping lots of details about my [Read More]
