Posts Tagged ‘health’
Dueling transplant lists
Everyone at Carolinas Medical Center is so much nicer than folks at the big med center in Durham. The choice of where to have my three years of transplant waiting counted would seem like a no-brainer, considering it is still true that wait times are slightly less at CMC. [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]
An all-too-brief nephrectomy followup
Successful surgery. Some difficult times post-op at Duke Hospital, Wednesday through Saturday. Detailed a little in Facebook. Lots of pain, and scary amounts of unexpected incompetence. Will detail in here at some point. Home in own bed tonight. No oxygen-monitoring [Read More]
Stuff circa January 12, 2011
Dating. Noting to add here. The topic enters my mind every day. I thwarts any potential enthusiasm. I could not even string together three words to a woman I might be interested in merely beginning a conversation with. I wonder if 35 was a strong magnet that accelerator my [Read More]
Hidden perils of dialysis! Big surprise…
I’m not even going to watch this. So how bad is it? My chances of leaving treatment in a body-bag tomorrow are better than my winning MegaMillions, aren’t they? This is why I need a kidney, like asap. I’ll be sending out a desperate plea sometime soon. [Read More]
Bad kidney
Above is my latest poor artistic rendering of one of my polycystic kidneys and a normal kidney. I am cranky tonight because my left kidney will not stop aching. Stronger painkillers do I need. This kidney has been a pain in my side…and my back…and my [Read More]
When the only one who’s got your back is you
I told my nephrologist that I didn’t think anyone at dialysis really gave a damn about the problems I’ve been having at treatment, thought not exactly in those words. He responded that he takes issue with this, that they’ve been trying things that just [Read More]
Dialysis puzzle
Two hours into my three-hour dialysis treatment, I am not experiencing the profuse sweating and freezing that occur just about every time I am here. There have been a couple of exceptions, and there have been commonalities to these dialysis treatments that I have tolerated. [Read More]
