Just left the check-up by the fistula surgeon.
He tells me I have "a fine fistula" and it's "good to go".
Enough said.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Back in the game...
After doing two stress tests and more bloodwork in the past month it seems I've been okay'd by the tx center to be back on the active list again. So after all the most recent hoops and loops I've been made to jump through - this is good. My arm seems to be healing well. The surgeon was happy at how it looked at the post-op appt. I attribute this to the post-op care that I received from my friends, Marilyn & Dr. Rick Daly (who is also my PCP).
My nephrologist was like a kid on Christmas when I showed him that I had it done but he also knows that I am still not into anything that remotely has to deal with the big D and so he assures me that he hopes to never have to use my new vascular access.
Sounds good when he says that, but knowing that I am a Stage V - End Stage, Chronic Kidney Failure patient, - it's still a darn big black cloud hovering overhead.
As for what's next, I was to have a endocrinologist appt. today but it was cancelled at the last moment due to the doctor being sick. (Whoa! So i guess that DOES happen!)
And I have an appt with the surgeon on March 22nd to see if this f surgery was a success.
If so, he would give the OK at that time to it being used.
That's it for now from here.
Thanks for checking in.
My nephrologist was like a kid on Christmas when I showed him that I had it done but he also knows that I am still not into anything that remotely has to deal with the big D and so he assures me that he hopes to never have to use my new vascular access.
Sounds good when he says that, but knowing that I am a Stage V - End Stage, Chronic Kidney Failure patient, - it's still a darn big black cloud hovering overhead.
As for what's next, I was to have a endocrinologist appt. today but it was cancelled at the last moment due to the doctor being sick. (Whoa! So i guess that DOES happen!)
And I have an appt with the surgeon on March 22nd to see if this f surgery was a success.
If so, he would give the OK at that time to it being used.
That's it for now from here.
Thanks for checking in.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
All my pieces set me free....
Well a week later... and I'm doing OK.
Things are healing pretty nicely. Thanks for all the texts and inquiries.
I am grateful to have friends that care. I'm still not "into" this but it's done. I'm officially "F'd".
That is fistula'ed.
Or as the shiny, happy, medical people say - I have a brand new "VASCULAR ACCESS".
Joy.
The next event on the horizon is the new stress test.
I'll be sure to keep you posted.
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Things are healing pretty nicely. Thanks for all the texts and inquiries.
I am grateful to have friends that care. I'm still not "into" this but it's done. I'm officially "F'd".
That is fistula'ed.
Or as the shiny, happy, medical people say - I have a brand new "VASCULAR ACCESS".
Joy.
The next event on the horizon is the new stress test.
I'll be sure to keep you posted.
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
The Other Side
Just got word, the doctor said everything went very well with surgery and my Dad will be in recovery for about an hour now. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers.
Kara
Kara
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Time keeps on slipping....
Less than 24 hours til Operation F.
I wasn't sure it was even going to go down as the past two days I have been a little unwell.
There has been a round of flu going on at the office and it caught up with me on Monday.
However, my tried and true remedy seems to have pulled me out of the clutches. The symptoms came on like gang-busters Monday morning at work so at lunch I went to the nearest drugstore and bought a large bottle of chewable Vitamin C 500mg and I took mega doses immediately and repeated them every 4-6 hours. Tuesday I was home feeling pretty much like crud but with lots of sleep and lots of C, I am back at things today.
And now tomorrow......
Quite frankly, I am just really wigged about the whole deal. I mean the operation is only supposed to take an hour and a half and it will only be a 4 - 6 inch incision in my forearm but the whole thought of having some of my circulatory system rewired has me a bit on edge. About 15 years ago I had operations on both forearms to address some nerve issues and to this day, things are still not 100%.
I still never fathom myself actually being on dialysis and so this whole deal could just be a rather expensive (both monetarily and physical dexterity wise) insurance policy.
But if it keeps me on the active transplant list......
I am praying for calm.
I wasn't sure it was even going to go down as the past two days I have been a little unwell.
There has been a round of flu going on at the office and it caught up with me on Monday.
However, my tried and true remedy seems to have pulled me out of the clutches. The symptoms came on like gang-busters Monday morning at work so at lunch I went to the nearest drugstore and bought a large bottle of chewable Vitamin C 500mg and I took mega doses immediately and repeated them every 4-6 hours. Tuesday I was home feeling pretty much like crud but with lots of sleep and lots of C, I am back at things today.
And now tomorrow......
Quite frankly, I am just really wigged about the whole deal. I mean the operation is only supposed to take an hour and a half and it will only be a 4 - 6 inch incision in my forearm but the whole thought of having some of my circulatory system rewired has me a bit on edge. About 15 years ago I had operations on both forearms to address some nerve issues and to this day, things are still not 100%.
I still never fathom myself actually being on dialysis and so this whole deal could just be a rather expensive (both monetarily and physical dexterity wise) insurance policy.
But if it keeps me on the active transplant list......
I am praying for calm.
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