Return To Sender
Wednesday afternoon I was scheduled to return Jamey’s cycler to the DaVita Clinic. At the last minute he decided to jump in the car with me. I’m so glad he did. It was lovely to see the smile on Nurse Sally’s face.
Category Archives: Dialysis
Dialysis
This is a late post. Last week, the day we came home from the hospital, I cleaned all traces of dialysis out of our bedroom. Jamey walked in the house, hugged the girls, and then went straight to our shower. I cleaned out every bit of dialysis supplies while he was in the bathroom. I wanted him to see his… Read more »
Thursday was awful…
Friday was worse đ Jamey meets with his dialysis nurses and nephrologist every two weeks. Yesterday was a doctor day. Unfortunately, we had a very chaotic day and I was unable to secure a sitter for the appointment. I ended up sitting in the car with the girls while Jamey was at his appointment (hour and a half). Then when he… Read more »
Time For An Update
So, what’s new with us? Well, the girls are out of school! This fall Abby will be heading into 4th grade and Hb into 2nd. This is the time of year that my work really steps up. AVA is adding an 8th grade this year. So I have to add all of the new teachers and classes to the… Read more »
Having a rough time
Jamey hasn’t felt the greatest the last few days. The last two days he hasn’t really gotten out of bed. As I mentioned in the last post, he met with doctor and team on Monday. They made some changes to his meds and dialysis prescription (due to the uremia and swelling). He had been having some pretty bad headaches and… Read more »
Second verse…
…same as the first. Just a little bit louder and a little bit worse! BLAH. Well, remember the post where I said things weren’t great? Labs confirmed our thoughts. Unfortunately, Jamey’s kidneys have went downhill a bit. His creatinine is up to 15 and his BUN is up as well around 98. The good news? We have a FANTASTIC team… Read more »
In case you were wondering…
We still need a kidney. I wanted to fill this post with lots of HAPPY… and I will give you a bit of that in a minute. But first, please hear my plea! WE NEED A KIDNEY. Jamey’s kidney function (both kidneys) is down around 6%. Our coordinator said that she has received several calls on his behalf – but… Read more »
Take A Minute
I’ve recieved a couple messages asking about a new post. Yes, things are okay. Yes, things are normal. No, we have not gotten a call from our living donor coordinator. Hour to hour. Day to day. Week to week. We simply wait. I find that I don’t cry out of the blue as often anymore. But, I do cry easily…. Read more »
Dialysis At Home
We did it! Last night was our second night. I will admit it was a little stressful on Wednesday night. We have spent so long doing this in a small hospital room. Everything has its own place and is easy to get to and access. I did find a spot for everything and label all of the drawers and boxes here… Read more »
Baxter
All of our supplies are here! This is about one month (and a little extra) worth of supplies. While it is over 50 boxes – I don’t think it takes up as much room as I thought it would. It will be a bit different than training. During training we used one 6000 ml bag and one 3000 ml bag. He… Read more »