Hello friends,
\nHappy New Year to all of you! I am so glad for a new year to begin! I am excited about what God has in store for me\u2013 continuing to meet some neat people and sharing my story\u2026 of course, everyone is hoping for a new kidney for me (and so am I)<\/p>\n
Well, let\u2019s see what has happened these past couple of week\u2026enjoying time with a great guy and his family\u2026he\u2019s very considerate and has driven me in his 4 wheel jeep as we\u2019ve had a few blizzards. Snow White (for those that don\u2019t know\u2013that\u2019s my car\u2019s name) doesn\u2019t like to be driven in deep snow.<\/p>\n
I have also babysat little Nicholas\u2013 he just gets more talkative every time I see him\u2026still so adorable! I had the pleasure of helping another friend out by house sitting and pet sitting for a week. This is something I enjoy\u2013 so if you are needing a house sitter or know of someone that may need one, please let me know.<\/p>\n
While I was house sitting, I experienced a fibrin clot for the first time. This is something common in peritoneal dialysis. What is this? Is a clot of protein. It\u2019s white and squishy. I did take a picture on my camera phone and once I actually read the instructions of how to use my phone, I will add it to my page for your enjoyment!<\/p>\n
So, having found the fibrin clot, I then had to inject medicine called Heparin via syringe into my dialysis bag three times to break up the fibrin clots. Since I was by myself and at someone else\u2019s house, I was a little nervous about doing this. Of course, I am \u201cnever alone\u201d as I can always call the dialysis hot-line (the after hours number). Injecting medicine via syringe is a very tedious process. First, I have to take a beta dine swab and squeeze a drop on top of the medicine vial to disinfect the top that will be injected. Then, I take the beta dine swab and tape it to the port on the bag to also disinfect what the needle will touch. I then wait five minutes, take the syringe, fill it with the appropriate amount of medicine, inject it in the port, without touching anything else. I then swish the bag to mix in the medicine. For some of you that are not familiar with Heparin- it\u2019s a blood thinner. I was really nervous about taking this as my mother is allergic to this medicine. To my knowledge, I am not. I did however, find myself very sore from about the waist down\u2013 I was kind of achy, my joints and muscles ached\u2026very strange.<\/p>\n
I continue too get my epogen shot each week\u2013 the nurses still joke with me that I don\u2019t have any fat to grab to inject me. I know\u2026it\u2019s crazy.<\/p>\n
Nothing like getting a healthy Christmas gift\u2013 I got a huge box of balance bars. I try to eat one about once a day to help increase my albumin. My next lab appt is Jan 11- lets pray that the numbers have improved.<\/p>\n
I was richly blessed with bison and elk from some new friends! I had the pleasure of trying Elk last evening\u2013 I slow cooked an arm roast for about an hour in the oven\u2013 turned out rather flavorful, yet a little dry. I added some mustard for taste as I ate it- actually tasted quite good!<\/p>\n
Still getting Christmas gifts- its nice and pleasantly surprising. A dear friend assisted with getting my \u201ckidney from Tiffany\u2019s\u201d- I wear it proudly, enjoying showing it to others and telling them why I bought it.<\/p>\n
Well, i have writer\u2019s block and cannot think of anything else to share, so I will close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hello friends, Happy New Year to all of you! I am so glad for a new year to begin! I am excited about what God has in store for me\u2013 continuing to meet some neat people and sharing my story\u2026 of course, everyone is hoping for a new kidney for me (and so am I)
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