Update on Dialysis

I got my first set of labs back since starting dialysis, and for the first time my toxin levels have come down!  I’m feeling a whole lot better.  No more nausea or dizziness, and my appetite is back.  I still wish I had the energy to run around with my soccer playing son but I’m a lot less sleepy than I was before.

Next Thursday I’ll be getting an automatic cycler, a machine that will do all the dialysis exchanges for me at night while I sleep.  That will free me up during the day.  I may or may not still need to do one exchange during the day, depending on my labs, but it will be so much nicer not to have to rush home every 4 hours to dialyze.  Thank you to everyone who brought me meals and made grocery (Berkeley Bowl) runs for me while I had (have) this crazy schedule.

I will be participating in the Kidney Walk at the end of the month.  I’m at 40% of my fundraising goal.  If you are interested in supporting me, you can go to my Walk page. Thanks to everyone who donated so far.  The National Kidney Foundation is doing really important work in educating, preventing, and treating kidney disease. Please remember to get checked at your next checkup.  It’s an easy test, and kidney disease is a silent disease.