I’m now one week post donation surgery. Not much has changed since my last post. I did go back on the pain meds, hoping to alleviate at least some of the discomfort. Yesterday was the first day that I hadn’t napped at all since surgery. I also don’t believe I got up and moved as […]
Updates
Oversharing time. I apologize in advance for that and that I’m also going to be writing from the hip and not taking any time to review and refine this post. So, it may ramble or be totally incomprehensible. I Finally had a bowel movement yesterday afternoon. The doctors were really wanting to wait on me […]
Updates (pain & weight)
I am now five days post surgery and just wanted to provide a few updates on things. The first is an update on my pain and pain management. Since I was discharged I’ve been taking a 5 mg hydrocodone (a.k.a. Vicodin) and 325 mg acetaminophen tablet every six hours for pain. The problem with this medication […]
Drugs
I wanted to take a moment to document all of the drugs (that I can remember) I had administered prior to and following surgery. During pre-op I was given an IV antibiotic (I didn’t see the full name, but it was a member of the ‘mycin’ family due to my penicillin/amoxicillin allergy. I also have […]
Why? Again…
There will be a much longer discussion of surgery, etc. at a later date. But, for the moment, I want to get back to the “Why?” question. My coordinator visited me today and brought me two cards. One from the recipient and/or his wife and the other from his daughter. She let me know that […]
The time has come
Today is the day. I started this journey on December 14, 2012. After almost six months this journey is reaching its zenith. For those of you who have been reading, following along, and providing kind words either here, in person, in email or through other avenues I sincerely appreciate your support. And I appreciate some […]
The final countdown
I feel today is going to be an overall odd day. I have my dietary restrictions for starting my bowel cleanse later this afternoon (normal breakfast, light lunch, then only clear liquids until midnight, then nothing after that). I’m supposed to take the magnesium citrate starting at 2:00 this afternoon, so I plan on leaving […]
Slowing down here for a bit
I’ll probably not update this blog much over the next few days. I’ll most likely just be using Facebook to provide updates, etc. since it’s a quicker and easier medium. 3 days until my surgery!
Another curiosity answered
One of the other things I asked my coordinator about yesterday was if my family and that of my recipient would be in different waiting areas during the surgeries. And it was confirmed that they would be, as well as separate pre-op and recovery areas. Why is this important? It is to maintain my privacy […]
And the recipient is….
I just got off the phone with my coordinator and the recipient has been chosen and here’s what I was told (I’m paraphrasing from my notes and memory): “It is a 36 year old male. Who, upon hearing the news was ecstatic and his wife was in tears. He has been on dialysis for two […]