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 […]
Details?
My coordinator had told me she’d be back in touch with me later this week with any updates or details regarding the outcome of the cross matching. Lo and behold, I leave my phone sitting in the office for five minutes and I miss a call from her. She left a voice mail saying she […]
This bugs me
I just got a call from my coordinator. All of my labs from yesterday came back fine, which was not unexpected. She did, however, ask again about delaying until the fall to do a chain. She said this was coming from other higher-ups there and that she had to ask and there wasn’t any pressure. […]