Tues, 13 days Post Surg. : )

Things are going very nicely.  Feeling Very good, No Old Kidney Pain, a little bit of lower back discomfort after standing a while due to swayback/lack of abs and incision.  I’m trying to get used to wearing regular pants / jeans again vs  lou lou’s,  PJ bottoms, loose shorts etc.  All those things bring me [...]

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An Email can Really Make a Differance

I got this email today, wow what timing.  This ties in nicely with my “There’s Always Someone Worse Off” Post and my difficulties with this subject. It’s from a guy I REALLY RESPECT and see as a  ROLE Model for where I want to end up in so many aspects of life. ” hope things [...]

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Update to ” There’s Always Someone Worse Off”

if your interested I did an Ammendment at the end of the earlier post. Link     http://mynewkidney.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/tues-am-theres-always-someone-worse-off/

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1.5 weeks since surgery, Foley Issues.

I’ve been home a 2 full days now and I’ve been feeling fairly decent.   I have had only minimal pain so a couple Tylenol does the trick.  I took a Hydromorphane when I flew home Friday as I was feeling sketchy pain wise  before the flight. I found a chunk of floor to lay down [...]

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HOME !

Short and Sweet, I’m Home and LOVE IT ! ! Feeling pretty Good. AMEN

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Thurs 21, Freedom

- 11 pm wed nite, Tylenol No Hydromorphane – 4 am. Pain for 30 min couldn’t shake it took Hydromorphane pill ( hadn’t had a dose for 30 hrs, awesome ) Thurs. 7am – docs came by and said only 30ml in my drain over 24 hrs so pull the tube Mid morning. I asked [...]

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Wed. 20th. -al-

Point form(ish) – Old Kidney Pain came back last night about midnight. I decided to see how the pain progressed and where it peaked without a shot of Morphine. I had my Hydromorphane pills at 10 pm. I was tired and ready to sleep. I adjusted my position in bed so the kidney pain side [...]

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Tues 19th ALs report

By AL Today’s been a Very Good Day. I felt good all day. Old Kidney Pain is being controlled with meds. My sister Cheryl and niece Shiela came for a visit. My abdominal drain has just a few drops in it meaning ureter/kidney connection is sealing up inside me. Oh and icing on the cake [...]

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Colleen & Dane are back in Kelowna

Yes, I had a really tough time deciding what to do. My business was calling me as so many things were piling up (things that only I can deal with -  and some come with penalties if not paid on time), and I was feeling mom guilt over sending my son home without me. I [...]

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Tues AM, There’s Always Someone Worse Off.

The old kidney pain came back again about 4 am, despite the Hudromorphone pills. I got up and tried moving around for a few minutes to hopefully avoid more drugs. I looked around out the window and noticed about 6 homeless people sleeping in an open end garage in the alley below my window. Some [...]

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