Checking In

 Going along doing my thing, One Day At A Time.

Took a pic to share in case anyone is curious about the dialysis:

Because I have a graft (a loop graft) the needle on the right goes in at the top. It takes the blood out and runs it through the machine. Then the clean blood comes back in through the bottom needle and while I DO feel much better doing hemodialysis than I did doing PD dialysis, I'm always tired on dialysis days and I usually nap or at least laze around because standing up sometimes gives me a headache. My body feels achy and sore and really it shouldn't be a surprise because dialysis is like making your heart run a marathon...do I look like a person who WANTS to run a marathon?

I am grateful anyways for every day, even the dialysis days.

Keep breathing and cherish the moments!

The Adventure Continues...

Well, I finally got to the surgeon and was told I can go back on PD but apparently there are lots of hurdles to jump through before that can happen. Was supposed to go to Orillia on Thurs. this week but apparently I need Iron so I have to have 3 more sessions of Hemo dialysis and then NEXT week can go to Orillia and PLEASE GOD after that I can go back on PD...I feel like they want me to stay on hemo and I'm arguing the point. I want to try PD until I can't and I'm gonna have to get mean and aggressive if they want to argue with me!! Anyway...one day at a time and today I'm TRYING to fix my comp which had a ransomware program attacking it and has decrypted all my files :( bahhhh if it's not one thing it's another!!
Still here.
Still fighting!!
:)

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I have added an extra fill bag (Extraneal) and for awhile it was weird because I don't manual drain anymore but eventually I got used to it.  I still have to drink enough or I don't drain properly...this is always a struggle for me but I'm working on it. My sugars are low so I'm trying to eat more but all my other levels are in control again and I restarted Spironolactone so hopefully my BP will come back to reasonable. So I am OK! :) I'm just hating the cold most days but I will survive. :)