This past week was a rollercoaster ride for me. On Monday I had dialysis but my catheter was on its last leg. I didn’t get a very good session and went home feeling less than stellar. I got a call from the surgery center about getting in to get a new catheter. It’s hard for me to make plans for surgery because I don’t have reliable transportation when I’m sedated. But luckily this surgery center allowed me to Uber home, which took all the stress and worry off my plate. On a side note, can I tell you how much…
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My Journey With Kidney Disease I’m sure you’ve heard people joke about what they could get for selling their kidney on the black market. It’s something you hear in movies, on television, and maybe you’ve even made the joke that something would “cost you a kidney”. I’ve made that remark myself from time to time. The truth is kidneys are one of the hardest organs to come by when they are needed. There are various methods of getting a kidney from someone; living donors, kidney swaps, or deceased donors. In any case the goal is the same, to allow someone…