Yay! It's working

I had the 2nd AV Fistula done on Wednesday, the 11th. Everything went well. Not much pain at all.
I can feel the pulse and the blood flowing through its 'new' route. It is very exciting and I feel very good. I have not had to take much pain medicine.

The bandage comes off today, so we'll see what it looks like. The incision is bigger this time, but as long as it works I'm happy!

Also, my labs were just a bit different than 2 weeks ago. The creatine was at 6.7 vs 6.1, Potassium was down to 4.5 (i think) vs 5.9 (lower the better on this, so its good news), BUN was 83 (i think).
I'll go next week to have my doctor do labs so she can compare to the past labs done there.

My brother is in the process of getting tested to be a donor. Hopefully we'll find out something soon with him.

much love

have to go back for round 2.......

WELL................................
unfortunately my neighbor was right. I went to the doctor yesterday because I couldn't feel the 'thrill or buzz' and sure enough, nothing was going on in my arm. Meaning blood was not flowing through like it should, so it must have 'clotted' off because the vein was too small. The good thing is it has not affected blood circulation. So I'm going back to the OR on Wednesday the 11th at 9:30 to have him do it again. This time he will move further up my arm where the veins are a bit larger. Before you ask Eddie, we really thought it would work. They tend to start at the lower part of your arm then work up if they have too. At least we know what to expect this time so hopefully everything will run smoothly.

AV Fistula

this is going to be short because it hurts to type still. i went in 4 days ago for the AV Fistula. Everything is going well. Had some bruising and minor pain. Still numb in parts of my arm which is good I'm thinking:-) Can't feel the 'buzz or thrill' they talk about over the incision, but hoping everything is ok with it. Feeling good, been nauseous over the weekend, but I'm thinking its from not eating enough.
Found out in the hospital, my labs are getting worse. Currently showing 8% kidney function. Potassium is up to 5.9 , creatine is 6.1 and BUN is 69. All numbers indicate dialysis is coming soon. I'm trying to hold on and let the fistula heal, but not going to wait so long I get too sick. We're just trying to buy some time at this point.

Thanks for the prayers and well wishes. Chris probably needs them as much or more than I do. He is doing wonderful at taking care of me, but I'm sure he's a lot more worried. The girls are also doing great taking care of mommy, but are equally worried I'm sure.