july 7th update

Once again, I've neglected updating. I came home from the hospital April 29th and started hemodialysis at the center May 1st. My arm still wasn't ready to handle 2 needles at the center so we've been using both my arm and the chest catheter I have.
We were anticipating a transplant the middle of June, but my body wasn't ready to handle another surgery evidently. I reacted with my potential donor. We are praying that it was just because of the virus I had in the hospital and the trauma of being in the hospital. The transplant center wants to retest me and my donor in August, giving my body time to 'calm down' a little.
So with the transplant not happening as soon as we'd hoped I decided to start doing peritoneal dialysis. This type of dialysis uses my abdominal cavity and a solution to filter my blood while I sleep. I am hopeful it will also be easier on my body. Hemodialysis is starting to get tougher each treatment. The process itself isn't so bad, but I feel very run down the day I have the treatment. So on the days I don't have treatment I have to be in overdrive to get everything done. It is exhausting for sure. I've been told PD (peritoneal dialysis) is easier on the body, so we'll see.
I started day 1 of 4 for PD training today. It's a little overwhelming but should be pretty easy. It's a matter of consistency and organization. Definitely something I need to work on in my life anyway. lol
I'll try to update more often. It's kind of like the old saying, No news is good news.