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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

In Which I Knock on Wood...

Oh, right, the kidneys. I wanted to catch up on all departments so I should probably update this one as well. Um, no news is good news?
This time last year I wasn't eating, I had visited the ER on the 2nd day of school, and I was going to the dialysis education class and making decisions. BIG decisions. My kidney function was hovering between 16 and 20%. We had followed the pattern and that pattern said in 6-9 months something would flare up again and my function would drop another 10%, putting me in the danger zone. That was 12 months ago.

Despite weird symptoms from time to time, like that lingering back pain that makes me nervous, and a new intolerance for large quantities of greasy foods, I'm actually doing really well on the kidney front.
My last lab results (September 14) showed creatinine at 2.1. This is the same number I had several months ago that was so low we thought it was a fluke. So if this is another mistake, it's a mistake on the right side of the curve. My current kidney function is at about 33%. Woo hoo! (Ok, that's crap, but to a much lesser extent than before.)
I feel good and I have had my blood pressure medicine dosage reduced twice this summer since I'm just doing so awesome. I intend to finish out this school year and then head to Houston as planned. I'll become the Mama Bear for Sexy Lawyer Man's firm, and we'll deal with transplants and such when I'm eligible, which right now I'm not.
It's really weird to be this sick on paper and feel so good. But I'll take it as a blessing and enjoy the healthy time I have while I have it. Whee!

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