Summary: My Creatinine today was 3.6 and my BUN was 26. This is promising (about getting off dialysis) although not a slam dunk. Time will tell and more labs will need to be done in one week. Don’t be confused, no, I’m not off dialysis, but on a reduced schedule and no, it is not…

I wanted to make sure that I am clear about my kidneys. No, they are not suddenly better. Simply,  my nephrologist wanted to challenge them to see if they can function without dialysis. While I respect him very much, I was perplexed as my labs have not been that good. The main point is that…

I knew that his day would come. In the slurry of mixed emotions that percolate up through my muddled soul, anger has been one. However, it has now come to seed as a dominate feeling. I was reflecting on the timing of this progression, where fury takes roost. After-all, I am still happy to report…

I have already posted some of this on Face Book as I did not have access to my tablet this morning. I was laying in dialysis chair in Oak Harbor this morning when my cell phone rang. It was my nephrologist’s medical assistant. She said, “Dr. Moss has been reviewing your labs and has decided…

Good News: 1. Labs: In summary, it appears my chemo is working, although my proteins are sill high. But it would have been a nightmare if it was not working. No, I’m not cured and there is no cure, but it means that I probably won’t be dying in the next couple of months, unless…

I know nothing about music. I can’t read music except to “hunt and peck” using my fingers to figure out F-A-C-E or E-G-B -D-F (for “Every good boy does fine”). I must look up the duration or time of each type of note as I vaguely remember. I could read music at age 8 or…

I’m posting so soon because this week was a bit confusing and now we have some direction. I’m not narcissistic enough to think that people want a daily update, but I think my kids do. Beside my labs not being scheduled, it became a bit confusing today because my next round of chemo was not…

Renal labs came back tonight. Over all creatinine and BUN are down, however, they are still rising when I’m not doing dialysis, meaning that I can’t get off dialysis any time soon:

The Day they Wheels Came off the Plan I’ve carefully edited this post to reflect developments by the end of the day. So, in summary, I was supposed to have important labs done on Monday (to see if the chemo is working and to monitor my renal function). However, those orders got lost. It was…

Sunday mornings has always been a morning I like to “sleep-in,” which means sleeping until 7 AM or maybe 7:30 AM. But once awake, it is a morning when I like to make breakfast (for myself or Denise and me) and return to bed to eat it. When I had TV, I would watch a…