My brother Hector came up from Orange County on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008. He had 8 appointments the next day between 8 and 4 PM. A blood draw, an EKG, a CAT scan, chest x-ray, etc. The Donor Coordinator said that if all goes well, we can have the surgery on Dec. 16th. I am not on dialysis so far, although my doctors are not very happy about that. I will watch my symptoms and blood results closely to decide if I need dialysis before my transplant. My latest results from Nov. 13 are Creatinine 7.03, BUN (toxins) 75, and I have 7% kidney function left overall. The normal range for Creatinine is under 1.2 and normal BUN is under 25. My blood pressure goes up to around 150/105 about 3 times a day. Yarid gives me an Epogen shot for my anemia every week. My blood count has improved a lot. I have to get it every week to maintain my numbers (hematocrit, hemoglobin, etc) from falling again.
P.S. Thank you Brenda for offering your kidney to me, and for all of your advice, and for staying by my side every step of the way. Thank you Hector for the kidney you will give me. I can't thank you enough. It feels good to know how much my family cares and loves me.
