Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Happily home on the 28th

Well, turns out that the docs were not able to schedule the stress test for Monday morning as they had optimistically hoped, so after waiting all morning without eating, RJ was told that he would just have dialysis and then be sent home. I was able to collect him promptly after dialysis and dinner at 7, and we were home by 8:30 pm. The stress test is now scheduled for Jan. 5 back at UCSF. We plan to keep a very low profile for the rest of the year. Enough of hospitals for now!
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RJ/Bob/Irv is a 61-year-old beloved husband, father, uncle, brother, motor racing fanatic, and Livermore resident who received a heart and kidney transplant in February of 2010. Bob's recent years have been defined by his health, which forced him into early retirement. Unfortunately, many of his days were spent in a dialysis center or at various medical appointments, primarily due to his living with diabetes for over 40 years. Numerous were panic visits to various Emergency Rooms all over California for treatment of chest pain. But now no more dialysis and no more late-night dashes to UCSF! The main focus of Bob's family, friends, and doctors has been a prompt transplant, so that he can get back to traveling with his Sweetie, driving fast cars, enjoying great music and laughing with his friends. This blog will function as a way to communicate with all interested parties and to keep everyone informed. And hopefully it can serve a great purpose also, in making people more aware of the importance of organ donation and how each life saved has a positive effect on dozens of related friends and relatives.