Wednesday, January 6, 2010

It's Not Quite Over


We thought we were out of the fire but the Monday after New Year's I found at dialysis that my access had clotted again (it was repaired on Christmas Eve) making dialysis impossible. A vascular surgeon and an available operating room needed to be found quickly. John Muir Concord and Dr. Nagasetty came through and the graft was reopened late Monday afternoon. My appointment at UCSF that day was cancelled to do this procedure.

Early Tuesday morning I did my dialysis then we headed out to SF once again for the stress test that was cancelled last week. We were told upon arrival there was an emergency and that there would be a four hour delay. I had already been fasting since midnight so I was weak with hunger. So we rescheduled for next Tuesday and went home. On the way we enjoyed a late lunch at Eddie Papa's.

In non-medical news our old Acura (150000 miles) blew up last week . I am donating it to the American Diabetes Association. On New Years Eve we drove away with a new 2010 Honda Fit. We now have two of these in the family, Leslie got one a few weeks ago.

That's it for now. Happy New Year everyone

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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.