Thursday, February 4, 2010

And the Verdict Is........

Cheryl just arrived and ran into my Chief Doc in the hallway. I did not see her this morning on rounds. She informed Cheryl that I have been granted SIX more weeks of 1A status. How about that? I guess I can handle some more time here. It's weird because everyone has told me for my situation it would be 2 weeks max. We will take it one day at a time.

It looks like as long as I am here I will be taking a dialysis treatment on Saturdays. It's what they call a "puff" and it goes for 2 hours as opposed to my normal 3 1/2 hour weekday sessions. It avoids excess fluid gain over a 2 day break. It's not my favorite thing but 2 hours seems like nothing compared to my usual.

So we will prepare ourselves for the next stage of our odyssey.

Bob/Irv
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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.