Thursday, April 1, 2010

Special Offer-Today Only

ONE HECKUVA SPECIAL OFFER

We are pleased as punch to be able to bring you a Very Special Offer here at the ol' Transplant Trib. For today and today only (yeah I know today is mostly over with by now but Excuse Me once again, I just thought this up) you can enjoy TWO views of this blog for the price of ONE!! Enjoy an extra view of today's post or wander back through the archives and experience a coupla your favorites from the past AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE!! If you prefer, mix and match....today plus one historical view or choose two past lookies for the same low price. Your choice; knock yourselves out!!

APRIL FOOLS!! Ha, gotcha, didn't I? Experienced readers know The Trib is ALWAYS at LEAST 100% free of charge...shame on you inattentive rookies who have already sent me your money thinking you were getting some sort of BIG FREAKING DEAL by taking advantage of a poor two-organ transplant recipient who is struggling to make ends meet over here. You're probably also out there looking for smokin' deals on a Toyota Prius thinking " if I get a few bucks out of it I am HAPPY to kick sad little Toyota while they are down".

OK I think I got my point across rather convincingly on that, eh?

AND NOW....WHAT WE DID TODAY

Early visit to the lab at 400 Parnassus then a quick dash to my very own endocrinologist in Concord for a blessing on re-starting my long-lost insulin pump. Off into the haze in another dash back to SF for a visit to the heart transplant clinic where the good folks again changed some meds to address my blood pressure and fluid weight gain issues. Then an unscheduled appearance at the kidney clinic where they checked on my portable wound pump and deemed it unnecessary. So no more dragging this little dood around in its stylish Man Purse. Good news indeed.

AND BOB/IRV WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW?

Glad you asked. We will be getting an ultrasound on my left arm due to the suspicion that there might be a blockage from the now-removed PIIC line that may be causing some of these fluid problems. Leslie will be coming over with boxes to continue the overwhelming task of packing up in preparation of our return to Liverburg, or more accurately a return to the gentle (biting and scratching) attentions of our kitty Lucy, aka Lucille Victoria Moss, Queen of All She Sees and almost everything else to boot.

That may in fact be just about all 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.