All's Quiet On the Western Front

And with Joe on his way to New York City for a weekend of revelry, it is my job to keep it that way.

This is where we are as of today.

• My evening labs came back with a Creatnine level of 1.22. I haven't seen a level that low in a year!
• We decided on, and started, a small dose of the immunosuppressant Tacrolimus. If things go bad, we change to a different immunosuppressant: Very scientific.
• Something has do be done about the 12 plus pounds of fluid I'm carrying around. Seriously. That's at least 6 liters of fluid I don't need. Trouble is, we don't want to disturb the kidneys, so I am being patient about it coming off. It makes it hard to move, hard to breathe, hard to be.
• And I get to spend a nice, quiet, weekend ensconced in my lovely private suite on 6C. Stuck with all my emotions.
• Also trying to find a way to get an order of Asian Chicken Wings contraband from the Big 10 Restaurant. I don't really see myself walking down there with my Oxygen and IV pole, so if anyone is in the neighborhood.... :-)

Things are happening so quickly, my head is actually spinning. Two weeks ago, I thought, "Okay... a couple of months to get my kidneys back in shape and then we start assessment." No. We are ready to go and I will start some of the testing as an inpatient in the hospital. There's still a lot to do before I'm actually "listed," but it is happening quicker than I ever thought it could.

Oh. And on top of this this all, did you know that we are very anxiously awaiting the arrival of our grandson, 'Spike,'  due to make his appearance in Chicago any day now?? Crazy.

The Circle of Life....