I'M ALIVE

I am ashamed of the fact that I have not kept up this blog properly, what can I say other than life has gotten in the way. Eventually I did hear back from Oscar, not the news I wanted but not totally bleak. After going to San Antonio to be poked and prodded, a CT scan revealed that I had a kidney stone. He assured me t hat this did not exclude me as a donor and recommended that I come back to be re-evaluated after I had the stone removed (lithotripsy is the reccomendation. More on that later. So two lithotripsies later here I am. My second one was 6 weeks ago, I should have been back to get the all clear from the Urologist already but my life has been CRAZY. I have had a foster daughter for t he last three months and she has very high needs and I've put everything else on the back burner. Which is sad because I am putting D's life on hold to. I know that she will understand this as she is a beautiful human being but I still feel guilty about it. I have just found out that the little girl will be going to some relatives soon so I am making my appointment today. The best news I could get would be no more stone. Then I can go back to San Antonio and get a surgery date scheduled (hopefully).

Lithotripsy I

Done under local anesthetic, terribly painful and ineffective. Comparable to being tazed in the back. Not that I have ever been tazed in the back but I imagine that this is what it would feel like. I was very sore afterwards and it was really a few days before I was feeling like myself again.

Lithotripsy II

Done under general anesthetic, highly effective (I hope- We shall see) Painless! No side effects or soreness whatsoever. I highly recommend that if you are given the choice you choose the latter.

Stay tuned for funny stuff and my PPO sucks in the next blog. Coming soon....