Saturday, September 11, 2010

Two Month Update



Today is a solemn day of memories for most of us. It’s been nine years since the horrific experiences of events around the nation on 9/11. Many of us are flying flags in rememberance of that day.

For me, I’m actually having a private celebration of another anniversary on this date. Today marks the two month anniversary of my new kidney! I’ve not got any real plans, but I am so thankful for the new lease on life that has been given me now.

The kidney is still working great. All the stats on the kidney have been terrific. The major measure is my creatinine level. It has been steadily below 1.5. That reading was over 7 when my kidneys were getting so bad.

The open wound still affects my mobility. I continue to have the “man-purse” for carrying my wound vac. The wound is getting better. It was over 22 cm long originally, and is now about 6 cm. But at its worse spot it is still over a centimeter deep and almost as wide. That area has been slow to heal. I’m told it may speed up now. I sure hope so. The wound vac is a pain. It is just heavy enough to be a nuisance. And I’m tired of having a tube from my stomach. I had to contend with that through dialysis, and I was hoping I would be out of that by now. I look forward to the day I can roll over when I’m sleeping without being bound up in tubes! [I’ll post a couple of recent pics of me with the wound vac, but you may have to go direct to my blog site to see those: www.abrysoninchina@blogspot.com.]

I am feeling much better and I’m told I look healthier. I feel stronger by the day. I now just look forward to getting back to work and back to a normal life. I’ve been cramped up in my home too long. It’s time to get out and move along! I hope it’s soon.

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posted by A Bryson (formerly) in China @ 11:49 PM Comments: 0