Dialysis Catheter port removed

Wednesday, visited Capital Nephrology Associates across Raleigh near WakeMed Main, to have catheter removed. Nice folks, painless procedure. This signals the end of a need for dialysis without the reinsertion of a new port.

Cary Nephrology Associates visit

today. For those of you who follow the numbers:

Creatinine 4.4
BUN 66
Hemoglobin 9.3
Eosinophiles 10%

Potassium still a tiny bit high. Dr. Lee asked for an additional blood draw to verify. Says he'll schedule dialysis catheter removal Wednesday nonetheless.

Also says he'll schedule appt w/John Engemann, Raleigh Infectious Disease Associates, to pursue spine infection while I schedule Duke docs for same.

I'm Discharged!

Dear followers of my crisis:

At one time a few weeks ago, I thought this day might never arrive. Between then and now, I wavered between despair and hope, I'm happy to report hope has won out. I was discharged Saturday at 1 PM. Still have some residue appts with kidney clinic, infectious disease clinic, cardiologist, PCP, but I'm confident now that I will do this and live thru it.

Sons, Friederike, and I think this is pretty much the end of this blog unless something unravels. Thanks to all of you for following my travails.

Love, Crash