Thursday, August 28, 2008

Test results

Last Thursday I had a day of tests. A mammogram, a bone density and a sonagram on the carotid artery. Got the results from the sonagram this morning. Possible stenosis (narrowing) on the right side. Appointment with the surgeon on Wed. The same one that did my last fistula surgery. He only sees patients on Wed. as he is in surgery the rest of the time.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

August 19 - by 8 minutes

Dialysis is still trudging along. I have been having a stuffy head, but it hasn't been bad. But this morning I awoke to a "stopped up" head. Enough to make me a little woozie. And my hearing seems to have an echo. Actually it's more like hearing someone else's phone conversation, part speech, part buzz.

Thursday I have a day of tests; mammogram, bone density scan and aortic scan. Oh goody.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

It's 1:00 AM . . . .

And I'm fighting the fact that I need to be in bed. Sleeping seems such a waste of time. If I could get as much done from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM that I'd like to do from 10:00 PM til whatever, I'd be in really good shape. But life just doesn't arrange itself to suit my disposition. I'm a night owl. Not a morning person doesn't even begin to cover it. Anyway . . .

Dialysis is still going well. No problems except boring, tiring, etc. A nurse asked me today if I was feeling better. They have been giving me doses of iron and vitamin D. I haven't noticed that I've been feeling any better, but maybe not as bad as I do sometimes. Does that make sense? My weeks seem like they are about 3 days long.

I guess it is a good thing that I don't seem to have anything to write about. But, that's the way it is.

~Later