Well, went to the doctor this afternoon. Dialysis from home isn't working that great. When the doctor turns to me and says, "do you go to church?" I reply, "No, should i be praying hard or something?" he says, "Nah, a lot of people have guilt and maybe they will want to give me their organ". when that came out of his mouth, I did puke a bit in my throat. So let me break this down... time to start putting it out there. If you feel like donating a Kidney is something you want to do, I no longer will say "no". If people want to help out, this is whom you would need to contact...
Please contact Connie Lykke or Gina Rau @ 402-559-5000 (M-F 8a-4p). They are donor coordinators and will be happy to speak to the possible donors. They will send out information regarding the donor process. If they live out of town, the toll free number is 800-401-4000. They can send them out speciman kits that have speciman tubes which they can take to a local lab to have drawn and fed-ex back to the Med Center.
Dr. Plumb said that there is "barely" any Kidney function left, and the reason I have been so tired, and why I have been so weak, is that the dialysis isn't working, and my body is beginning to feel like it did in January/Feburary... and that my friends, that sucks. So really, the only thing I am waiting on is a donor.
I am putting this out there so people don't freak out. I am not going back to the old form of dialysis. If I don't get a Kidney, or if this new way doesn't start to work, that is just how it is going to be. Matter of fact. I tried, I did all the steps, I am not going back to the way it was. I have come out a better person for trying, but I am tired and although some people fight for years and years and years, I am content with having tried at all. And so should everyone else!!
I still have hope. I am sure a Kidney donor will magicially appear, but until that time, keep fingers crossed!!
Again... love you all and thanks for the support!!!
Megan, this breaks my heart. Stay STRONG! I know that's easier said than done. You have so many people pulling for you. I pray that a kidney comes your way. :-)
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