Settled

Well, I am sure a lot of people have been wondering what has been going on, and all is going just fine. I promise. I moved in with Kim and Bailee, and they have made me feel very welcome and loved. Kim threw the smack down and reminded me that 15lbs isn't that much to get on the Kidney and Pancreas list. Let me explain this comment. When you are Diabetic and you have a Kidney Transplant, they encourage and like to do a Pancreas one at the same time. If you are Diabetic and have a Kidney transplant, your Kidney won't last as long if you don't get a new Pancreas. Yes, yes I will still be Diabetic and will have to take insulin, watch what I eat, etc, etc, etc... but I should be able to live longer with both transplants. I hope that makes sense. I am still 15lbs over my "goal weight" for the KP Transplant list, (Kidney/Pancreas). The doctors have tryed a new "fluid plan" when I do dialysis overnight, so far it has been going well. I have a bit more energy and am able to work without dozing off. There was some time a few weeks/months ago that I was noticing feeling bad again. I was tired, I was weak, and was just like "whatever happens happens". But thank goodness I am feeling much better and am back to my kicking ass and taking name.

So my goal over the next few weeks/month is to drop the 15 lbs. get on the KP transplant list, and wait on the average of 1 year. Dr. Plumb and the transplant team have told me that the KP list is 6 months to 1 year... again, I need people to remember that I am just now admitting that all of this is really happnening. Please remember up until they placed the port in my chest on the 24th of February, I didn't think they were serious. I really have been and still am living in denial. It isn't that don't want to lose the weight, or it isn't that I don't want the transplant. In my jacked up mind, I still forget this is R E A L L Y happening to me.

Everyone has been very supportive and I need people to yell at me and remind me that this is the only options we have.... must lose 15lbs!! **Also I am on a renal diet... so it isn't like I can just drink water and eat carrots, I have to have a lot of protein and random options** We can spend another day on what a renal diet is. It sucks!

Hope everyone is doing well, and I guess the KC girls are having a "Kansas City Kidney Klassic" on the 28th of August... Now all the KC people can't give me BS excuses!! We are coming to your town... mark it down!!!

Peace out!! Megs