OMFG!!

Ok, so people who know me know that I always think that something will go wrong. My flight will crash, there will be a tornado, hurricane, etc etc. Well, we are 8 days away from the "new megan, now featuring a fresh kidney" and here is the "hick-up" (NOT REALLY I AM OVERREACTING)... this part is for real, but there shouldn't be any issues for the surgery on Tuesday. They are just taking "extra measure to make sure there isn't any problems for surgery"

Ok, so I have a "high level" of something that some women will get when they are in Renal Failure or due to a lot of medication. I get that, no biggie. Well, the OBGYN and Plumb and Transplant Team decided that I needed to get an MRI prior to the surgery... now try and keep up... There is a dye that they put in your body when you get an MRI. They need ALL of that dye to be out of my system prior to surgery, and with the current form of Dialysis that I do, that wouldn't happen. Sooooo.... Thursday I am getting an MRI, then I report directly do inpatient dialysis at Clarkson where they will put in a "temporary" port in my neck. I will then do Hemodialysis which is the "in clinic form of dialysis". I will do this form of dialysis for 3 days so that ALL dye can be out of my body. Plumb believes that everything will be just fine and doing the test is just double checking everything.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) I will be meeting with a financial advisor and taking a "life after transplant" class. Can't wait for that one! LOL!! My last day at Goodwill will be on Wednesday due to the port that will be sticking out of my neck beginning on Thursday morning. I want to save everyone from having to see the Frankenstein version of me! :)

I have had this port before, and it isn't that bad... but just so damn close to surgery puts me in panic mode. Patti and I have laughed about this all weekend... it was at about 4 today when I lost my mind. Thank god Plumb called and talked me down about 5pm... he gets me!!

So here we are... 8 days out!