I knew that I was independent and capable of doing so much by myself. After all, I’ve been traveling the world mostly for the past five years, with my two dogs whether it be Raindrop and Flex or Raindrop and Cloud. Navigating the dog importation process with two dogs and ensuring that they fly in-cabin with me was very challenging…
A lot of people are asking why I was in the ER yesterday. My left foot blew up and it was causing me immense pain. They still don’t know if this is gout (because my uric levels are in range), or peripheral neuropathy (likely not because swelling usually isn’t a symptom). My nephrologist said even though my uric levels are…
Lowest weight at the end of dialysis! 79.4kg (177 lbs). Looks like my body is reacting to and adapting to the new diet. Perhaps I hit my peak and I can get back down to 165 despite my body fighting against me.
In a few hours I’ll turn 39. This birthday is particularly special because had I not gotten my blood checked in Mexico last month, I likely would have been dead by now. I would have been just another surprising death that many of you would have made posts about “I can’t believe he’s gone – he seemed so healthy and…
First time I broke down crying today in dialysis. My legs cramped up for the second time at the end of the session. While I was writhing in pain trying to fight the cramps from taking over, I saw a fellow dialysis patient being wheeled into the clinic on a stretcher. He looked very sickly, incapable of walking on his…
One of the easiest ways to determine if you are at risk for many diseases is to check your blood pressure. I am proud to report my blood pressure was 120/82 today at dialysis check-in and I didn’t even take my medication before it. This is almost perfect blood pressure. It’s likely a combination of my new diet (more fruits…
It’s 11pm and I really didn’t want to go to the gym today but I’ve hit 10,000 steps 4 days in a row for the first time since before my kidneys failed and I couldn’t let the streak go to waste. Does it feel good to be moving again. I still feel like my left foot and right knee aren’t…
Happy July 4th!!! Never thought I would have to spend 3 days a week in a dialysis center at 4 hours a session but somehow I feel grateful that we as humans have developed the technology of what are essentially artificial kidneys to replace broken ones. Although I’m tethered to this machine and dependent on these sessions to remain alive,…
Just shot around on the basketball court for the first time since March! My right knee (that required 1- week recent hospitalization) is absolutely shot. I can walk fine, I can jog for a few minutes at a time but jumping? LOL. I can’t even get my right knee off the ground for a basic jump shot. Probably a few…
Feels good to hit the treadmill 2 days in a row. Still doing a walking pace but throwing in a few 1 minute jogs. I went from 167 > 179 lbs since my gout flare-up > renal foot. Obviously I retain fluid in between treatments (skyrocketed me up to 194 lbs with excess fluid a few weeks ago) but looking…