8/10/2009

I have dialysis today, and that is not highly anticipated. let me just tell you; it is not something to brag to our friends about. The process doesn't cause too much pain, til the last half hour or so of the 4 and 1/2+ hour treatment. Then my legs start to cramp up fairly badly. Trust me, it is no picnic when that starts. I am quickly approaching my "dry weight," as they say. That is after they have pulled nearly 60 pounds of fluid off my body in roughly a month. You see my highest water weight was was in the upper half of the 230's. As of after my dialysis session on Friday I tipped the scale right around 177. That is incredible I think. That is no picnic despite it feeling better with all that fluid gone. As mentioned before, convulsions in your leg muscles can be quite painful, and even in your hands the problem persists. I keep my head held high though. Although exhaustion is felt after every session, every time I go through dialysis I feel one time closer to kidney transplant. All prayers are greatly appreciated.