Transplanted Pastor

One Month in the Books! It is January 14th, 2023 today. For some it is an exciting day because it marks the start of the NFL playoffs. For others, today they celebrate National Bagel Day (we had bagels this morning for breakfast). For Kristin and I, today is the one-month anniversary of our kidney surgeries. In some ways the time has flown by rather quickly,  but it also has felt like we've been healing and recovering for much longer than just one month. So, where do things currently stand with my recovery? Keep reading to find out. The New Kidney My new kidney continues to excel and my transplant team is quite pleased with how well it is functioning. There have been no signs of rejection nor any infections.My incisions are healing nicely and I have been pain free for a couple of weeks now.  I forgot to mention this in my last post, but my bladder control improved quite quickly, although it took some getting used to going to the bathroom more frequently. When I was on dialysis...

Coming Home Sometimes I just have to marvel at how advanced medical care has become. I was only in the hospital for 3 days before I was discharged to go home. My father picked me up around 3:00 P.M., and with traffic, it took us about 90 minutes to get home.  Now, because my new kidney was working really well, and my bladder not being used to so much activity (while I was on dialysis, I only drained my bladder 2-3 times a day), I had to go to the bathroom a lot! Starting out, I had to frequent the bathroom every 30-60 minutes. Also, since I had a catheter, until the day of my discharge, my bladder was slow in recognizing that the catheter had been removed. This made holding my pee very difficult at first. All these factors made the 90-minute drive home quite agonizing. Thankfully, I made it home and to the bathroom before I had an accident. It was not the "welcome home" I wanted as I had to blow past my family to make it to the bathroom in time. Afterwards, the hugging and gr...