Things are coming along....

Quick update:

I have an appointment next Wednesday afternoon to get my dialysis catheter removed!  I had a final blood test yesterday that confirmed I'm done with dialysis. I can't wait! I do have to go one more time to the dialysis center to have it cleaned and the bandages changed - but then I'm done!

Our kitchen is just about finished...tomorrow we have someone coming to install the counter tops. As soon as I get all the cupboards back in order, I'll post some pictures.

The girls are all in their own bedrooms and enjoying the space!  We still have some decorating to do but at least the construction phase is over.

We still have little projects left over like filling in nail holes and painting trim and hanging curtain rods, but we've finally reached a level of the house being relatively "live-able" and comfortable.

I am continuing on the road of recovery. While I am so grateful for the miraculous recovery of my kidney function, I still have a couple more months of chemo / steroid treatments, and struggle with fatigue and weakness.  Trying not to be discouraged with the slow process toward remission.

Goodbye Dialysis!

Got a call from my doctor this morning asking me to meet him at 11:00  (2 hrs. before my regular dialysis appointment). So Ron picked me up and we headed over to see him. I guess he wanted to deliver the good news in person: my kidney function is up to 12% - over the needed 10% to stop dialysis!

I will see my Rheumatologist tomorrow for a follow up and she will refer me to to the Kaiser nephrologist who will set up an appointment with the surgeon to remove my catheter - hopefully in a week or so.

While I am so grateful to have had this life saving procedure, I am so glad that I am done!  I am fully aware of the miracle that i've received... not many patients who've had kidney failure ever recover and they need to be on dialysis the rest of their lives or get a kidney transplant.

We are overwhelmed at God's goodness and kindness!