Dialysis Update
Okay, I have to admit that the scale at dialysis is off today. It was really wobbly and my imperfect balance DID NOT like the wobbly scale at all! It made me very uncomfortable and nervous. The gentleman who was my technician today—Dwight—does not know me as well as the girls do. The weigh-in said 68 kilograms and the weigh-out was 66 kilograms, so the scale is way off and not balancing properly. Will call and talk to Jaime, the director about it tomorrow since now the clinic is closed until morning. Tomorrow brings August 1, 2024–woohoo!!!
Anyway, with Jackie back from her vacation, I got home after dialysis feeling wiped out and drained. I walked slowly from the living room to my bedroom. I had to sit in my lift chair until I caught up with my legs to walk across the room to my bed. I didn’t have to catch my breath, but I had to catch up with my legs. Each step causes my hips to ache from arthritis now. Arthritis does hurt and it can be an issue. Giving my legs a rest does help enough to take a few more steps to my bed and turn around to lay on my bed for the night. Dialysis has been wiping me out the past two weeks!
With the clinic now in its new place for over a year now, I have to admit it is bigger, better, and climate controlled. I feel the chill at dialysis now more than I did at the old clinic at the Henry Palmer Building. I feel the chill of dialysis more now than when I first started May 7, 2019.
Please do not think I am dissing the dialysis center or think ill of the place, but I do have to admit that I do like the new place, but I have dealt with a lot from July 2022 to the present day that I have dealt with so much emotion that has been up and down. The ONLY doctor I trust at MercyHealth is Dr. Anjum at this point. He is my dialysis doctor and has been my doctor since 2016 when we met for the first time. I did not have to dialyze until April 24, 2019.
Good Night
Well, dear friends, welcome to another end of the day. I was able to rest up for a few minutes before walking across the bedroom to my bed and get comfortable. It is time to say good night and come back tomorrow or when I write again. I had my dialysis from 11:30 AM—2:15 PM, then got home and went to my nail appointment down the street on S Main. I live on N Main Street right now.
I have texted Jackie and tell her I did not want to go to my appointment because I feel so pooped out as dialysis is wiping me out lately. I feel I have been traveling all over town this week and want a break for once. Q