In brief, and right off the bat, Judy is doing well – exceedingly well.<\/p>\n
After seven years of dialysis treatments three times a week, this kidney transplant is a miracle.\u00a0 Strange to say or even appreciate, she is able to urinate on her own.\u00a0 As a dialysis patient,\u00a0\u00a0this particular body function was halted.\u00a0 I cannot imagine…<\/p>\n
Also, her second day after surgery, she is eating like never before.\u00a0 For instance, French Toast and an egg with coffee for breakfast; corn\/clam chowder for lunch; lasagna for supper.\u00a0 The corn chowder is what startled me.\u00a0\u00a0 “Corn?” I repeated in great surprise.\u00a0 “Gosh, that kidney sure is doing its job if you are able to digest and pass corn!”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before the transplant, she was unable to drink most any liquids or fluids.\u00a0 Her food intake was minimal.\u00a0\u00a0This ever-so-stringent diet included\u00a0no more than a tablespoon of water – per day!\u00a0 Always a hot tea lover, I know she will now be able to resume this fondness.\u00a0 OMG.\u00a0 Wonders, wonders, wonders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Transported to a ‘regular’ hospital room just this morning (Saturday, May 15, 2010) after ICU for two days, her doctors are gleaming with delight.\u00a0 Dr. Shimul\u00a0Shah, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Organ Transplantation at UMass\u00a0Medical School had told her that day, March 12, 2010, that it was his birthday.\u00a0 “And you’re getting the presents,” he\u00a0said.\u00a0 Dr. Jeffrey Stoff, nephrologist, visits with her, of course,\u00a0checking the incision and adjusting her insulin along with the other required meds.\u00a0 Yuck, I hate meds.<\/p>\n
Due to her being on a ‘dextrose’ drip, her blood sugars have escalated.\u00a0\u00a0As she realized what was happening, her terminal feisty attitude toward self-care\u00a0\u00a0awakened.\u00a0 “I need more insulin!” she told a nurse.\u00a0 It is just plain good that she knows what is going on.\u00a0 Forty years with diabetes, she knows better than most, including medical staff.\u00a0 Ha, that is the same attitude I carry!<\/p>\n
Yes, she was given a larger dose of insulin and is leveling off, so to speak.\u00a0 Yes, the immunosuppressant drugs, her pain meds, and whatever other\u00a0required medications\u00a0are working, but not without consequences.\u00a0 Her body is “puffy,” as Judy describes it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All in good time with concentrated prayers, she will get through this – and so will the rest of us!\u00a0 Halleluia!<\/p>\n
A. K. Buckroth, www.mydiabeticsoul.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In brief, and right off the bat, Judy is doing well – exceedingly well. After seven years of dialysis treatments three times a week, this kidney transplant is a miracle.\u00a0 Strange to say or even appreciate, she is able to … Continue reading