First Year On Dialysis

To all those who have followed Sandra's journey, I must apologize for not posting more often. I am almost embarrassed to admit that I had forgotten my user name, and password, and could not access my own blog. Believe me, I tried very hard to retrieve them by following all instructions. As you you can see, I finally managed this "difficult" task. Sandra is still waiting for a kidney. She has celebrated her first year on dialysis, her life saver. So far she has escaped any bouts with peritonitis. That is because the team at her kidney clinic are extremely skillful in training their patients in the importance of extreme precaution, each time when getting ready for dialysis. Otherwise, most people on peritoneal dialysis frequently end up with peritonitis. Sandra has experienced a lot of physical changes since she went on dialysis. She does not fit in to any of her clothes anymore. From always wearing size x-small, 5-7, she is now wearing size large. We can't count the times when she has been asked when she is due. She does not want to go out for a drink, because of all the dirty looks and comments about drinking while "pregnant". She is also very fatigued most of the time. The most difficult for her though, is that she hates having her daughter see her like this. Kylie just turned 15, and that is a challenging age, even under the best of circumstances. It has been very hard, but we have to be grateful that at least there is dialysis. I promise to be more diligent with posting in the future. Love to you all. Christina