If it's not one thing.....

Yesterday was a busy day for us! Thankfully one that ended with Todd and I both able to sleep in our own beds!!  We were expecting to be sleeping in the hospital in St. George, or at the very least crashing at our oldest daughters apartment again.

Todd had a PET test yesterday, which is where they fill him up with peritoneal dialysis fluid and keep taking samples every 2 hours to see how fast his body dialysises. (apparently that is a word!)  We should have the results of that soon.  It's nothing major, just making sure we are using the right fluid and the right amount every night.

Todd has an infection in his abdomen, where his catheter for dialysis is sitting.  Not at the exit site itself but in where the catheter is inside. There is a very hard lump about the size of a baseball, I think that is bigger than a soft ball, that you can feel,, and hear his wish to smack ya if you push too hard!!

 We were worried that the Dr. would need to go in and move the catheter and cut out the infection as it has been about a month now, and the first round of antibiotics didn't seem to do the trick.  YAY for stronger antibiotics!!  We are praying these work and he won't have to go under again.


He also completed his LAST class before being put on the transplant list! YAAYAYAYAYAYA!  So now we wait for a donor.  We are trying to come up with another fundraiser to help offset the cost of living for a live donor while he/she recovers from that surgery. More on that later!!

People keep reminding me that I need to make sure I get enough rest and such, as I tend to run ragged mid week, after working and home responsibilities,,, and I guess I should rest more... Nothing like falling asleep in a dialysis chair while hubbsters is being tested in the chair just down from me!  Hope everyone enjoyed my nose concert! haha, thankfully no one said anything to me, but Todd did say I snored soo loud at times he could hear me and he had headphones in.    hahahaaha, at least no one had to keep checking on me to make sure I was still breathing! (looking at the positive!)

If anyone would like more information on being tested to see if you're a match for Todd, or anyone else, please email me at savemydad70@gmail.com, and I can get you the contact name and information of who to talk to at the transplant center.

Thank you again for all your love and support!!