Kevin's Kidney & me

I've allowed three weeks to pass without an entry and I'm feeling like I owe you an update. Its not like there's a lot to report. I still see the doctors regularly, although the visits have gone from every week to every other week to once a month so that would be the most significant news regarding the specifics relative to my kidney transplant. My meds keep getting tweaked as well. I've had issues with both magnesium and phosphorus so I've been on supplements for those. My omeprazole that I've taken for the last several years apparently has the negative impact of robbing my body of magnesium so they've swapped that out to a different but similar option. Also my peeing at night was back on the rise, especially with all of the water they wanted me to drink. At one point I was peeing every hour and 15 minutes, which is great for a body whose kidneys were only making enough urine to pee three times a day about a quarter of a cup each time, but its ridiculou...

On Monday this week I went to MGH Danvers to have labs drawn as I do every Monday. This week I went later than usual and there were a lot more people there than the prior weeks when I arrived much earlier. As I checked in the clerk was talking to herself, asking which tests I needed or didn't need. She seemed to be assuming they wouldn't need the Tacrolimus test. I mentioned that they specifically asked me not to take my Tacrolimus and therefore I would assume they want the Tacrolimus test. FYI, Tacrolimus is one of my anti rejection medications. The clerk then told me I could go sit down. I turned to the left side of the room and could see that every seat was filled. I also noticed this woman looking back over her shoulder towards me and smiling, almost as if she recognized me. I turned back towards the right side of the room and saw that there were several seats available, so I took a seat on that side. Then the woman got up from her seat and came over and sat next to me....