Hurrah! Yippee! Yee Ha!

The lady from dialysis she says - yes!

I am on the first list of 7 to start home dialysis. The dialysis matron came to see me yesterday to tell me. I am excited and scared all mixed up. So many questions flooded my thoughts after she came. Thankfully a nurse is coming soon to chat about it all and answer all my questions. Once I am given a date which I think will probably be after Christmas then the training will begin at home. It is very exciting and will change how I feel about dialysis - I hope! It is also scary as it is such a responsibility - it involves my blood- all of it!!!! Not keen for my blood to end up on my bedroom floor!

However it gives me control over dialysis. I will choose when I dialyze in a day. It will probably be 5 or 6 days a week but for 2 1/2 or 3 hours at a time. That time will be able to change depending on what I am doing. This means that dialysis is more like your normal kidneys and you get better clearance therefore better blood results and better overall health. It is better for your heart too. It also means I will be able to drink a bit more than the 750mls I can drink at the moment and maybe even eat the occasional banana.

The biggest issue remains my needling - I need to be able to reliably needle myself every time. Not sometimes but always. We are experimenting with different ways to hold my arm and longer needles and I am sure now I know I will be doing it myself soon I will be even more determined. Please pray that I can get it. I am also learning what to do when it goes wrong or the pressures are wrong or I feel unwell. So that I will be able to cope with all circumstances once I am doing it at home.

As ever I am looking forward to knowing the plan - I love a plan!