So here we are day 2 of no dialysis and all is fine so far. I could feel the fluid last night but feel better again this morning. The blood results are in for yesterday and are normal for a pre-dialysis session. They are now the benchmark and we will see what happens to them on Saturday. They may slowly increase, which means they will leave it and see what happens; slowly decrease which will mean that my kidneys are trying to work; or suddenly increase which would mean having dialysis very quickly. Obviously we want them to be decreasing showing that my kidneys are trying or are working. I am hoping that a renal consultant will be making the decision as to what happens tomorrow not a junior Dr who may panic and start dialysis. The other change that will have to happen next week if I continue with no dialysis is that my diet will have to become a strict renal diet to give my kidneys the best chance. The renal diet is quite a hard diet for me as if I think of something I like it is probably not allowed! So it means cutting down or leaving out - chocolate, nuts, oranges including juice, bananas, cheese, potatoes unless soaked and boiled, tomatoes, milk, pate, mushrooms, apricots, dried fruit, beans, bacon, marmite. Anyone who knows me will know how hard that sounds but hey- ho. Dialysis or diet I know which I would choose!

Yesterday was lovely. I had my blood tests at 8 am and then Paul dropped me in Reading. I had a lovely morning shopping on my own. Something I would never be able to do on a normal dialysis day. We then went out to lunch with Joy and Matt. It was a really lovely day.

Today I have 2 friends coming and we are going out for coffee. Then this afternoon Chloe is coming home. It will be great to have her over the weekend as we face whatever may come. I am looking forward to next week and knowing the outcome - I have never been very good at waiting. I continue to trust that God is in control of all that is happening. Because of that I can be peaceful (most of the time). We are hoping to do something nice tomorrow although we will need to be nearish to the hospital as by lunchtime they may be phoning to say come back and have dialysis - we shall see.

I will let you know. Please keep praying - not just for me but for my family as they wait. It is a strange time.