I have seen the renal consultant today - I saw the senior consultant who was delighted for me. He is very pleased with my blood test results and feels that I should now be drinking 2 litres a day - how will I ever manage that? We looked at all my results and went through what they mean. He was very helpful and I now feel I know what we are looking at and what would concern them. We did discuss the future and basically with a bit of beating around the bush the answer is ...... he doesn't know! He is hopeful for the immediate future that I won't need dialysis but he can't say what the future holds and whether I will need dialysis. His hope is that I won't need dialysis for a very long time. We decided we would take that! The dietician was very helpful and told me I was a model patient! We have come up with a plan which we are both happy with. This involves taking all the rules and modifying them slightly. Slowly adding in foods and watching my blood results carefully. It was very strange being seen in a completely different clinic which will become another second home in future. So next blood test in 2 weeks and then all being well see consultant in a months time. Wow! A whole month without Drs.

Tomorrow I see rheumatologist - will let you know how that goes. As ever thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers.