Monday- Recap

On Sunday January 1 I received a call from Tim's nephrologist who advised me that he talked with the transplant team and that they will be able to put in a peritoneal dialysis port in his stomach but it would take a few weeks to set up. He hinted to me that if we went to the emergency room and was admitted then it would happen in a matter of days. It would have been a month before Tim was set up and actually start dialysis because it takes a long time to heal so we decidecd to pack up our belongings and head down to the hospital on Monday Jan 2.
     EKG's scare me because I don't want any surprises with everything that has been going on. It came out normal. We met with the transplant team and they advised us of the plan and that he would most likely have the dialysis port placed in his peritoneal cavity on Wednesday and released to go home on Thursday. Dr. Turner, Tim's nephrologist came to visit him in the Emergency Room just to make sure Tim was okay with everything that was going to take place. He set up a room for Tim in a wing specially designated for Kidney patients and he has his own room.
     When we got settled in Dr. Turner and the head of the Kidney transplant clinic came in to see and talk with us. They have a different idea on what they'd like to do but it is not 100% a go yet. Tim has a potential donor and if he is cleared to have the surgery instead of Tim having peritoneal Dialysis he will have a port placed in his chest, have a few rounds of dialysis to clean the toxens out of his body and have the transplant within the next couple weeks as opposed to months on a home dialysis system. When you need a transplant you have your own committee and when you are a live donor you too have a committee and they come together, discuss the case and determine if this the benefits are better than the risks. So on Tuesday Tim will be going down to get his port and immediatly placed on three days of dialysis to clean his toxens and then see if he can have the transplant.
     This is amazing news. Its overwhelming but with Joy. I am very nervous and have my own thoughts about everything but I have full faith in God and the surgeons and our team of nephrologists. Once Tim has the transplant his blood pressure will be back to normal, he will be able to eat normal food again, he will feel 100% better and resume a normal life back to work. He has to take a cocktail of medication a couple times a day but we are already used to that. Please continue to pray and have Tim in your thoughts, all of you have been amazing

-Thanks