Bound to happen eventually...

... I've caught a cold :( Nothing serious, but just tinged with a tiny bit of paranoia for obvious reasons, as I don't want any risks to my new kidney. The clinic nurses say to keep an eye on your temperature and if you start feeling really ill to call the ward or go to A&E. I'm sure it'll be fine though, just gonna stay in, keep warm and have some hot toddies! :) I've also got an infection in my jaw from a mouth ulcer that refuses to heal, which is really irritating! Like toothache, but more generalised.

This getting better lark is a bit of a full time job in itself! Take yesterday for example; get to clinic for 10, do all my usual weight/bp/temp measurements, wait to see the nurse, get fluid and bloods taken, wait around for an extra prescription (I've been put on statins cos my cholestorol is way too high), drop it off at the hospital pharmacy, then go up to the dentistry department to get a check-up there, then back down to the pharmacy to pick up supplies, then off to the GP to pick up another prescription I'd forgotten about when last there, then to the chemist to pick that up, only to be told they don't stock it and I should try somewhere else.... I needed a nap by the time I got home! :)

Hopefully from next week onwards I might be able to cut the clinic visits down to twice a week instead of three times a week which would be nice. Creatinine is hovering around 110 and my GFR is around 49-50 which is fantastic! They've finally started to talk about cutting the dosages too, very slowly, over the next couple of months. Can't wait to be having less steroids, getting rid of the shakes in my hands will be wonderful.

Also now have a date for my stent removal; the stent is the plastic tube that's currently in the connection between the new kidney and my bladder to keep it open while the surgery heals, which comes out after six weeks. I'm hoping that I'll stop having pain in that area once it's out, or maybe they'll find out why I'm still getting pain when they do the cystoscopy to get the stent out at least.

Feeling quite sad today. I've had quite a good few days, catching up with people and feeling good, so to wake up feeling so poorly again this morning is a real downer. This to shall pass, of course. Just a reminder that I need to take it easy and not rush back to everything.