Dialysis went smoothly today. No hitches today. Apparently, they put in a different brand of Cathflo in me on Wednesday and it worked. They are limited with the brand, too. Now, I am home for the weekend. I am ready to sit around and rest all weekend now.
I did not celebrate the 4th of July this year. A neighbor recorded the final fireworks on Saturday before the 4th in Janesville. It was a nice ending. Thanks Marie H.
Dialysis Update
Well, it did not go very well today. The fact is that dialysis units all over the nation has a Cathflo shortage and it was not put in on Monday. Oh my goodness gracious this is not going to go very well for a while. This is not making me happy. I had to leave around 1:30 PM because the dialysis machine was not allowing my catheter to work today. They were able to give me some medicine that is another Cathflo brand and sent me home to watch my fluid intake, my sodium and potassium intake. Will wait and see what happens on Friday, July 5th.
My Birthday Celebration
I had my birthday celebration today with Deb and Jackie here I had pasta salad and chicken on a stick with chili lime flavoring. Ate the chicken and a couple of bites. What happened today at dialysis threw my stomach into a state of tightness where I was choking on the salad fixings so Deb put the pasta salad in a bowl with a cover and put it in the refrigerator. I will have more of the pasta salad tomorrow for the holiday.
I had a cupcake for dessert. Apparently, Jackie and Deb found chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with red, white, and blue frosting. The meal was delicious, and the cupcake was devoured within minutes of eating it. I went to my bedroom without any problems after lunch, and got settled. 👍🏻❤️ It was a nice celebration.
Jackie got me new two pairs of shorts while Deb got me a shirt. My mom got me a t-shirt that says Cat Mom and she had put my Magic and Millie’s name on it as well as my first two cats Emilee and Bing. The only thing she had trouble with was putting on my first two cats’ names in a specific order. However, the order, I can easily explain who who was. Emilee was my first cat, then Bing, then Magic for the first 3 years and then Millie are my now kitties. Emilee lived for sixteen years, seven months, and two weeks. Bing lived with me for 14 years, but was 15 when he died. Magic was adopted on October 6, 2020, and he was 5 months old and now is 4 years old, Millie was adopted on December 9, 2023 at 5 months and now is 1 year old. I love my gifts.
Welcome to July 3! Happy birthday to me. I am now 54 years old. 54? Yep! Today I have dialysis then Jackie and Deb are going to celebrate my birthday 🥳 with me. I wonder what today will bring. I have had my egg and pickles for breakfast and now I am heading to the 1st floor to wait for my ride.
My Medical Rides
For some reason my medical rides are NOT picking me up at 11:00 AM like they have two weeks ago for months. Waiting for my rides is pulling teeth. They have been picking me up late on dialysis days! It is not funny because he mocks me sometimes and it is so wrong. They should not be getting away with that. I am going to have to call Julie Dixon about this again! I will have to wait until Monday, July 8th to call since DHS is not open until Monday due to the 4th of July holiday. Ugh!!!
One More Day Until My 54th Birthday!
I am excited and nervous about tomorrow. I have no major plans, but that is okay, though. Jackie and Deb have a plan for have a plan in the works. A special meal and cupcakes for my day I guess. ❤️👍🏻 Also, I have dialysis tomorrow from 11:45 am to 2:30 PM. Not going to go anywhere.
Move on over June because July is finally here! I have two days before my 54th birthday, too. Yes, July 3rd is my birthday. Yikes, I am getting old, lol. Well, that is a big deal to me that is for sure. I have dialysis on my birthday. Woo hoo, not my cup of tea, but it is okay. Oh, my goodness gracious, it is only a number. Get over it, Kristi. 😊❤️
Having A Bad Day
If I could have a bad day once in a while, today was the day for a bad day in the works. I just found my replacement glasses on my face I have bad for only a few days broken in the SAME spot as my first pair o glasses I had for 11 months BEFORE THEY BROKE. I called Jackie this morning and told her that my replacement glasses are now broken in the same place/spot as my first pair. I am not happy.
Also, Deb making her son understand that friends are not as important as family at age 17 made me feel more upset when she said friends are not as important than family. I disagree with what she said. I told Jackie that her words did not settle in me who was already upset about my glasses. My situation is different from Deb’s so n Tyler at this time because Tyler is a teenager who needunderstand that he needs to abide by rules in his parent’s home. After Jackie explained it to me over the phone three times, I understood it was not directed at me. Even my friend Julie McCool said that yes, my situation is different, yet the situation I felt so uncomfortable about was not against me. Family is more important than friends when it comes to family outings for teenagers who live with their parents. I remember a time when I had to go to a family get together over standing up with my best friend Brenda McCune at her communion service at St. Mary’s in Milton, Wisconsin. Brenda understood I had to go, but I did not understand and pouted about it for a while missing my friend’s important day. Ugh! I was not happy.
Feeling Better
Although Deb’s comment about friends and family rubbed me the wrong way, I admit that I am feeling a little better now. Still upset about my second pair of glasses breaking, and Deb’s comment about family and friends has been cleared up, I am feeling better. Remembering my situation with important family things going on, I had no choice in missing Brenda’s important day.
Deb and Jackie did go to Rockford to a Tupperware Sale at Tina Spence’s house to see whir she had on sale. Apparently Tina was selling everything in the garage she had of Tupperware, and Deb and Jackie brought me back some goodies. I love the bottles Deb found we can use for my morning dose and evening dose of meds I need to take at certain times. No more medicine bottles. I now have two bottles with the P for my PM meds and an A for my AM meds. One bottle is light pink and the other is a dark pink. It works for me, too. The AM and PM on the bottles have worn off so I had Deb put an A and P on the bottle cap cover.
Woohoo, The Weekend is Here
Today was a happier day for me. For some reason the door of the van not shutting properly for a few minutes did not bother me. I had my phone and was playing a game called Travel Duck and let the driver do what he needed to do to get the door to shut properly. He is a young man who knows what to do if he cannot get it to latch properly. I was keeping myself out of the loop unless the driver asks me to do anything. Within ten minutes, the latch worked properly and I was heading to dialysis and when I get done, my ride will pick me up. WTG Darnell for getting the latch to work properly without getting upset or anxious. I was not even sweating anxiety, but I was beginning to feel antsy. Anyway, dialysis is over for the weekend, and will be heading home here when Uncle Norris, my driver, gets me hooked up and in, and then take another patient home from her appointment first.
Home now myself, I meet Jackie in the lobby chatting with the good neighbors and I decided to visit for a while. A few minutes later, about a half hour later to be honest, we finally head up to my place. I got to see my babies for the first time since I left this morning and said to Jackie, I was hungry for fish. With the weather being hot this week, she is not wanting to run my stove in my already hot apartment. Being on the 3rd floor does not help either. With things not getting fixed in the building, my air conditioner works like crap this year. It is still 72 on the heat register. It is summer out there and it is almost over 90 degrees in the afternoon after lunchtime. Jackie decides to go the Looking Glass Bar & Grill for fish and eat it there, so we ended up on a small adventure. We ate and I brought home a piece of fish and tater tots. I do not a lot of tots or fries with my kidney disease. Yet, I still love my potatoes. Now, I am in bed and tomorrow will be a new day.
Now it is after 12 noon around 12:15 PM. I did get to dialysis safely and in a reasonable amount of time that was definitely not late, and the dialysis technician got me hooked up to the machine, but had to unhook me and hook me back up after getting the air in the machine out as it was alarming and saying that there was an air leak in the machine. It was because the tech who put the machine ready for the next patient, me, forgot a step before booking me up. An oversight that was not the tech’s fault. Steps get forgotten once in a while. Anyway, hooked up and going strong now. It has been a good day. I will be out of here soon for the weekend!
