That’s it, it’s done, I’m transplanted! Today is the sixth post-operation day and it’s going well! I think I’m pretty much in the best possible recovery scenario! ♥ In just three days after the operation, I gained 30% kidney function!! It’s extraordinary and better than expected! And it continues to climb,…
It’s Tuesday, less than 48 hours away from the kidney transplant that awaits me Thursday morning. My suitcases are ready and I’m ready! I’ve been going around in circles since this morning trying to escape the adrenaline that holds my body and heart. The long-awaited transplant is coming SO SOON! I…
Day T minus 10 days!!! Whew! Waiting takes so much time! I’m so looking forward to the operation! Anti-rejection medication gives me some side effects, including stomach ache and hand tremors. I am completely exhausted. It’s really hard to wait patiently! Less stress since last week Last week, I was really…
As you know, I have been waiting impatiently for 2 years for the kidney transplant that will take place on December 1st. I have two goals with this blog. First, I want to talk openly about my journey, so that those who are going through the same thing feel less alone.…
This week, I went to my last hospital appointment before my kidney transplant, which will be on December 1st! I’m warning you, it was a whole day filled with information, from 8am to 2.30pm. I think it’s relevant that I tell you about it since we arrive in the last stretch…
It’s the November 1st, and my transplant date is December 1st. I only have one month left before the transplant!! WOW!! I’m stressing a bit about it, because I’ve never had general anesthesia and I don’t like the idea of having no control over the outcome of the operation. I am…
Well, last week I was talking about how I was not well and that I would rather feel better before the transplant. That I wanted to write a book in November doing the NaNoWriMo. That all I could do was lie down and rest, and that it was too boring. Well,…
These last few days are not good days. I’m having a hard time thinking, I’m so so tired, and I don’t want to do anything. It’s not okay. Brushing my teeth is a struggle with myself to find energy. Life is long waiting to live again. There is a month and…
In my last post, I told you the best news in the world: I should get a kidney transplant in early December if all goes well! And for the first time since the opening of this site, I found an unexpected lightness: I did not feel the urgency to publish as…
Last week, I received a call from the transplant nurse at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital. On the phone, she gave me some big news: there is a potential donor who has completed all the necessary tests. And he is compatible with me! Uh, what??? Yes yes, you got it right! I should have…
