NEW DIGS

Sorry for the lack of updates, Dearies, but the last few days have been a bit overwhelming. I was discharged yesterday, and with that came a lot of appointments with various people who tried to walk me through my new life, and to put it mildly...I am overwhelmed.

Physically, the pain is keeping me humble. The incision is about a foot and a half long and extends from my lower right side on a diagonal across my tummy and then concludes south of my belly button in the far nether regions that I cannot see...thank goodness.

I confess to being nervous, scared, sad, frustrated, and a little impatient at times, but I'm told that this is all to be expected in these initial days of healing. I've taken to chanting a mantra..."I was blessed with a new kidney and have been given a new life" to keep myself from wallowing, because the truth of the matter is that regardless of how rough this might be...it's a miracle of love that I accept gratefully.

I will hopefully learn more about my angel donor in the coming months. At the moment, all I know is that his gift of his kidneys saved two of us last week, and no matter anything else about him...that is extraordinary.

Your love, support, and encouragement got me here. I am so happy to tell you that when we discussed all of the medications I will be on and their connected costs, I was able to take that in without panic thanks to you. So, you too, literally gave me a new life. For that and so many other things, I thank you.

My afternoon pain med is going to work its magic in a moment, so I'll close for now. I hope this finds you well and happy and with flying needles! I can't wait to get mine back in hand!