Looks like the next 2-3 months of dialysis may be long ones.
Why??
Well, first I was told I couldn't take Excedrin after I had the graft put in last week.
Now, here's an interesting fact: the ONLY painkillers that work for me are Excedrin and Percocet. This leaves Percocet. So....as long as I take it as prescribed, which I am, I'll be okay. BUT--as prescribed could become habit-forming.
And, as if that's not enough, to prepare for having needles in my arm during dialysis, I get to take yet another controlled med: Ativan. I'm familiar with it. I actually like it a lot. I wish I could always be on it.
Hmmmmm.....so now, thanks to the short time of dialysis that I have left, I get a chance to become dependent on two of my meds???
Wish me luck. I'm sure I won't think I need them, per se, when this is all over. Then again....my nurse might be creating a monster.
Naaaaaaaaaaaahhhh...
Just thought I'd put in my two-cents worth in about that. You know, it's essentially impossible to get controlled meds refilled??? It's true. I've tried. When my tailbone was hurting so much that I couldn't even walk, except with crutches...I tried to get a refill on Percocet; didn't happen.
Gee whiz, I hope I make it through the next 2 - 3 months without getting hooked!!
And then, when it's all done, there's the Excedrin, which I never was really hooked on, per se; I just started getting analgesic rebound headaches and ended up taking like 20 Excedrins a day...but that was 7 years ago. Now, I get to start from scratch.
I'm soooooooooooooo thrilled, again, that my transplant is so near on the horizon!!!!! The question now is, how long will my new kidney last???? If it's a healthy one, it should last forever. I plan to take all my post-transplant meds exactly as prescribed, whatever it takes. And, since all I had wrong with my old kidneys was PKD, I've read that PKD doesn't affect the replacement kidney, so--other than the fact that I have a polycystic liver--I'll be practically cured, as long as I don't inherit Mom's diabetes!!!!
If you've been keeping me in your thoughts & prayers, I thank you soooooooooo very much!! None of this might be happening without your help!! I love you!
