This blog entry is coming to you live from the emergency room at Lovelace Downtown hospital.Yesterday morning I woke up feeling pretty good. Not as good as Thursday, but definitely better than I had the week prior. I went to clinic and saw five patients, ending about 12:30. I was packing up my gear, ready … Continue reading Well That Didn’t Last Long →

For the past week, I’ve felt pretty crappy. Fatigue, as I mentioned, but also persistent nausea. Not enough to throw up, but just non-stop gut pain. No fever, and it always seemed to be worse in the morning. I’d have to lay down several times while getting ready for work.  I think I probably noticed … Continue reading A Good Day →

Monday evening I got a message from Dr. A saying she had tried to call me but there was no answer. I was out of town for work and of course didn’t have cell service out in the boonies. She said she got my lab results back from Friday and my creatinine levels were even … Continue reading More Medication Changes →

My lab results the local nephrologist ordered were available Wednesday. The good news: the protein in my urine dropped to 3000, which is still way too high but at least much improved from the nearly 10,000 it was the last time. The bad news: the creatinine in my blood was very high, meaning it’s not … Continue reading The Good, The Bad, and The Oh My God →

Between this past Friday and the first Friday in October, I have multiple appointments every Friday except for one. (I’m going to do my best to stay in my jammies and not leave my house that Friday). This Friday I had to go the “regular” lab and have blood work done for my local nephrologist. … Continue reading More Blood Work →

This will mostly be me complaining (again) but there is some good stuff at the end. Skip ahead if you want.  I have a video visit with Dr. A tomorrow. In preparation for that, Thursday of last week I went to Tri-Core labs for blood work, urine sample, and to get the giant container for … Continue reading Pavlov’s Dog →

Last week I spoke with someone at my insurance about that $3500 bill I received. It’s frustrating because I called my insurance company but they couldn’t help me—they had to transfer me to someone in PA, even though my insurance originates here in NM. Whatever. It’s all too confusing. Prior to my calling them, I … Continue reading Paul and Babe (or “Lots of Updates”) →

I think I have pretty good health insurance.  I don’t know.  Changes under the ACA several years ago allowed our agency to be eligible for federal health care insurance plans even though technically I’m not a federal employee. Of course every year there are changes to the plan but overall, it seems like most have … Continue reading The (Im)Practical Side of Disease →

I got the first post-treatment lab and urinalysis results back… and everything went in the wrong direction. My creatinine increased, the protein in my urine practically doubled, and my eGFR dropped considerably. Suffice it to say this is not what I was hoping for. As a quick recap, in my layperson’s understanding, if the creatinine … Continue reading A Balancing Act →

Today’s just one of those days. Skip this entry if you don’t want to hear me do nothing but complain. Or maybe that's no different from all the other posts. Ha. The vast majority of the time I don’t dwell on all this crap, I just try to get through it. But today I’m just … Continue reading Whiner →