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@rosemarya

Gentle hugs are on the way, @kamama94.
You are going to be busy next week as you get set for and begin dialysis. I bet you will feel better after you get used to the 'idea' of having dialysis. I did not have any prep, as my kidney failure was sudden, although in hindsight I wonder how much of my misery with failing liver was enhanced by a failing kidney. Guess I'll never know.
When I was reading your earlier post, I was thinking that your neph is a gem! Did he tell you what he meant by feeling worse?

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@rosemarya, thanks for the gentle hugs. Yes, my neph is a gem. She and I have great rapport. She trained at Mayo's and came back here to serve her home town, is considered one of the best in the country. She specified feeling worse as in increased shortness of breath, fever, increased nausea and/or headache in spite of new tummy med (compazine.) Said go to ER any way I could get there and have her and surgeon paged. But she said she didn't think it would come to that. Very reassuring. Surgeon says she's one of the best, primary says same thing, she says surgeon is one of the best. I know the surgeon very well so I believe him. Also trust primary, who gave me his personal email, and he says same thing. So my anxiety level is down a notch. Neph called me last evening and said she was a little surprised at my anxiety level as she thought of me aas fearless. Hah! I told her I compensate well, LOL.