The Procedure Race.....

 Babygirl and I decided to figure out just how many procedures she's had since New Year's Eve.  It was.... staggering.

I don't have all the dates. But in roughly chronological order, here they are.

In hospital:

     Intubation and insertion of feeding tube.

     Insertion of 3-lumen catheter (the early, temporary version of the dialysis catheter).

     Insertion of arterial line. 

     Blood transfusion x 2.

     Kidney biopsy.

     Insertion of dialysis catheter.

     Transfusion.

After hospital:

     Blood transfusion.

     Upper endoscopy.

     Blood transfusion.

     Fistula creation.

     Blood transfusion.

     Fistula de-clotting. 

     Blood transfusion.

Scheduled for later this month:

     Bone marrow biopsy.

     Fistula angioplasty.

Seventeen. In less than six months.

This does not include thrice-weekly dialysis. It does not include the (very) numerous blood draws.  It doesn't include individual doctor visits, varying in location from 3 hours away to more-or-less across the street. I'm pretty sure I have not worked a full week since last year. 

If it's a race, I think we are in it to win it. 

DeeDee