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There is such a big difference between two weeks and three months – to be honest, I prefer two weeks – there is that much less time to think.  Thinking has always been my downfall.
So here’s the deal – kind of indelicate, but – so long as I keep pissing, I stay alive.  Plain and […]

And so, it has been an interesting morning, in what has become a long series of interesting mornings and afternoons and evenings.
Where shall I begin?  In the finest tradition of modern medicine, the doctor has ordered more tests!  There is an outside chance that an enlarged postdate is causing my immediate problem.
But more importantly, I […]

Damn-it. Damn-it, damn-it…

It’s happening again.

I see the kidney specialist. in the morning….
I’m crushed.

I suppose that there is the possibility that some of you may think that I have become obsessed with…how should I put this…well, let’s say my tinkling - you know, how much, how often, that kind of thing.  And if that’s how you feel, there is good reason – I am.  I am doomed to […]

There is an old Hollywood movie – whose title escapes me – where a once glamorous film star – once so attractive and desirable – sits alone in her mansion watching her old movies.  Day after day the fading glamour queen relives yesteryear.  It is a tragic scene – sad and painful to witness.
Today, I […]

I can only assume that you have come here, with baited breath, for the latest update on my urinary function.  Well, be advised that I could hardly walk away from the bathroom without having to return for another session yesterday.
Am I telling you more than you want to know again?
You might think that this is […]

I am reminded of the story about the boy who cried Wolf – perhaps you will see some similarities as well.
For the second time in three months, all of the signs I was told would foretell the complete and irrevocable shutdown of my kidney function appeared.  For the second time in three months the horrid […]

So here it is, the morning after the day before at the new kidney store.  If only I had the skills to convey what I saw – and what I saw was the most depressing gathering of stupid people ever gathered around a table in all of recorded history..  Words like dense, numskull, and moron […]

This afternoon we went for the orientation down at the new kidney store.  Aside from time not being in my favor, it doesn’t appear to be very hopeful – there are several medical considerations that will be a problem.  However, I will pursue it as long as I can, or until I get a definitive […]

This might be one of those posts that tell you more than you want to know – if so, don’t say I didn’t warn you, OK?
The way that you know for sure that your kidneys are failing is simple – you stop urinating.  So instead of passing the impurity laden fluid, your body retains it.  […]