FortForever
Disney since Day 1
- Joined
- Aug 16, 2011
Has anyone done this?
I just found out 4 days ago that my kidneys are failing quickly, out of the blue. I'm low Stage 4 from normal six months ago. Obviously, this is a huge shock and I'm still trying to let the reality of it sink in. I don't have diabetes or high blood pressure, and doctors do not know why the sudden failure.
Now, I've been told that unless they figure it very quickly, I will likely have to start dialysis within months. I will want to do it at home or not at all. I have no idea how long they will make me do it at the hospital or how long it takes to train me to do it myself. I just hope this doesn't somehow interfere with our December reservations.
This is our "come back" trip after being away 3 years while my son recovered from life -altering injuries. Everyone is looking forward to it, myself included. We had planned to get back to our schedule of spending 5 days a month through the fall and winter. Now I've been hit with this shocking news.
We live only 90 minutes away, so drive a van down and can easily bring any equipment. I'm not only concerned about how this is going to work, but also how I'm going to feel. I feel like sleeping 24/7 right now and nauseated all the time. I can't imagine it can be worse. Surely, a machine working as a kidney will make me feel better, right?
I just found out 4 days ago that my kidneys are failing quickly, out of the blue. I'm low Stage 4 from normal six months ago. Obviously, this is a huge shock and I'm still trying to let the reality of it sink in. I don't have diabetes or high blood pressure, and doctors do not know why the sudden failure.
Now, I've been told that unless they figure it very quickly, I will likely have to start dialysis within months. I will want to do it at home or not at all. I have no idea how long they will make me do it at the hospital or how long it takes to train me to do it myself. I just hope this doesn't somehow interfere with our December reservations.
This is our "come back" trip after being away 3 years while my son recovered from life -altering injuries. Everyone is looking forward to it, myself included. We had planned to get back to our schedule of spending 5 days a month through the fall and winter. Now I've been hit with this shocking news.
We live only 90 minutes away, so drive a van down and can easily bring any equipment. I'm not only concerned about how this is going to work, but also how I'm going to feel. I feel like sleeping 24/7 right now and nauseated all the time. I can't imagine it can be worse. Surely, a machine working as a kidney will make me feel better, right?