It’s only 3:36 am on New Year’s Eve but I thought I’d do a little recap of 2019. By all count, it’s been a shitty year for me. I guess the only bright point is that I’m still alive, likely missed out on a massive heart attack by going to the ER early. Otherwise, there’s not much to celebrate.
- Switched to peritoneal dialysis starting April but had to go back to hemodialysis in November. Likely messed up what residual kidney function I had left so fluid control on hemodialysis is much more difficult this time around.
- Assigned new responsibility at work after three years at previous function. Only have very little experience with new responsibility yet expected to lead a team of analysts and developers.
- No kidney transplant despite two donors trying to donate a kidney
- Quadruple coronary artery bypass graft surgery. I guess I would need the surgery at some point so likely the earlier the better for recovery but it’s a pain dealing with recovery and ESRD/dialysis at the same time.
Hopefully, 2020 will be a better year. I’m trying to eat healthier and exercise a lot more. I think I’ve walked more in the past 3-4 weeks in recovery than I’ve walked all year prior to surgery. Since peritoneal dialysis was such a dismal failure, being back on hemodialysis is much better for short-term health. Also really hoping that a kidney transplant will happen by summer.
Life with chronic diseases 