On November 11, 2019, I visited my peritoneal dialysis nurse for a scheduled appointment. While I was there, my heart rate was running at 130+. My nephrologist happened to be at the clinic as well so she listened to my heart and suggested that I visit the ER. That led to an EKG and some blood tests, and next thing I knew, I was back on hemodialysis and prepping for heart bypass surgery.
One year later, things are still not back to normal. Most of it has to do with the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected just about everyone. I think I was pretty much recovered from heart surgery after three months off, but then had some episodes of atrial fibrillation and fluid imbalance problems. I also managed to lose about 60 pounds during these 12 months. It’s been a pretty crappy year as documented by all the posts in this blog, but hopefully things will get better post-transplant surgery.
Life with chronic diseases 