I went in for a kidney ultrasound this morning and the results are already available. A reminder that my sister’s donated kidney has a cyst that is buried deep within the kidney. The transplant team decided to leave it in the kidney instead of removing it, which means I need to get annual kidney ultrasounds. However, the UCLA nephrologist did say during the last appointment that if everything is normal, they may not need any more ultrasounds.
My appointment was at 10:00 am. I arrived early to check in but was stuck behind a very slow-moving Cadillac in the parking structure. It took me almost fifteen minutes to park my car. Once registered, the process was quick, and I was done in thirty minutes. The results were available online after about two hours. I believe there are no issues but I need to wait for my nephrologist to explain it to me.
Impression: Unremarkable left pelvic renal transplant aside from a stable slightly complex subcentimeter cyst.
I hope unremarkable is the same as negative for whatever they were looking for.
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I stayed home after the ultrasound appointment. My intention was to work from home, but I ended up taking an eight-hour nap. I am exhausted from working eleven-hour days plus a two plus hour commute.
Life with chronic diseases 