Why I am not writing about Build A Bear

It’s very late and I just got home from the city. I had wanted to take photos of Logan’s “bear” (he made a puppy) and tell you how much fun we had at Build A Bear, except, we ended up spending a good portion of the night in the Emergency room with my sister.

My sister is a three time Kidney transplant recipient, and her current – and last (due to excessive scarring) kidney is failing. She had been going in for weekly blood test to keep an eye on her creatnine levels – this shows the levels of toxins in her blood. Our kidneys convert those toxins into..well, pee, the higher the level, the less your kidneys are working.  We were hoping the failing would be a very, very slow process. The results for her latest test had come in, and because my sister has no working phone, a police car -it was closer than the ambulance -  came to her door and rushed her to the emergency room.

Her creatnine levels were off the charts. Almost twice as high as they were the day her heart stopped beating in the high school hallway.

Now that her kidney has passed the point of no return,  Her choices are hemo dialysis - where thrice a week she is hooked to a machine all day long that will remove her blood, cleanse it and pump it back into her. On the days she does not have hemo, she will be very tired and ill as the toxins in her body increase. Her other choice is peritoneal dialysis which is something I do not know a lot about, other than when she had it,  her peritoneal site got infected constantly. So much that eventually they had to stop it  and switch to hemo. (She was on hemo for seven years before her last kidney transplant)

My sister has said many times in the  past that should her kidney fail she would not go back on dialysis. Without dialysis she will die.

And so, while I think she will ultimately choose life, choose  one or the other type of dialysis, I cannot know for certain, and so I worry. This is why I will not be writing about Logan and his Trip to Build a Bear, tonight.

∗ Posted by bluepaintred on 05.21.2009
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Comments: 19

  1. BIG hugs..

    Stay strong, sweetie..

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    Comment by Chrissi - May 22, 2009 12:04 am

  2. Our dept does research into this stuff so I know a lot of patients that go thru these ordeals and have to make these choices. I am sure your sister will choose life ultimately, but I can imagine her “fatigue” in having to go through life this way. Many people that don’t have transplant patients in their immediate surroundings don’t realize that a transplant is usually not forever and even having been transplanted does not clear you from medical problems…

    Hang in there, hugs and smooches for you and your whole family!

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    Comment by DutchBitch - May 22, 2009 12:18 am

  3. Did Logan take the bear to the hospital to keep your sister company?

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    Comment by Sheila - May 22, 2009 12:52 am

  4. I’m sorry to hear about your sister. hugs.

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    Comment by Katie - May 22, 2009 1:17 am

  5. Oh man…….Heavy. I hope things get better for her. Will she go on the transplant list again? Either way, hugs to you sweetie!

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    Comment by Blondefabulous - May 22, 2009 4:12 am

  6. ((((HUGS))))

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    Comment by robin - May 22, 2009 5:48 am

  7. Wow – three kidneys – that has to just be emotionally exhausting to have gone through that many transplants. I’m sorry to hear about her and hope that whatever choice she makes, it allows her some peace.

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    Comment by Avitable - May 22, 2009 5:49 am

  8. Hang in there Blue. I’ll be thinking of you and your sister. H&K.

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    Comment by LeSombre - May 22, 2009 7:31 am

  9. My cousin does dialysis at home. I’m not sure how that works, I’ve never really asked her. She did mention that there is one plus, she never has to pee.

    I hope things work out for your sister.

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    Comment by Nobody™ - May 22, 2009 7:37 am

  10. Oh sweetie. I’ll keep you all in my prayers. xoxo

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    Comment by Finn - May 22, 2009 7:54 am

  11. Hugs! I will be thinking of you and your family!

    Comment by Trishk - May 22, 2009 9:38 am

  12. I’m so sorry to hear this. You will both be in my prayers. For strength to make the necessary decisions and to face the challenges ahead, and for peace with those decisions, and a healing miracle would be real nice about now. (I hope that doesn’t sound flippant, it wasn’t meant to) {{Blue & Sis}}

    Comment by Peggy - May 22, 2009 10:50 am

  13. That really sucks. My best wishes to you and your family. I hope something good works out for your sister.

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    Comment by Lynda - May 22, 2009 11:26 am

  14. ((HUGS)) and prayers to you, your sister, and the rest of your family.

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    Comment by Tug - May 22, 2009 1:20 pm

  15. I’m sorry this is happening. Along with so many others who have commented here, I am praying for all of you.
    Much care & concern,
    Sue

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    Comment by phinz - May 22, 2009 1:46 pm

  16. I’m sorry to hear about your sister, you and your family must be so scared for her. Sounds like she has a very tough choice to make and only she knows how awful she feels. I’ll send good vibes to your family and take care of yourself too in this stressful time.

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    Comment by Summer - May 22, 2009 2:38 pm

  17. *hughughughughughug*

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    Comment by Gwen - May 22, 2009 6:43 pm

  18. I agree with Adam. Whatever decision she makes I hope she’s at peace.

    Thinking of you and your family. *hugs*

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    Comment by sam {temptingmama} - May 23, 2009 8:52 pm

  19. aww!!
    that’s the bad news. :(
    PD isn’t too bad. It’s draining all the fluids, not just blood.
    HD is just switching the blood, with clean stuffs :)

    I remember when she was on Hemo, the hours of hospital stays three times a week are not fun.

    I’m almost positive that she’ll choose hemo. We’re a group of tough girls. :)

    Hang in there :)
    *sending lovess and positive thoughts*

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    Comment by kristy1134 - May 24, 2009 10:13 am

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