Friday, April 24, 2009

The Latest

There has been good and bad this week. The bad is the this ludicrously uncomfortable catheter implant, which is costing me a lot of sleep. The good is that I'm adjusting to dilaysis, and it's consistently making me feel better. I'm far more energetic, and experiencing considerably less nausea and pain. Some of you know that there is little I enjoy more than going for walks. It makes me feel alive and in control and good in a way I can't really explain. For the past year and a half my ability to do this has declined steadily, to the point where since November I've barely done any walkign at all, and, when I have, it's been a chore, not a pleasure. This wekk I've gotten back that ability and enjoyment of going for walks, and that's been fantastic.

4 comments:

Leisl said...

So happy to hear the dialysis is starting to help. And I totally understand the love of walking. I miss it terribly and your improvements make me very optimistic (again) that someday soon I'll be out there walking amongst the trees and breathing in that air, too. When we're both there, let's make a date to go a walk together. Whaddaya say?

Anonymous said...

Absolutely.

Miriam Latour said...

I'm glad you are feeling a bit better, Paul. Truly.

Kidney4Paul said...

Thanks.