I met with Dr. Feldhaus Thursday, and he gave me the thumbs up for getting back to using my fistula. That's great news.
I shared that news with the nurses at the dialysis clinic this morning, so they will resume sticking me on Monday. The only bummer in this deal is that they are going to go back to square one, which means the smallest needle and they are only going to use one needle. I'm sure this approach is the safest, but from where I'm sitting, it's a baby step. I guess if everything goes fine on Monday, I should be back to two needles by Wednesday.
Yes, for the next couple of weeks, my dialysis schedule gets turned around, so I can sit in on some meetings at work, and take part in the Bix, a 7-mile race held in Davenport. The race is next Saturday morning. I'm running four miles without any problems, so I don't anticipate any problems with next week's run. I'm going to run the full distance tomorrow morning and then take a short run Tuesday. Once that's finished, I'll rest until race time.
So, today will be my last day of typing with two hands during dialysis. It will slow me down some, but it's well worth it.
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