Traveling Man

Franklin, Indiana

Our first long trip out of town since dialysis takes us to Franklin, Indiana, about 20 miles south of Indianapolis. Jeannie's son lives here, so we're staying with him. We stopped in the Quad  Cities and picked up Jeannie's other son Matt and his son Jacob. We had a full car, but it was a fun ride from the QC to Franklin.

We're going to check out Super Bowl Village today and tomorrow, taking part in the NFL Experience. This is as close as I'm probably ever going to get to a Super Bow, so I'm looking forward to checking it all out.

Traveling like this meant we had to make arrangements for dialysis. This has always been a scary proposition for me, but it came down to a choice of who or what was going to determine how I live my life. Dialysis has to be a part of the consideration when traveling, but I guess it was time to stop leeting it be the ball and chain that it sometimes feels like.

The decision to travel was made easier since DCI has a clinic in Indianapolis. If I have to go somewhere else for dialysis, I guess I'm glad that it's another DCI. It should be an easier transition.

The clinic here is a 27-chair facility. That makes it similar in size to the one I go to in Omaha. I just checked in with them, and they have me setup for a 4:15 start on Saturday. They may be the same size, but to have a 4pm shift on a Saturday tells me there are a lot of dialysis patients in the area.

Now that I'm working on losing weight, traveling also presents a challenge. Making sure I continue to eat right while we're away from home is always tough. Paul has weight equipment here, so I should be able to do some exercise this weekend, so as long as I can keep my eating in check, traveling shouldn't be a big problem.

So far, I'm down nine pounds in my first three weeks of healthier eating. That works for me!

Once I'm settled into my dialysis chair tomorrow, I will post again.