Today I spent 5 hours at Barnes doing my Iothalimate Scan in order to get a more accurate GFR reading. GFR is the best indication on your kidney function.
I started off drinking 6 drops of potassium iodine. What this does is it blocks the radioactive tracer I am injected with from going to my thyroid which forces it to go to my kidneys. Blood is drawn every 30 minutes for the first 2 hours and then once an hour the last 2 hours. I was able to move around and go outside and enjoy the particularly beautiful day today. I was able to read my book and watch TV to also pass the time.
The blood is then put in a machine where it takes 3 hours to process the results. All in all is wasn't bad. I should hopefully hear back from the transplant team this week with the result and we will be able to proceed with the next step. I'm thinking very positive thoughts.....
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