The Waiting Game

Why does it seem like everything in the medical field takes so long? You wait for the doctor at your office visit. You wait for the doctor’s office to call you for an appointment. You wait for the doctor to call you to schedule surgery. You wait for test results. You wait for a kidney donor. Perhaps it’s just me being impatient, but nothing seems to move quickly.

Jim met with his surgeon last Monday. Dr. Jason Wellen will be inserting the catheter in Jim’s belly. He told him because of his very obnoxious appendix scar, he will have to place it in a little different spot because of scar tissue from his appendix scar.  He left there being told "we will call to schedule procedure within the next couple of weeks". We wait….

The following week on Monday he met with the anesthesiologist and the pre-op people to go over the procedure with him. He completed and signed all his consent forms. He left being told "we will contact you in a couple of weeks". We wait…

Perhaps it’s just me being impatient. Perhaps it’s just me seeing Jim sleep more and more than usual and finally realizing that dialysis will probably be good for him. Ridding him of the toxins in his body making him so tired all the time. Perhaps it’s just me seeing how worn out Jim is from working 10-12 hour days some weeks. Perhaps it’s just me….

My Thoughts:  I continue to scour Facebook and other websites for hours upon hours looking at the numerous groups that support living kidney donation. I have met several people online and it is reassuring to know that we are not in this alone. So many people are in our same situation. It is also encouraging to see how many people successfully find their donor via social media. I apologize to all my Facebook followers for the excessive kidney donor postings I put up, but the more people we make aware of Jim’s situation and the more you SHARE on your site, the better our odds of finding a living donor.

I am grateful for everyone’s love, support and prayers. I am grateful to have Jason helping me with so much around the house that Jim is not always able to do. I am grateful for the times life seems normal. In the meantime, we just wait….