Tuesday, January 15th was Jim's first day back to work since November. In order to make it to his shift starting at 6:00 am on time, and to make sure he had his 8 hour of dialysis, he must be "hooked up" and dialyzing by 8:00 pm the night before for his 4:00 am wakeup call. This actually was no problem. His workday, however, did not go quite as well.
Making sure he had all his protective gear in place, (catheter securely taped and his large brace securely on) he was off to work. While this was a more easy day at work, Jim's body was not quite up for it yet. He was very sore from the bending and squatting and was feeling alot of pressure in his stomach (not a good thing). Getting a hernia is not good with a catheter in you belly.
After talking with his nurse and doctor, they decided he needs additional time to heal and put him on an additional 8 weeks of disability. Hopefully this will give him enough time to either heal more or better determine if he will ever be able to return to his work.
Don't be surprised if you someday see Jim greeting you at your local Wal-Mart. Hopefully he will be kind.
My thoughts... This has been a trying couple of months. Hopefully once he gets his transplant, he will not have these issues with soreness or having to worry about his catheter. We are still optimistic and praying for that to happen....we know it will.
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