Got great news this week. Al, Jim's donor, completed his last procedure and got confirmation everything is a go. He said the doctor informed him that the transplant will take place early to mid January. Jim's transplant team will be getting in touch with him to start his preparation which includes taking anti-rejection drugs.
In the big scheme of things, mid January is really not that far off. To be exact it is 60 days, 8 weeks, 2,460 hours... you get the point, we're not counting or anything. We will enjoy the holidays (as best we can this year) and anticipate a great new year.
Jim's recent visit to the clinic went good. His parathyroid hormone was a little high, but all other blood work was good. Shoulder pain has improved and for the first time in months he has been "gout free" this past month.
Now our goal is to keep him healthy for the next 60 days in preparation of the beautiful, new healthy kidney he will be getting from Al.
It is so nice to see the light at the end of the tunnel on Jim's Journey. It's been a hard past year since Jim has been on dialysis. While we know it helps him to survive....it does take a toll on him. It will be nice to see him get back to the things he loves to do and to feel good. Something he hasn't had in a very long time.
