Tammy - Congratulations on Joshua's good health!
Thanks to all for your responses, they really help alot. I hadn't thought about the impact of my 4yo seeing me in the hospital. She saw me after the C-section, but I looked fine and the baby was a great distraction. I suppose I will not see her for a few days. That won't be easy but she'll enjoy sleepovers with her cousins.
I remember having trouble getting out of bed, feeling like my stomach would bust right open. But, I also went easy on the pain meds b/c I was nursing. I went right upstairs to bed when I came home, but did not go up and down much for a few days. I had my meals delivered to me. (which was quite a luxury!)
My dad was on peritineal dialysis for the last 3 years and he lived a very normal life. Then, in February, all kinds of trouble began and by July, he was on hemodialysis. Thank God for any kind of treatment that keeps patients alive, I mean,that's amazing. But the side effects that come along with it have changed everything.
One minute I think: Yes, of course, I can do that. And the next minut I think: How can I parent if I'm in so much pain I can't get out of bed?
But, I'm getting ahead of myself. We don't even know if I'm a match or if he will accept. Still checking the mail for my "packet"