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Prelude_Sarah:
Scott, thank you for your kind words!  And I absolutely agree with you, there are miracles surrounding us every day.  Kaylah is a great name, with or without the H!! :)

Fr Pat, thanks for the encouragement.  My sleeping patterns have been crazy lately!  I do take naps and then some days I sleep in really late.  I don't know if everyone around me really gets why I'm so tired still, but they don't have to understand I guess! :)  And thanks for helping me not feel bad about the fundraiser, I've never been good at taking help, so this is also a good lesson for me.

Julie, I'm so glad my posts have helped you!  It is nice to be on the other side and to have some answers to give to other potential donors.  I remember being 1 month out from surgery.  Being 1 month after surgery is even better, and you'll be there before you even know it!  It all flies by SO fast!

Shelley, I'm SO glad that hearing about my experience with small complications brings you comfort.  Just as I said before, it was all totally manageable :)
I think it's great that you're also doing a fundraising website!  My brother started mine using www.gofundme.com.  It's actually still going if anyone wants to take a look at it!  Here's the link... http://www.gofundme.com/help-sarah-heal
My brother calls me a "hero" in the title, which is so nice, but kind of strange for me as well.  I really don't feel like a hero.  I feel like I did something that most people would do for someone they love very much.
Kaylah is doing great, here are a few examples of things that she can do now that she has a functional kidney...

1) Eat!  Before, she couldn't even really keep down water.  Now, she's eating everything in sight!  She knows she can't have too much red meat, but she is really enjoying be able to have a hamburger without dire consequences.
2) Be up and about!  Before, she was in bed ALL day with NO energy.  Now, she's running errands, spending time with her dog, going to shows and parties with her boyfriend, going camping, all kinds of good stuff.
3) She is HERSELF again!  Before, she was not herself at all.  She was cranky, a little bit mean to the people around her that were trying to help, and just always feeling so down and hopeless.  She said that she couldn't even think straight, couldn't read a book or keep track of a conversation.  Now, she's the sweetest little thing, going around baking people cupcakes and cookies just for fun and to show gratitude.  She's HERSELF again!  My sweet little sissy is BACK!  And THAT is the coolest thing in the world to me.
4) She looks GREAT!  Her skin looks healthy, her hair is shiny, her nails are strong...she just looks so beautiful.

There are many other little things I could mention, but those are the main things I've noticed.  Truly miracles :)

Much love!

Sarah

ohtobeahayes:
Oh, Sarah, your list about your sister is making me cry happy love tears. Isn't it the most amazing thing in the world to see what a "mere" kidney does? (I don't really say that lightly) I am so happy that you have your sister back and so happy that you get to know that you bought her precious time of feeling well, and there is no price that anyone can put on that.  I love hearing from you because you were so nervous beforehand, as many people are, and in a way, hearing from those who have come out on the other side happy and doing well has more impact that hearing from those of us who skipped into surgery singing "Hit me with those fantastic drugs already!" . :) 
Yup, every time I think of your sister doing things, it makes me cry.
My recipient also was wheelchair bound and down to 101 pounds before surgery. To see him pink instead of grey, and up walking around- well, I couldn't be happier for him and his family. His sister was a donor in our chain also. They lost their brother to kidney disease in 2003, so I can only imagine what it's like for them to have this time and experience also.
Living Organ Donation is a miracle (as is organ donation, period, but the LIVING part puts the guts in donation...haha- kinda pun-ny, wasn't it?)
I just couldn't be happier for the both of you!
Love,
Nicki

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