Happy (Chinese) New Year. Happy Valentine’s Day!
It has been really busy during the past few months: with the holidays, my birthday, the “holiday” dialysis schedule, a new location for our (martial arts) dojo, work, and ugh – Jury Duty. Almost two weeks of my already precious time was spent sitting on a trial: three days of selection, three days of trial, and three days of deliberation. And we ended up as a hung jury -- oh, well. I was fortunate that I was switching projects at that time, and my workload was somewhat lighter. If not, I would have been a bigger wreck.
Last week, I felt that I was starting this lunar new year with a sense of renewal: I am getting used to the responsibilities of my new project. Yesterday, we just released a new version of our website. Lastly, except for the occasional travel to Burbank and San Diego (for work, of course), my dialysis schedule is getting back to normal.
Given that, I could not help getting frustrated with the medical challenges that are here and will be in the near future. My KT/v (the measure of the effectiveness of dialysis) has substantially decreased in January. I had to redo my 24-hour urine collection for the month and am now doing that on an inconvenient weekday, instead of a more convenient Sunday. The vascular surgeon also found a narrowing on my fistula, and I will need to go under the knife again. I am hoping to schedule that surgery in early March, although Hubby would really prefer the surgery in a week or two.
Sigh… I guess the year goes on.
To end on a happy note, for Valentine’s Day, we will be enjoying a nice, romantic dinner at Fiore here in Clayton tonight: A romantic end for the new year.
Laissez les bon temps roulez (Let the good times roll).
