8.30 p.m.

Thanks for checking in.

Irene’s really tustling through this evening after an extended dialysis treatment today which lasted 3.5 hours on the machine. The nausea is raging, she’s fatigued and can’t find that comfortable position.

We’ll be up and out of the house by 6 am tomorrow for an 8 am appointment @ UCSF with Dr. Charles Eichler. She’s hoping to learn more about why she’s beginning to once again experience pain in the fistula region which is now enlarged and has taken on a different shape than the surgery was first realized.

On Friday, Irene will again endure 3.5 hours of dialysis treatment (30 minutes beyond the norm) in order to make up for the early withdrawel from treatment yesterday.

Her comment this evening…”I can’t believe it’s been almost 5 years…” The first hint of trouble was in February, 2007. This surreal journey gives new definition to the word marathon.

Thanks for caring,
Dave