Mixed results.

Clinic Visit #3 is behind us and two topics dominated.

First the good news.  Yvonne's creatinine was 0.9 which is BETTER than a person with normal kidney function!!

But we couldn't celebrate because Yvonne is having pain in her mid-section that is really making it hard for  her to move.  She just took the extra strength prescription pain killer that she hasn't needed for maybe 5 days.

An ultrasound has been scheduled for later today to see if it shows any explanation for the pain.  It is not on the side of the transplant so nobody is thinking this is a kidney matter.  It seems to be muscular since it is only evident if she stands or walks.  No pain at all if she sits down.

Yvonne has a stent in the surgical connection between the bladder and the kidney which will be removed at the end of the month.  This is not in the area of the pain.  But right now we are without even a guess so everything is being considered.

On the non-medical front I thought I'd mention cab fares.  They recently went up and I'm feeling it with hospital and followup cabs probably between $200-250.  Each ride has been $10-$20 and there has been more than 20 in the past 13 days.  On the other hand if I drove and used the valet parking (forget street parking around there) that is a minimum of $19 and if I had to call a car service it would also be more.  Since Yvonne is not up to a mile+ walk and since she is banned from mass transit for now there really isn't any choice.

Yvonne had her first meeting with the dietitian.  She is so short!!  Probably 4'10" as Yvonne at 5'2" seemed to tower over her.  LOL