Went to the hospital yesterday and got "juiced-up" on blood and platelets. First unit of blood went great but when the second unit was administered, the butterfly connection came loose. Blood may be thicker than water but when it is gushing out of a tube, it is hard to tell. I said there is a problem and the nurse was still in the room and was able to take care of it pretty quickly. By then, I was soaked with blood on my right side. I had on an outer shirt and an inner shell top and the outside shirt was soaked as were my pants and pillowcase. The blood came off the pants fine but they had to wash the shirt and pillowcase. So this time, I did not get two full units of blood because I do not think it counts when it soaks your clothes. I was anxious to get home and take a bath and get clean clothes on because I could still smell the blood. Well as they say, it all came out in the wash.

The days I have dialysis have gotten to be more difficult for me to bounce back. I used to be able to function pretty well after an hour or two of rest but it has gotten to be longer. I have very little strength for the rest of the day but usually the next day is better. It is frustrating but nothing can be done about it so I just really enjoy my good days.