Day eighteen

Dear Friends,
Molly has been able to check out of the hospital and go home!

I, on the other hand, have faced a little bit of a setback. Had a terrible night. New roommate had alarms going off all night long. He's also hard of hearing, so they were yelling at him. Didn't get good sleep. Woke up with a headache and significant fever. May have an infection. Maybe just a side effect. Also have hematoma that needs to be fixed.

This morning was the worst and things are better now (5 pm). Couldn't eat breakfast.

Just as soon as Molly's kidney was transplanted into me, it set about cleaning up my mess. In 12 hours, it apparently made two gallons of pee, reducing my creatinine level to near normal.

I am mostly off of narcotics for pain now and relying on Tylenol. Ate a normal dinner, so for now, at least, things are looking up. I do have to go back to the OR for a tune up in the morning.