3/13

It’s show time kidney! This morning the renal team came in to tell us that Ethan’s blood work after dialysis yesterday was abnormal but to the point where instead of dialysis, we could try a diuretic challenge.  Ethan was blasted with diuretics to see how he did.  Shortly afterward, he made 10 ml of urine.

Then there was nothing. The kidney went back to sleep. Stupid kidney. 

He also had his kidney ultrasound to take measurements and look at blood flow in the solitary kidney. We get results tomorrow.

Ethan’s fluid restriction was reduced to only 1.2 liters a day for today and tomorrow. Some of that is overnight feeds which reduces him to a mere 19 oz a day. He was pissed.

Ethan was able to walk up mostly unassisted to 9 Tower and go visit his friends. Everyone was excited to see him and the fact he was walking without a walker.

I also took Ethan for a wheel chair ride outside in the courtyard. NO ONE was outside even though it was sunny and about 50 degrees.

Today’s urine output was 12.5 ml. To put that in perspective, it is the same as 2 and a half teaspoons of urine.

We were both tired today after the long week. We watched the movie Step Brothers. It was fun to laugh together.