Day + 79, The Levees Have Broke

Well, that's not entirely accurate. Actually, it'd be more correct to say that the pumps lost their power and are no longer working.

Like I had feared, my trial with the Lasix only proved to be a failure. It had not worked previously when I was taking it daily, much less taking it once every three days.

I have gained 6 pounds since Friday morning, or 10 pounds since last Monday. My knees, lower legs and ankles are filled to the brim again. All progress that I've made since I arrived in New York 4 weeks ago has been erased.

Two steps forward, one step back. That's the theme with this recovery, and it is unnerving sometimes.

No doubt that I will be consulting with my nephrologist early Monday for another approach. I hope I don't have to get back on that god-awful Zaroxalyn again. But I'll do what it takes to get it under control. My kidneys are pretty beat up, and it will take some time for them to improve. I just hope that until then I'm not stuck between the choices of being sick and being immobile.