Things have been rather mellow with Lyss, so I took a couple days off myself; but news continues to be positive. Alyssa has flown through two dialysis treatments and almost a week now of great blood pressure readings. We still aren't sure what's caused this big change, but we're enjoying every minute of it. The icing on the cake is that her ongoing nausea has been on hiatus. She's still not eating the way we'd like, but her appetite is slowly returning and she's becoming more of a "player" at the dinner table.
Next week is going to be a big one for Alyssa. On Monday, she returns to Rochester General for the all important blood labs. Monday will also mark two weeks between plasmapheresis treatments and satisfactory labs will allow her extend this streak. On Tuesday she will have what we hope will be her last hemodialysis treatment as she is scheduled to begin her peritoneal dialysis training on Wednesday. Daily sessions will take place for the rest of the week. If all goes as expected, dialysis will become a nighttime activity undertaken from the comfort of her own bed.
Tomorrow we'll provide you with a short tutorial on peritoneal dialysis.
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