Well, week one of training is over. What are my thoughts? I love my machine!!!! I feel free already (even though I have to go 6 days). The set up and take down don't seem to be hard. I'm glad I don't have to go to the center!!!!! My lab is already better. They have told me to go back to eating potatoes. Yay Nxstage and more dialysis!!!!!!!

I realize now that 6 days a week won't be easy. But once I finish with tx each day it will be over. And if I can continue to feel strong enough to walk down 3 flights of stairs like I did today...I mean I just walked down 3 flights of stairs without thinking about it first. I just looked at the stairs and the next thing I know, I'm walking down them. Without even being scared that I will get half way through and get stuck.

I like going to training (for now). I like that Prat is good with my training daughter. I love the people that are over this center. If I didn't feel homage to Katy, I would transfer. I already feel normal and stronger. To tell the truth it's scaring me. I'm afraid that it's all going to go to the dogs. I once read about this guy who claimed that he was possibly "allergic" to nxstage and now that is stuck in my mind.

I must say that I am havingmore inflammation responses since I have been in training. now, I take Benadryl before I go to training. But that is because P made it clear to me why Dr. P suggested that I take the Benadryl. She said that he was probaly trying to "TREAT THE CAUSE OF THE INFLAMMATION" which is probaly an allergic response to my blood in the tubes.