Part 2: Continuing my Journey of self discovery!


 

This is a continuation of my last post. Were do I begin! After moving from Fremont to Tracy in 2004, I still had about 28% of my kidney left, I picked another Kaiser doctor who destroyed the rest of my kidney with medicines. By the time I FIRED him he had me on 6 blood pressure meds, 2 blood sugar meds, and assortment of other meds that probably shouldn't been on. 

 I was assigned to the chief of Nephrology who recommended me to go on Home 🏠 Peritoneal Dialysis which I was on for 4+ years, until I become septic and was hospitalized for 22 days, where during this time my wife was told to Pull the Plug on me, the doctor's said I was not going to live. 

 My wife works for Kaiser so she contacted the right people and saved my life! I was put in rehab because I couldn't walk, so it took about 2 weeks to get back home with physical therapist coming to my house twice a week until I was able to get upstairs. 

 After that ordeal I was put on Hemodialysis (in center). This lasted for about 5 years or more, until I was given to much Potassium, which is poisonous, and can kill you. This was the last straw, my wife and I decided to get trained for Home Hemodialysis, the week before I left for training, 5 patients died! I got out just in the nick of time. God blessed me for being timely. 

 Since being on Home Hemodialysis have not been a cake walk, I had to Fired two more doctors, went in for a surgery and coded twice, again God blessed me with more time. 

 Presently I have only trusted my primary care doctor who I have had for over 17 years, I'm more into self care, off of all medicines, and Clean Foods is my new medication. I've lost over 30 lbs and counting, I believe that know one knows me better than me!

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