During the process of transplant workups, it was determined that I needed an angioplasty. For this, a small tube was inserted through the groin into a blood vessal.Monitoring the progress, a small balloon could be inflated at the point of constriction. Unfortunately, this was not enough. A stent was also required to prop the artery open. I am now on Plavix to thin my blood until the stent has been incorporated into the lining of my artery.
The procedure was quite routine. I checked into the hospital on a Monday, the procedure was done on Tuesday, and I was released on Wednesday.
Coincidentally, two weeks later, I had to make an emergency trip to the hospital. I was retaining too much fluid. My real weight was not keeping up with my dry weight.Athough I thought I was being careful with fluids, I still wasn't taking enough off. I spent 6 days in the hospital and had an extra dialysis session. They ended up taking an extra 3 kg of fluid off. This was the first major incident since the initial incident over 2 years ago. So, lesson learned. Don't get complacent with the dry weights. Always push.
