Starting to see clearer....

Hi everyone....Tricia has been after me to let you all know how I've been doing. Until recently, I had really felt like coming on or doing much of anything. This journey has been one of the toughest battles i have ever faced in my life. Its been tough on me, but it has also been tough on my family. Week after week after week in the hospital, and the constant bloating had taken its toll on my body as well as my mind. Being poked and prodded and talking to doctors over and over again about what they thought was wrong just wore all of us out. A few weeks ago, during my last stay in the hospital, I would have to say I was pretty much depressed. I had no desire to eat, or to get out of bed, or to shower, or to do anything that I normally enjoyed. I felt so bad. Ultimately on this last visit, they did find out what was wrong, and they did yet another procedure to fix the bloating problem, which was tied to the new kidney and my heart. Believe it or not I have lost over 20+ pounds in fluid over the last week and a half. I feel so much better mentally as well as physically. I feel like finally I am on the road to feeling better. Again, I need to send out thank you's to all that have been praying and sending well wishes. I apologize for not getting back to many of you sooner. But like the title of this blog says, I am starting to see things clearer now. You don't have to bug Tricia about how I am doing :-) Please feel free to contact me, and I'll give you the scoop.