If you happened to miss the saga of the first time I tried to give a kidney to a stranger and you’re interested in reading that, you can check it out here.
And if you just want a recap of everything thus far, you can read this post.
Otherwise, read on. Thanks!
- Part 1 – Getting My Cardiologist’s Approval – First, the EKG
- Part 2 – Getting My Cardiologist’s Approval – Then, The Echocardiogram
- Part 3 – Prepping For Big Kidney Day
- Part 4 – No Sleep Before Big Kidney Day
- Part 5 – The X-Ray & Getting To The Education Session
- Part 6 – Donor Education Meeting
Part 7 – Blood Pressure Screening & Meeting the Social Worker- Part 8 – Trying To Say As Little As Possible To The Social Worker
- Part 9 – No, I Don’t Want Kids – The Social Worker Interview Continues
- Part 10 – No, I Don’t Want A Husband Either – The Social Worker Interview Continues
- Part 11 – Finishing Up The Social Worker Interview (Which Wasn’t Bad At All!)
- Part 12 – The Psychiatrist Lays Out Interview Plans
- Part 13 – Did You Know A Rejected Kidney Is Not Removed (I Learned That In My Psych Interview)
Part 14 – The Psychiatrist Looks Into The Likelihood Of A Good Outcome- Part 15 – A Memory Test!
- Part 16 – The Thought Test Continues – What Do a Tree & a Fly Have In Common?
- Part 17 – The End Of The Psych Interview
- Part 18 – Finishing Big Kidney Day 1
- Part 19 – I Was Late To Day 2 Of Big Kidney Days? Uuuuugh.
- Part 20 – The CT Urogram
- Part 21 – Meeting With The Nephrologist
- Part 22 – The End Of Day 2 Of Big Kidney Days
- Part 23 – I Already Knew About The Lump (And That It Was Nothing)
- Part 24 – The Mammogram
- Part 25 – Reflecting On My Ohio Bitterness – Part 1 (Am I Afraid What She Said Was True?
- Part 26 – Reflecting On My Ohio Bitterness – Part 2 I Hope Not!
- Part 27 – Timing the 24-Hour Urine Collection
- Part 28 Peeing In Cups… From a Coffee Shop
- Part 29 – Turning In The 2nd Urine Collection & Waiting For Results
- Part 30 – The Test Results Phone Call
- Part 31 – The Part That Broke My Heart
- Part 32 – The Results Don’t Feel Good
- Part 33 – Okay, So What’s Next?
- Part 34 – To The Primary Care Doc
