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August 2, 2023
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These heroes will leave you wanting more.
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June 25, 2019
Dialysis Starts Tonight
Just a short post to keep everyone updated on the continuing saga...
After 7 days of training I'm all set to do my first full dialysis tonight. I'm confident I can do this with no problems. I will be doing Peritoneal Dialysis at night while I sleep (I hope I'll be able to sleep, lol). It will be an early night as the dialysis takes 8 hours and my first delivery of supplies will be here tomorrow morning between 6:30 and 8:30 am. Sigh.
My next appointment with my nephrologist is tomorrow and I'm hoping to get some good news about going back to work (I have book stuff to pay for!).
The upside to peritoneal dialysis is I can travel! This means I will be able to sign at Penned Con in September! I'm excited! Hope to see you there. Penned Con is a 3-day event in St. Louis - 1 day of training for authors and then a 2-day author signing event with some fun parties. This year we're unpacking the Aquanet, shoulder pads and leg warmers and Going Back To The 80's! Come join the fun! You can find information www.pennedcon.com. It's so much fun and they raise money for Action for Autism. Hope to see you there!
More later.
Love and dog kisses,
L.A.
#kidneydiseasesucks
After 7 days of training I'm all set to do my first full dialysis tonight. I'm confident I can do this with no problems. I will be doing Peritoneal Dialysis at night while I sleep (I hope I'll be able to sleep, lol). It will be an early night as the dialysis takes 8 hours and my first delivery of supplies will be here tomorrow morning between 6:30 and 8:30 am. Sigh.
My next appointment with my nephrologist is tomorrow and I'm hoping to get some good news about going back to work (I have book stuff to pay for!).
The upside to peritoneal dialysis is I can travel! This means I will be able to sign at Penned Con in September! I'm excited! Hope to see you there. Penned Con is a 3-day event in St. Louis - 1 day of training for authors and then a 2-day author signing event with some fun parties. This year we're unpacking the Aquanet, shoulder pads and leg warmers and Going Back To The 80's! Come join the fun! You can find information www.pennedcon.com. It's so much fun and they raise money for Action for Autism. Hope to see you there!
More later.
Love and dog kisses,
L.A.
#kidneydiseasesucks
June 11, 2019
My New Normal
Welcome to my new normal. Catheter has been placed and I'm healing. I'm sore and it's hard to ignore the tube sticking out of me, I feel like a freak.
I'm following my diet - the upside is that once i'm started on dialysis I can up my protein intake each day. Right now, I'm only allowed 50-60 grams of protein a day and that's it. A 4 ounce lean steak is 35 grams so it's been tough. And there's also the restrictions on potassium, sodium, and phosphorous just to make things interesting. We've been trying some substitutions for foods I'm supposed to avoid. Vegan cheese isn't bad, not as good as the real thing but better than nothing. Now, if we could just find an alternative to tomatoes and guacamole... Anyone know if you can make these out of cauliflower? Lol.
I'm a week post-surgery and had my first appointment at the dialysis center. The first couple of weeks they do a bandage change and a small fluid exchange to verify the catheter is clear and ready for full-blown dialysis. Everyone there is friendly and helpful - even helping with getting my medical leave form for work completed. I go back next week for another bandage change and will hopefully get the green light to shower. Sponge baths just aren't the same.
Once I'm healed up I will doing what's called peritoneal dialysis every night as I sleep - fluid is pumped into my abdominal cavity and pumped back out and somehow this filters out the stuff the kidneys normally take care of. No idea how it works but it's supposed to be easier on my body than traditional dialysis.
Enough about this, I'm ready to talk about something fun.
How many of you get my email newsletter? My subscribers are getting to read a new novella as I write it! Each month I post a new chapter or two. Once it's complete it will be published and available to everyone. If you want to join in you can do that here.
That's it for now,
Love and dog kisses,
L.A.
I'm following my diet - the upside is that once i'm started on dialysis I can up my protein intake each day. Right now, I'm only allowed 50-60 grams of protein a day and that's it. A 4 ounce lean steak is 35 grams so it's been tough. And there's also the restrictions on potassium, sodium, and phosphorous just to make things interesting. We've been trying some substitutions for foods I'm supposed to avoid. Vegan cheese isn't bad, not as good as the real thing but better than nothing. Now, if we could just find an alternative to tomatoes and guacamole... Anyone know if you can make these out of cauliflower? Lol.
I'm a week post-surgery and had my first appointment at the dialysis center. The first couple of weeks they do a bandage change and a small fluid exchange to verify the catheter is clear and ready for full-blown dialysis. Everyone there is friendly and helpful - even helping with getting my medical leave form for work completed. I go back next week for another bandage change and will hopefully get the green light to shower. Sponge baths just aren't the same.
Once I'm healed up I will doing what's called peritoneal dialysis every night as I sleep - fluid is pumped into my abdominal cavity and pumped back out and somehow this filters out the stuff the kidneys normally take care of. No idea how it works but it's supposed to be easier on my body than traditional dialysis.
Enough about this, I'm ready to talk about something fun.
How many of you get my email newsletter? My subscribers are getting to read a new novella as I write it! Each month I post a new chapter or two. Once it's complete it will be published and available to everyone. If you want to join in you can do that here.
That's it for now,
Love and dog kisses,
L.A.
#KidneyDiseaseSucks
April 25, 2019, started out as a normal Thursday. I had no idea that by the end of the day my whole world would be turned upside down.
I had been recently diagnosed with high blood pressure (a broken blood vessel in my eye twice in two months had me going to the doctor). Normally, I avoid doctors. I’ve always been healthy and didn’t see the need to be seen for every little sniffle so it had been about four years since I’d had any blood work done. Big mistake. I had been to the doctor on Tuesday for a follow up after starting blood pressure meds and she told me one of my numbers was high and to go next door to the lab and have another blood draw. I was advised to drink only one soda a day and to drink WATER (ugh) but I did it.
Thursday, I get a voice mail from the doctor while I was at work to call them. I’m standing in line at the pharmacy to pick up a refill on my blood pressure meds when I call them back.
“We’ve been trying to get you in with a nephrologist today but haven’t had any luck. You need to go to the emergency room now.”
Yikes! I turn around and head out of the store as I call my husband and tell him I’m picking him up and we’re heading to the ER. I had no idea how bad it was. Turns out my creatinine was extremely high, an indicator that the kidneys are not working as they should. My potassium was extremely high as was my Bun # (blood urea nitrogen). After Ibuterol and some other treatments in the ER, they got my potassium down to a safer level. High potassium can damage the heart. I ended up in the hospital as they monitored my levels and my heart. Friday morning, I was visited by the nephrologist on call and was told that I had Stage 4 Kidney Disease and would eventually need a transplant.
My mind whirled. Kidney disease? But I don’t feel sick? That can’t be right.
I was sent home on Sunday with an insane list of dietary restrictions – low sodium, low potassium, low phosphorous, and low protein along with a new blood pressure med. I’m to avoid most dairy, chocolate, nuts and nut butters, whole grains, avocados, spinach, dark sodas (including my favorite Dr. Pepper), and a bunch of other things. I can have white bread, white rice, and most vegetables. It’s been hard but I’m doing it. It sucks. I can’t even have a decent taco. Hubby has been working on substitutions for some tasty meals. The first attempt at pizza kinda sucked but the second one turned out a lot better: hamburger instead of pepperoni, olive oil and garlic instead of tomato sauce, and vegan “cheese”. It was tasty and gave me hope that I could do this as long as I need to.
Then, after more testing, including a 24 hour urine collection, it was determined that I am actually in Stage 5 and need to go on dialysis. I have an appointment with a surgeon tomorrow to get scheduled to have a cath placement for in-home dialysis. I’ll admit, this scares me. How will I feel? How can I live a normal life and be on dialysis?
My life is changed forever.
Follow along with me as I navigate my new normal with my blog posts – #KidneyDiseaseSucks, my journey through dialysis and beyond.
I had been recently diagnosed with high blood pressure (a broken blood vessel in my eye twice in two months had me going to the doctor). Normally, I avoid doctors. I’ve always been healthy and didn’t see the need to be seen for every little sniffle so it had been about four years since I’d had any blood work done. Big mistake. I had been to the doctor on Tuesday for a follow up after starting blood pressure meds and she told me one of my numbers was high and to go next door to the lab and have another blood draw. I was advised to drink only one soda a day and to drink WATER (ugh) but I did it.
Thursday, I get a voice mail from the doctor while I was at work to call them. I’m standing in line at the pharmacy to pick up a refill on my blood pressure meds when I call them back.
“We’ve been trying to get you in with a nephrologist today but haven’t had any luck. You need to go to the emergency room now.”
Yikes! I turn around and head out of the store as I call my husband and tell him I’m picking him up and we’re heading to the ER. I had no idea how bad it was. Turns out my creatinine was extremely high, an indicator that the kidneys are not working as they should. My potassium was extremely high as was my Bun # (blood urea nitrogen). After Ibuterol and some other treatments in the ER, they got my potassium down to a safer level. High potassium can damage the heart. I ended up in the hospital as they monitored my levels and my heart. Friday morning, I was visited by the nephrologist on call and was told that I had Stage 4 Kidney Disease and would eventually need a transplant.
My mind whirled. Kidney disease? But I don’t feel sick? That can’t be right.
I was sent home on Sunday with an insane list of dietary restrictions – low sodium, low potassium, low phosphorous, and low protein along with a new blood pressure med. I’m to avoid most dairy, chocolate, nuts and nut butters, whole grains, avocados, spinach, dark sodas (including my favorite Dr. Pepper), and a bunch of other things. I can have white bread, white rice, and most vegetables. It’s been hard but I’m doing it. It sucks. I can’t even have a decent taco. Hubby has been working on substitutions for some tasty meals. The first attempt at pizza kinda sucked but the second one turned out a lot better: hamburger instead of pepperoni, olive oil and garlic instead of tomato sauce, and vegan “cheese”. It was tasty and gave me hope that I could do this as long as I need to.
Then, after more testing, including a 24 hour urine collection, it was determined that I am actually in Stage 5 and need to go on dialysis. I have an appointment with a surgeon tomorrow to get scheduled to have a cath placement for in-home dialysis. I’ll admit, this scares me. How will I feel? How can I live a normal life and be on dialysis?
My life is changed forever.
Follow along with me as I navigate my new normal with my blog posts – #KidneyDiseaseSucks, my journey through dialysis and beyond.
August 12, 2017
The Boxed Sets Are Live!
You can read my latest story, Loving Marie (a #FairfieldCorners prequel novella) in Forbidden Love.
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April 4, 2017
It's Release Day!
Welcome back to Fairfield Corners!
It's release day for Where There's Faith, Fairfield Corners Book 3
A past she can't remember. A love he can't forget.
After hitting rock bottom, Robert Newlin embraced sobriety and tried to live his life quietly and alone at his family’s lake cottage. Blaming himself for the accident that claimed his wife and unborn baby, he spent most of his time alone and grieving until Faith moved into the cottage next door.
Faith McMillan had no memory of her life before tha...
It's release day for Where There's Faith, Fairfield Corners Book 3
A past she can't remember. A love he can't forget.
After hitting rock bottom, Robert Newlin embraced sobriety and tried to live his life quietly and alone at his family’s lake cottage. Blaming himself for the accident that claimed his wife and unborn baby, he spent most of his time alone and grieving until Faith moved into the cottage next door.
Faith McMillan had no memory of her life before tha...
February 18, 2017
It's Been A While...
It's been so long since I've posted anything here. Sorry for the media blackout - it's been a hard few months. First - I lost my job. Not for anything bad, I just wasn't the right person for the position. And, I learned that I don't want to be in charge. I've been using the time off to evaluate what I really want to do and I've decided that a part-time job will be enough. I want enough money to be able to do all my author events but not work so much that I don't have time for them or for writ...
June 12, 2016
I Should Be Writing But...
I have two novellas that need to be completed and edited soon but I can't work on them until I make my opinion known about what is happening in our world today.
When did religion become about hate?
With tears in my eyes I watched another horrific story on the news tonight. Fifty dead. Fifty people who are no longer breathing because someone decided they needed to die. Explain to me how a religion that in no way promotes violence has been corrupted by a few extremists to justify their twisted se...
When did religion become about hate?
With tears in my eyes I watched another horrific story on the news tonight. Fifty dead. Fifty people who are no longer breathing because someone decided they needed to die. Explain to me how a religion that in no way promotes violence has been corrupted by a few extremists to justify their twisted se...
May 16, 2016
Life, Love, and Saying Goodbye
We don't live forever. Life reminded me of that this week with the death of a very dear friend. It wasn't sudden or unexpected - she had been battling PML for years and she had been on hospice care for about a month. She decided it was time and had stopped all meds. I'm sad that she's gone but I'm happy she's no longer in pain. Today, we said our final goodbyes at her funeral.
A Tale of Three Mikes
Our story started when we were in high school (it seems like yesterday but unfortunately it's bee...
A Tale of Three Mikes
Our story started when we were in high school (it seems like yesterday but unfortunately it's bee...
April 24, 2016
Gotta Love Those Speed Bumps!
Yesterday was cover reveal day for Invisible. I opened up Facebook and started posting in the cover reveal party. I was excited to show off the pretty new cover, I'd even ordered bookmarks and postcards so I could do some giveaways. I'm happily posting away until I notice a message on my author page.
Do you see the problem?
Guess what - the name of the book was misspelled on the cover. The cover designer missed it. My publisher missed it. And worst of all, I missed it. I had checked the spellin...
Do you see the problem?
Guess what - the name of the book was misspelled on the cover. The cover designer missed it. My publisher missed it. And worst of all, I missed it. I had checked the spellin...
