When I saw the Nephrologist on June 30th he said that he wanted to see me for a follow up in two weeks. When I got my prescriptions for my labs and medicine and tried to make my appointment, I was told the only available appointment was at the end of July.
I didn’t even blink. [...]

Today was a play date at my house. It was with one of my dearest friends and her three children plus a baby that she babysits. It’s great because if I need to lie down and close my eyes or just can’t get up to help the kids with snacks it’s not a big deal. [...]

Yesterday the Kidney Specialist said the “S” Word. Hubby and I were shocked and surprised. We weren’t happy in the least either but it was said and we had to deal with it. The doctor thinks that I have either Gitelman or Bartter Syndrome. “Syndrome” being the “S” word in question.
Another syndrome? Another chronic condition [...]

My blogging friend EagleHawk mentioned in his recent post, My Absence from Blogging that he’s been to a Nephrologist and may have Renal Tubular Acidosis. We IM each other once in a while and tweet on Twitter too. He had told me that he wasn’t feeling well before this news. When I learned about RTA [...]