Ok I know it has been a while but for the most part things have been pretty steady until the last few days. Steve is now starting to get swelling in his ankles, not a good sign. His kidney function last week was 11% with creatinine at 5.7. It is starting to creep up. I am afraid he will be starting diaylsis real soon. I talked with Dr. Brown on Monday and she has taken salt away from him and limited his fluid intake to 1 1/2 quarts per day. This is tough. He can weigh himself at home each day to see if he is retaining lot of fluid. If he becomes short of breath we suppose to call Dr. Brown right away.

He is still getting headaches often. I am not sure if this from less kidney function, Emily's wedding planning or living with a house full of women. I can tell he doesn't feel good and I am hoping that dialysis makes him feel better. They say it depends on each individual. I talked with Lori at the dialysis center on Monday and she will be finishing up training with one of her patients the end of the month and sounds like possibly we can train the first of August. They are still saying that hemo dialysis at home works better than going to the center. You do it every day and it is more balanced and is not such a shock to the body. I don't how sticking him every day is going to be but we are going to attempt is.

God give me steady hands and an accurate stick. He may do this or I may do this not sure yet. I will try to do better about posting. Keep him in your prayers.

The Schmitz's