The kidney was a perfect match for me. I went into the hospital at 3 am and had the surgery on Friday at 1:00 pm. It took 6 hours and I lost a lot of blood but it was a success.

The new kidney started working right away as soon as they hooked it up in the operating room, and I have been urinating like crazy.

I have about a dozen medication to take twice a day but so far I am not having any side effects from them.

I was in ICU for 2 days, then transfered to a regular room and came home on Wed evening.

I am very sore but able to walk slowly and am a little spaced out on pain killers.

This morning I had to go to the clinic for blood work and to see the doctor. After they checked my bloodwork they called to tell me to come back into the hospital because they need to give me IV fluids, and some of my bloodwork is out of whack. But they said not to worry, that its fairly common.

While on dialysis I had to limit fluids so I am not used to taking in a lot.

So right now I am waiting for them to call back and let me know they have a room for me. I don't know how long I will have to stay. They like to be very careul with transplant patients.

Thank you all so much for your prayers and support, it really means a lot to me.

I'll be back as soon as I can.