I have two tubes sticking out of my chest.

One of the tubes will transport the dialysis fluid into my body and the other tube will take the dialysis waste out of my body.

This is what my tubes look like.

This is how my tubes go into my neck and through to my heart.

It’s weird to think I now have these tubes in my body.  But I definitely know they are there.  They hurt. My chest and neck are still recovering from the tubes being inserted.  I’m very sore, swollen and bruised.  But I know that the swelling will go and I will heal.  These tubes are now my lifeline.

Tomorrow I am back at the hospital getting a post operation check up and I’ll be seeing my specialist.  We are going to work out my next steps with dialysis.  Now that I have my tubes, most likely I’ll start dialysis this week.  I will also be finalizing all the bits and pieces for my surgery next week.  Eight more sleeps and I’m back under the knife.

It’s all a bit full on.  There is no stopping it now.  It’s like a train with no breaks, just full steam ahead.

I hope I can keep up.