Currently

Physically, currently, I'm feeling pretty well. I'm never really in pain thankfully, and haven't been this entire time, if you don't count out getting stuck with needles 3 times a week. It's taken a long time, but I'm gradually regaining my energy and stamina back. I still get tired more easily than I used to but it's getting better every day. I take 2 blood pressure medicines, 1 once a day and 1 twice a day, and one phosphorus binder, which I take as 2 pills before every meal and 1 before a big snack. Besides my upper right arm looking kinda monstrous when I pull up the sleeve, you can't really tell there's anything going on with me. That can be a good and a bad thing, because sometimes you do want people to be more knowledgeable about the situation. Of course I have good days and some off days, but most days now I'm feeling fine.

Mentally, I'm doing okay I suppose. Good and bad days. I think I've handled everything pretty well so far. I've looked at it as if I've known for a long time that I might eventually have to be on dialysis. All the techs and nurses at the dialysis clinic, and all my doctors, have all said that I should have no problem getting a transplant, and therefore getting of dialysis and back to a normal life. That helps out with my thought process too, although I would be lying if I said I was never nervous about the whole situation. I'll be able to relax about it more when I find out the eligibility results. My family has been very supportive, which has helped tremendously. My friends don't really understand I guess so they've been kinda quiet about it all, which I guess is understandable, but you guess shouldn't be intimidated by the whole thing. I don't mind talking about it all and honestly, I could really use some people besides my immediate family to talk to. They're wonderful, but sometimes you just want to be able to talk to someone else about what's going on. There's no one I can really relate to at my dialysis clinic so I kinda have to rely on you guys to keep me up. (I'll make a post later describing the dialysis clinic too)

No real major side effects from the medicines or dialysis that I've noticed. Well, besides maybe it being harder to make myself go to sleep, which isn't really any different than before anyway, lol.