Hot hot heat

Tucson is about 10 degrees warmer than Vegas is right now....it's hot out there!!! Today i had my pre operative appointment with Dr. Jie, who will be preforming my surgery. He studied and practiced at the University of Minnesota before moving to the University of Arizona. He was very nice and explained in detail the surgery and what i can expect along with possible complications. He was so detailed and professional, but also very friendly and funny, which made me feel at ease. I feel so much better knowing that he will be the one taking my kidney out of my body. Nance, who is the head of the transplant team out here was also at my doctor's appointment. We have seen her at their clinics up in Las Vegas a few times, so it was really nice to see a friendly face and know that the team actually cares about each case individually.

Then i went to my pre-anesthesia clinic. The nurses there were so nice and so funny! We have to go back tomorrow for Molly's appointments and then we get to go home to Vegas until early next week.  So far we are trying to scope out Tucson to find all the good places to eat and hang out. After we are released from the hospital we will have a couple weeks to kill down here. Luckily one of my union buddies used to live here and he and his wife have given us a great list of things to see and do and lots of great places to eat!

Now we have all night to hang out by the pool or go get something to eat! Molly is not feeling so great. The hemo-cath in her neck is really painful and makes it hard for her to get comfortable enough to sleep. We are going to ask her surgeon how soon after the surgery she can get it removed. Sometimes they need to keep it in for a few weeks to make sure the kidney is working and that there is no need for dialysis. Hopefully as soon as my kidney is hooked up it will start working!!