I like it that way; but then again maybe.

I was at the renal consultants yesterday to discuss the results of my renogram, allied with the ultrasound of my kidneys and blood tests of kidney function.

The upshot of all this information is that I have a minor obstruction in one of my kidneys which is causing it to drain less effectively than normal. When I say less than normal, it is only very marginally so, but what it looks like it happening is that it is only intermittently causing a problem which would perfectly explain why there are peaks and troughs in the creatinine level in my blood.

This is potentially good news as it might mean that it's not any drug issue that is causing the kidney function to be an issue at all. That said, we are still pursuing with the program of adjusting my repeat prescription drugs for more kidney friendly versions and staying off cyclosporin for a few months.

So where to go from here then? Well the idea is that I will see a urologist (yet another consultant to add to my list) who will decide if this obstruction actually needs addressed in any way and from there that information will be passed to the lung transplant team to do with what they will. The great hope is that the urologist will pass me off as ok and the transplant team accept that I am safe for transplantation.

The wait to see a urologist will of course push the program further back but the longer I have without taking cyclosporin the happier I actually am.

In other news I had to send my sister clothes shopping for me today as my clothes are getting a little bit tight. This has prompted me into further spacing of my night time feeds as I am maintaining a weight of about 60kg quite well.