Start of tests

The weekend of 20 to 23 March 2009 I visit Gerna and her family on the farm near Potchefstroom. No cell reception there. Sunday 22 March 09 I left for Pretoria round about 15:00. On my way all the calls came through on my cell. One of them from Pretoria Academic Hospital telling me that I must report to ward 4.6 (Nephrology ward) on Monday 23 March 09 at 07:00. I paniced, I waited so long for this call and now it is here and what now.
On Monday I booked in for the start of my work-up for dialyses. I saw the dr that morning and they started with all the tests. Stabbing me with needles, measuring urine, eating jukky special diet food, and more measuring of urine. Then I must go for this, then for this then blood for this and that. On Friday 27th I was sent on weekend pass and had to be back at Monday 30th. Prof Potgieter and all his students with my 3 dr all did rounds on Monday with a special guest dr from Miami. There language is to high for me to understand everything but I did catch a phrase or two. What I did understand is that my situation was neglected by the dr's that was suppose to look after me the past 18 years did not do a good job and that is why I am in phase 3 of kidney failure. In my environment with medical health you see the dr you get, there is no permanent dr that you can say this is my nephrologist and he/she knows my situation. I always went to a sickbay and they gave me my medication for my symptoms. If it was not for Gerna who worked at a sickbay and help me on what to do and referred me for this, doing this 24hr urine collection, drawing blood I would not have any history on my disease. But I am here now and need to work from here.
I was discharged on Monday 30th and had to go for a gastroscopy on Thursday 2 Apr 09. Was that something, I had a student learning how to do gastroscopies and she put the camera in and twist and turn and pull back and push in al lot. I am a bit bruised from my lip that was pinched with the camera down to my stomach, when I drink something cold I feel it all the way down. My voice is hoarse but it is over and past. Luckily I do not have a stomach ulcer.
On 15 Apr 09 I must be admitted for further test, this time I will go to theatre. I don't do theatre very good, my lungs usually close up. We will get there when we get there.
For now I am back at work. Today I am going for a week holiday to the farm till after Easter will be back at work on 15th and admission on 16th. I will let you know what then.
I still need to tell you about my living arrangements, but that is another story.