This past Friday I was able to get a new set of Bridgestone tires installed on our BMW X5 to replace the one blown out. Thought readers might be interested in seeing what a tire looks like that blew out at 70 MPH and was driven on the run-flat feature for another 120 or so miles. It seems obvious to me that we ran over a brick or other sharp object that completely tore the inner wire mesh system of the tire apart. The tire had 33, 450 miles on it and you can see from the tire wear indicators that it was nearing need for replacement.
Last Thursday evening, after 10 PM I received an email from the lab that my results were available. I’m very pleased to state that my new and latest Kt/V was 1.98, up from 1.79 previously, and up from an overall low of 1.44. So my new dialysis prescription seems to be getting the results we needed. Keep in mind that Fresenius rounds this reading so for their records it’s a 2, the target minimum.
A couple of other readings were also worth mentioning. My Albumin was 4.0 the first time ever that it has reached the minimum. From this, you should take on board that ingesting only ONE Brazil nut per day can improve Albumin. My Potassium, Calcium, and Phosphorus were all within specs. My quarterly A1c was 6.3, a little higher than I wanted but less than the 7 goal. All of my docs will be pleased with this reading.
Have a busy week ahead. Monday at 1400 we visit with our CPA to pay our Federal Taxes, a yearly event that I’m OK with. Wednesday I have an appointment with our new dentist, and soon thereafter, an appointment with the audiologist. While the new hearing aids work great, for some reason the left one does not want to recharge in the provided charging cradle. Thursday we have our monthly delivery of dialysis supplies. With this delivery, I’m shifting over to two 6 L bags per session, along with the 2 L manual for my “new” prescription.
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