Just got home with my new part installed. Seems as though it is going to take some time to get back up to partial strength, like 4 to 6 weeks. Lots of pain, lots of bruising blood and other gore. Some parts of the process are truly unimaginable, I guess you just have to go through it.

There is a huge learning process. The number of new drugs, immunosuppressants, anti inflammitory, steriod this that and the other thing. Not to mention the blue ones? (wtf are those for?)

Lab tests tommorow, pharmacy and doctor appointments every other day for the next few months. I hope to get 10 years out of my new kidney. At this point, I am not sure I would do it again.

I appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers and hope to get back out on the water next spring , if not sooner.

See Ya
GutZ

Good news Gutz !

Stay strong Gutz, takes a bull to break through most of life's tribulations and you Sir are no cow, prayers and thoughts are with you, jfk

Get well soon!

OH MAN! GOOD FOR YOU, GUTZ!!

Glad to hear about the progress of my favorite Chandler.

Get well soon GutZ so you can get out on the sound or river.
Your Tebow steelhead pose still cracks me up.

Happy to hear about it, Jeff...no matter how bad it sucks right now, it doesn't suck as bad as all the schit you went thru without it! You'll be right as rain before too long.

Fish on...

Todd

Get Well Soon !!!

I am so happy for you!

My heartfelt prayers for your recovery and your bodies' acceptance of your new guts.

Great news, GutZ. Glad to hear things are going as well as can be expected.

Awesome news Jeff! The boys and I wish you the speediest recovery... If there is anything you need or need help with let me know

It won't be too long and the surgery will be a distant memory. You'll do well as you have the right mental makeup to plow through the next few months. Better get yourself some of those zipper front waders as your are going to need them.

Awesome to hear Jeff. . . . . .keep doing what the doc's tell ya and you will be back on the Kitten in no time ! !

Fabulous news Gutz! Glad to have you back.


Just have to power through these last hurdles so you can get back out there.

I'd had always heard that if something bleeds for a week you should just let it die and start over pretty sure that didn't have anyuthing to do with kidney surgery though.

Rough night, up every hour draining this and that. Off to see the doctor this morning for lessons in being drugged, more poking and prodding.

Thanks for all the encouraging words. I do appreciate it.

I am sure as the process goes on, this part will seem like more and more of a distant memory (and , oh yeah!, I do have the oxycodone to help

Good timing Gutz! You rode the chinook and coho wave and will be back in the game for the peninsula.

Great to hear you got a kidney and are making it through :-)

Hey GutZ, I read on the interwebs somewhere that eating salmon is a big no-no on new body parts......I better come over and rid your freezer of the temptations.

Seriously good news, hope you are back doing your voodoo soon

Wishing you a rapid recovery Gutz! Rapid being a relative term, cuz that's some major surgery you just experienced. Be well. And enjoy the drugs while you can!

Congrats on the new piss filter, GutZ!

Glad to here, Jeff...Sue n I look forward to the beer we'll buy ya next time we see ya or ice tea,water, ect...

Glad to hear you had your new part installed & you're on the mend.

Glad everything went well Jeff! Hang in there and you'll be fishing again soon bro! Speedy Recovery!!!

Glad to hear you are well. My sister had cysts real bad in hers and I almost gave her one of mine. She's better now and hope you a speedy recovery and return to health

Kinda belated, but have a good one... Hope you heal quickly.

i was just talking about you today with FishDoctor. glad to hear things are good.





willy

Hey Gutz, I only signed in tonight to wish a speedy recovery. Sounds like things went well. I will be saying a prayer for you. I know your an athiest, but I am sure you understand that prayer comes out of conern for you. Get well and hope your back on the water soon.

Mike

Glad to hear your overhaul went well!

Best,
Rick

Hope you heal up fast Gutz, I enjoy reading your posts. Safe harbors for you and light seas.

Thanks Guys;
I appreciate your thoughts and prayers.

Doctors say thing are looking good. Still a lot of swelling in my feet and legs. It still hurts quite a bit to move around. I have quit passing blood which to me seems to be a good thing!

I am really fortunate to be here in Seattle. I have met another fellow and his wife who likely got the other kidney. They are from Yakima and are holed up in a hotel for at least a month for the recovery to set in good. For me a 20 minute trip in from home 3 times a week seems pretty easy.

Here is a link to become an organ donor if you are not already. It can have a huge impact on so many peoples lives.

https://www.donatelifetoday.com/register_online/sign_up.php

Don't forget to get a head start on your leader tying. Let me know if ya need suplies to keep ya busy.