1st Dry Run

I woke up Tuesday morning a little before 7am. Right after I took off my bipap mask and put on my O2 canula, my cell phone rang. It was a tx coordinator who instructed me that I had a potential donor match and I needed to be at the hospital within an hour. Wow! I just got listed this past Friday and I'm already getting a call. I was excited about getting called so soon, but I was reserved to the fact that I would believe it when they told me it was a go. Once we arrived at the hospital, I had to do labs, xray, and had an iv started. They gave me an iv antibiotic, an anti-rejection med, and some vitamin E. The vitamin E helps with the healing process. As the day wore on I started getting hungry, then grouchy, and then my sugar started to bottom out. I was feeling nauseous, sweaty, and clammy. My sugar was checked and it was at 95 so the doctor's would not treat me with anything. I kept pestering the nurse to get the doctor. I felt like crap and was hoping at this point that the lungs weren't good so I could just go back to the hotel and eat. By this time we had been at the hospital for ten hours. Right about the time I getting ready to really show my behind, I got a call from the tx coordinator telling me that the lungs were not a match for me. I was kind of relieved and within ten minutes one of the nurses brought me a coke and a sandwich. She quickly recognized that I was indeed need of something to eat. I found out today that two men that have been waiting for lungs got theirs last night. Breathe Easy Guys and Congratulations! So I survived my first dry run and learned a few things for the next call. Unless I'm told to get to the hospital "now", I will eat before I leave and make sure I have some caffeine to keep that pesky headache away. ;-)