Red bags, 1000 calories each

Sandy had a tough week, until Friday, when they did an analysis of how well the dialysis is working. She came out of that process feeling great.

What made the difference?

They did two extra bags. (They ran two bags of fluid in and out of Sandy's body, carrying waste and toxins.) Important piece of info.

Where does excess fluid go, if not taken out of the body? Well, to your lungs, among other places.

Bags of fluid that goes into the peritoneum and then back out are color coded. The largest is red, the smallest green. Medium is yellow.

Each red bag packs on 1000 (count'em) 1000 empty dextrose calories. A green bag adds 500 calories.

That makes weight gain an issue. The docs are working to solve it.

Meanwhile, knowing that doing extra bags can make such a big difference is encouraging to me.

There's stuff they can do. Sandy will feel better.

Nothing can separate us from the love of God.