60 seconds

I requested my medical records today at the Mayo Clinic Hospital and I absolutely loved reading over them! They had notes on my visit in May and my stay last week. They even had a summary of my surgery and it was so cool! :) I read that to get ready for the actual transplant, I was in surgery for an hour. The time to actually remove the kidney: 60 seconds. Can you believe that???!!! That is so amazing. I tell ya, these guys really know what they're doing. :)

Well, I'm heading to Iowa tomorrow and I'm filled with different thoughts and emotion. I'm sad because I don't want to leave Annie and I feel like I've laid down some sort of roots here in Arizona. A part of me will always be here, literally! I'm nervous because I'm afraid of something going wrong with me medically and being so far away from the Mayo professionals. I don't think I'd like to trust anyone else but them. But then a part of me is happy because I'm going to my old bed, my old house and seeing people from my past: friends and family. Overall, I can't believe it's over. I'm so happy that everything turned out OK, and I know that if I had a chance to do this all over again, I would do it in a heartbeat. This whole experience, this whole summer, has truly changed my life. A part of me doesn't want to let go.

Jeez, I'm starting to cry again. I better stop all these dramatics!

The next time I write, I'll be in good 'ol Sioux City, Iowa. Take care! :)