The Adventures of Kidney Boy

A Journal About Living With End Stage Renal Disease. Dialysis. Transplants. Love. Family. Friends. The Unsung Donor. This is my life, from the end of a needle to the bottom of a pill bottle.

Saturday, October 18, 2025

MRI, spine and such

 I’ve got an MRI coming up on the 30th; I was supposed to have one on the 7th, but when I showed up at the center, it turns out that it was far too narrow for me… my shoulders were practically touching the sides of the bore, so they rescheduled me for a different location that has a larger bore and an open MRI… I have had them before in the past, and I dealt with the mild claustrophobia, but that one was too much. I hope this next one isn’t too bad. They need to take a look at my back and Spine and see how much my herniation’s at L4-L5-S1 have deteriorated. And maybe I can get some help & relief. My mobility is seriously affected now - I am having a lot of difficulty getting around and I’m in a lot of pain all the time. Trying to get these things taken care of is always such a runaround too, but hopefully in time it can be taken care of. This is one of those moments where I tell everyone to cherish their good health and mobility… when all of a sudden is gone and everything changes, it can be a real upheaval to your life. For me, you add that in with everything else that I have to deal with and… it definitely takes a toll on you. But baby steps for now and this MRI is definitely one of them. Keep your fingers crossed for me. 


Taking care of my back and getting back on the transplant lists are my goals for 2026. It’s frustrating that things take so much time but if I can improve my mobility and get another kidney transplant, I may yet catch my third wind in this life!!! Again I wanna thank everybody who follows me and helps out - there are so many people out there that do me favors, and have been generous and donating to things like my GoFundMe. It is really kept me going over the years and I am lucky that I have such amazing people in my circle of life.