March's test scores are in!!!!

Yes! The lab reports are back!!!! She has improved in some areas and other's she's still getting a bad grade in!!!

Here are her new scores:

URR: 70%!!!! That's great!!! She was at 64% last month!

BUN: 30 :( She was at 53 last month and she is way too low!!! Have to increase protein!)

Albumin: 3.0 Proteins and Calories Too low! Should be 4.0 or higher!!!!

Potassium 4.4 this month!! :0) Last month she was at 5.0!!!! She's doing better this month!!

Phosphorus: 4.1!!!! Last month 6.7 Acceptable is between 3.5 - 5.5!!! another great score! :0)

Fluid: 0 - 3.5 !!!!! Last month 0.1 - 7.6. She's doing great!!!

Now if only we can get her protein up!!!! We will try to make her drink her protein powder gunk again!

They usually test her during the 2nd week of the month. So we'll see if she does better!!!!

I asked how her weight has been and she's been coming in at about 71.1 kg!!! That's good. If she's that low when she gets there, they don't take as much fluid out of her. They try to send her home around 7.0 kg. So she's doing good with weight!!! Last November when she was in the hospital for CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) Dr. Lange wanted her at 69.0 kg. So she's doing good.

We had a fun day today!!! I got to experience a first....I got to shave my mother's legs!!! She probably hasn't done it in over 30 years!!! The Easter bunny got her some new clothes and I thought she should have hairless calves!!! She was all for shaving them. We used Eddie's electric razor. After I did her legs, Eddie shaved her chin and her upper lip and whatever else needed some hair removal on her face. She's planning to go to Sacrament Meeting and dinner at Sister Meservy's tomorrow. Of course this was before dialysis...so we'll see how she does when she gets home. But at least she's thinking positive!!! Hopefully we'll have some pictures of tomorrow!!!!

Have a Happy Easter Eve!!!
Dee