So there I was, completely prepped for the HDX procedure, when we noticed several nurses flying by outside the curtain of my hospital bed. Finally, the HDX representative, who was very friendly, stopped briefly by and told us that there had been an incident. This was followed by not one, but two nurses coming into our curtained-off enclosure to inform us that the surgery had been called off. Upon this news, the second nurse, who was the charge nurse, unhooked me from the drip and other stuff and left so I could get dressed.

On the way back, while in the normal DFW traffic, we received a call from the doctor’s scheduler to reschedule our procedure. My wife, who was driving, told her we would call back when home and had access to our calendars, which we did. My HDX install is now at noon on Wednesday, with a follow-up on Friday at 1130. These times are much better as I won’t be required to cut into my dialysis duration.

See, even in the worst times, there is a God.