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Recap from last post- I was sent to the hospital due to extremely high blood pressures, then admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit due to having end stage renal failure. When first in the hospital room, we truly had no idea what was going to be in our future. The next day, October 28th, I had an artery in my nose cauterized to stop the nose bleeds. Then, the following day on October 29th, they preformed a biopsy on my kidneys to determine the extent of my renal failure.  For those who may not know, a kidney biopsy is when you are put to sleep and they go in through the back to take a few samples of your kidney for further testing. This put me in some of the worst pains that I have ever felt, but I was still thinking I would be home in a day or two and would be back to playing volleyball. I was even planning on trying out for a new travel team when i got discharged. October 30th was pretty much just a day of waiting but I did get moved to a regular room which was nice. When in t