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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: kit78 on May 09, 2014, 07:54:37 AM
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I was so shocked on March 26 at 5:30 am when I got a call for a new kidney and again, was a 6 out of 6 match! :bow; Feeling so blessed! My polycystic kidneys were so huge they had to remove them both to place the new one in, which is in my peritoneal cavity instead of the usual way on the outside of it. It was done on March 27. I was in for 13 days and have been running back and forth to Chicago ever since for Plasmapheresis treatments and blood work. I am high risk and today have a nurse coming for 6 - 8 hrs. to give me an IVIG treatment to stop Antibodies from attacking my new kidney. Doing PT at home as well. My creatinine level went up a bit so they gave me some injections to make the antibodies go after those instead of the kidney but if that doesn't work they are going to remove my spleen! They also said sometimes they like to tie off the fistula because it's not good to have so much blood flow like that going to the heart. Just not healthy! So we shall see what happens next. I am still very weak and shaky, but the exercises seem to help with it. Hoping I will be able to break through it all. I do believe it is the anti-rejection drug that is time released called Astagraph. It does cause weakness but will stick with it. Losing weight as well which is a blessing as well. Many blessings to you all in getting a kidney and feeling well.
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Congratulations!!!! :yahoo;
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Congrats!!! May God bless your new kidney that everything will work out well. :cheer:
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Horray! Such good news!!
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Congrats and best of luck! I hope you are feeling much better soon! You've really been through a lot, and I'm hoping your reward will be a smoothly functioning kidney very soon!
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Congrats! Wishing you smooth sailing.
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Thank you and congrats to all of you who have received the gift from God.
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Congratulations!!! :cheer: Such exciting news!
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What a blessing. Prayers to your new kidney and to the family who saw through the fog of their own tragedy to give the gift.
If it was a 6/6 match why is it reacting so much? I guess they really don't know. God Bless! May you have it for many many years.
:pray;
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Onya!
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Wonderful news xxx :2thumbsup;
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That's wonderful! I hope the treatments aren't too hard on you.
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Congratulations!
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Congrats Kit!!!!
:yahoo;
Love, Cas