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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Spouses and Caregivers => Topic started by: Yvonne on August 28, 2008, 11:34:11 PM

Title: Doing so well
Post by: Yvonne on August 28, 2008, 11:34:11 PM

Hi just thought I would update you on John. He went for his normal renal check up last month (I could not go with him this time) and  they told John his one (shot) kidney is doing so well they don't think he will have to have dialysis at all now. They also told him to cancel the appointment with the urologist "why I don't know," but he did cancel it. His appointment with the renal clinic has been changed to every 4 months now unless he feels unwell. I think I was spoiling him too much, so now I have cut back on all the things I did for him and making him do them himself and he is so much better.  They say you have to be crawl to be kind. The only thing he can't do now is change his stoma because of the big hernia on it. I wish they could operate on that for him and he would be well on the mend.
Take care everyone out there Yvonne

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: Joe Paul on August 28, 2008, 11:38:34 PM

Wow, thats great news. Hope John continues to do well. Thanks for the update  :thumbup;

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: monrein on August 29, 2008, 04:23:39 AM

 :clap;  Great update Yvonne.  Thank you.

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: Romona on August 29, 2008, 05:04:22 AM

 :yahoo; Nice update!

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: annabanana on August 29, 2008, 08:42:55 AM

YAY! :bandance;

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: RichardMEL on August 29, 2008, 08:49:20 AM

That is so pleasing!!! Imagine that..... what a relief (for now, anyway) that must be!!! Well done John!!

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: paris on August 29, 2008, 10:17:31 AM

Great news!  We will take any delay in dialysis they give us!   You take such good care of John.  He is very fortunate.  Now you need to take care of yourself more.  :grouphug;   Please keep us posted on how John is doing. 

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: del on August 29, 2008, 04:57:05 PM

fantastic news!!!  :yahoo; :2thumbsup;

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: pelagia on August 29, 2008, 06:03:42 PM

that is really terrific news.   :clap;

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: okarol on August 29, 2008, 06:43:48 PM

 :cheer:  :cheer: YAY!  :cheer:  :cheer:

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: Ang on August 29, 2008, 07:57:42 PM

good  news

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: Marley on August 30, 2008, 09:52:25 AM

Wonderful news!!  Good for John AND for You!!!  I'm so happy for you, you must be taking VERY good care of him.

 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Marley
 :guitar:

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: Yvonne on September 01, 2008, 10:48:52 PM

Thanks every one out there, you have all helped me to get through this with John, there were many times when I was so worried about him and got annoyed about certain things, that I was able to vent my feelings on this site. So many of your replies and reading about what many of you are having to go through have helped me so much, I can't tell how grateful I am for this site.  :flower;

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: rose1999 on September 01, 2008, 10:55:31 PM

 :2thumbsup; Yvonne that's great news, what a relief for both of you.  I hope you'll stay around and let us know how things go.   :flower;

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: bolta72 on September 02, 2008, 05:25:01 AM

Great for him, hope everything stays as is.

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: Yvonne on October 19, 2008, 11:25:57 PM

Hi every one thanks for the replies, but as you can see by my new post John has had a set back, feels very unwell but is refusing to go into hospital, what shall I do with him ?? :Kit n Stik;

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: RichardMEL on October 19, 2008, 11:47:55 PM

If he refuses to go to hospital at least get him in to see the neph and have some blood taken. It could be things have gone downhill or it could actually be something else.. (or it may be something like anemia causing tiredness & nausea) definitely better to get it checked out ASAP rather than just putting up with it - specially if it IS kidney related.. so if he won't go to hospital try to get him to see the neph ASAP and get some checks made and blood pulled.

Title: Re: Doing so well
Post by: Yvonne on October 20, 2008, 07:43:24 AM

Hi John had his blood taken this morning and we have to wait until Wednesday for the results. He is just sleeping most of the time