... had my transplant on Dec 5, 2006 and so far I am doing great! ...
Once I learned that I lost my kidneys, it took 8 years to get to dialysis...I followed all instructions given to me, diet, etc...so I guess I was lucky to last that long....learn as much as you can now, for you and your mom, but enjoy life to the fullest...I complain a lot about dialysis, but with my family's and friend's support.....here I am...enjoying life as much as I can....
You are all very generous with your understanding and support. Most people on dialysis would have read my post and would have thought, "What's HER problem? She still has 30% and she's not stuck on some machine. She shouldn't be complaining."
I found out that 90% of everything I learned was completely irrelevant, that my son was an individual and that his autism didn't change that. I filtered out all of that information from all of those books and lectures, and I was left with only the stuff that applied to my son. Researching dialysis is the same sort of thing. I have learned all about fistulas and NXstage machines, the pros and cons of in-center dialysis versus home dialysis, and I have come to see that I won't really know what I want until the time comes, until I discover what will work best for me. I know that this forum will be of tremendous help to both myself and to my mom. Again, thank you.