Hello

[livewyrez]

Well I don’t know where to start I am sitting in the hospital I just had surgery for PD my wonderful wife is in the same hospital she was admitted two day after me with pneumonia and she had to have two blood transfusions and is still on oxygen.  I have 4 wonder children I live in Dallas they are 16, 13, and 11 year old twin that I love dearly.  I believe my kidney failed from three years of high blood pressure and diabetes  and I really don’t know what to expect next I have start researching but I have noticed that I can’t urinate without pushing now and I have not BM since the surgery.  It only  been about eight hours but I am concerned that is not like me at all,  but I am waiting to see the doctor I look forward to talking to everyone and hopefully finding support and giving it where I can.  I already have so many unanswered questions they say i don't need dialysis yet but this is the first step and I will need it soon so they have installed the ports because my creatine was 7.5  and when I heal we will start then I will keep everyone updated with as much info as I  can please help the noob as much as much as you can thank you.  By the way I am a computer engineer so I can help out there if you need it I believe in the power of networking.

[YLGuy]

  livewyrez! Yes, keep us posted.  There is some very good information here.  If you have any questions, please ask away.

[peleroja]

Welcome to the group, livewyerz.  Lots of good information and friends here.  Glad y9ou found us!

[willowtreewren]

 

It is NOT unusual after any surgery to have a delay in bowel movements. 

Glad you found us....

There is so much support here.

Aleta

[Rerun]

Hello livewyerz, and welcome to IHD.  I'm so glad you found us.  I'm sorry about your wife and hope she is back on her feet again soon.  Depending on how you feel, they usually start you on dialysis when your creatinine gets around 10.  Once you start dialysis they don't look at creatinine again.  They they start looking at how well you dialyze and test your blood for Potassium, Phosphorus, and Protien. 

There is a lot to learn.  PD is a great option.

Lock it in here. 

Rerun, Moderator         

[tbarrett2533]

 

there is a section on here all on PD & to be honest, I learned everything right here..... I do not know what I would have done without finding this website

the people are a wonderful support for me on here!!!!!

read their stories, post ur questions and you to will see how AMAZING this website is!!!

I love it here and I hope you grow to do the same!!!!

I get my PD cath on June 8th!!!

 

[livewyrez]

Thank you everyone for the all of the wonderful responses my wife is still on Oxygen they put in a pic line for IV meds but she is still in the hospital i am learning a lot about my condition.  I seem to be tired all the time and my doctor has given me 667MG of PHOSLO that cost me a arm and a leg to get to take with each meal to get me ready for PD as he say I am very sore and traveling back and forth to the hosptal to see my with her sisters have been great helping me clean and get ready for some of the life changes that will occor and this site rocks and you guys are a blast thank yiou for being here!