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« on: September 25, 2011, 10:53:34 PM »
I want to report that a few of my side affects of dialysis have gone....

I had a dry scabby scalp..... crusty skin, large patches of dry skin over my whole head...large flakes came off all the time...  it was really bad..... that started about a year ago while on dialysis....  in three weeks    after transplant      its completely gone.... I have NEVER had this before dialysis......

dry elbows.....dry knees... legs...   completely gone...

I am not loosing my hair....at all now....  I was loosing hair big time...Iam  thinking that it was the heparin use....  My brush is completely clean now...I am hoping to grow some hair back...I lost at lease 50% in the last year..

No itch legs..... 

joint and muscle pain gone.... didnt happen all the time....but I have noticed it not happening  at all...

I like meat now....and most all food....no food cravings....  I can actually think about what I would like to eat and want to eat it....
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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2011, 11:00:06 PM »
That is great Kathy!  Im so happy for you and all of those who get transplanted successfully!  Hope you never have those symptoms again!!!! :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup;

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« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2011, 09:02:06 AM »
I'm still constantly amazed at my energy levels.  I thought I was doing pretty well on D at the end - I had lost weight, was exercising more, and had pushed hard for higher pump speeds and the longest possible time.  I guess I'd just gotten so used to needing 11 or 12 hours of sleep a day, I didn't think about it anymore!
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« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2011, 03:28:19 PM »
Super, super, super news!

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This is just wonderful, Kathy!

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« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2011, 06:13:59 PM »
I just know that you'll feel even better as time passes.  I'm so happy for you!  What a wonderful thing!
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