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« Reply #125 on: June 16, 2009, 07:04:49 PM »
Dear Donnia, this is truly cause for celebration.  :bandance; :cheer: :clap; :2thumbsup; :yahoo; :flower; :guitar: :bandance; :2thumbsup; :yahoo; :clap; :thumbup; :bandance; :cheer:
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« Reply #126 on: June 16, 2009, 07:21:42 PM »
Great news Donnia!!!!!!!  :flower;
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« Reply #127 on: June 16, 2009, 07:56:23 PM »
That's good donnia.
Are those lab results from your local hospital or from your transplant clinic?

Reason I'm asking is my local hospital gives it only in whole numbers such as 1.5. Yet when my transplant center does it, they give it's values like yours. Just curious is all.
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« Reply #128 on: June 16, 2009, 08:19:09 PM »
Quote from: donnia on June 10, 2009, 02:24:32 PM
Yeah, it is a new medication.... and cost $6400 a month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I called my coordinator back and I think we are gonna stay on the rapamune lol   :flower;

Glad you are doing better! Can you believe the pharmaceuticals? Who do they think they are - the government?!
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« Reply #129 on: June 17, 2009, 08:32:32 PM »
Chris... it is my local clinic that gives me the results like that :)

ODAT.... right huh!
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« Reply #130 on: June 18, 2009, 05:41:25 AM »
Let's keep these great numbers coming.  :clap; :clap;

So we can all celebrate!  :bandance; :2thumbsup; :bandance; :yahoo;
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« Reply #131 on: June 23, 2009, 01:56:44 PM »
Labs from today.... ready? ? ? ? ?




CREATININE......................... 1.23!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Down from 1.54 last week    :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
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« Reply #132 on: June 23, 2009, 02:06:45 PM »
 :yahoo; donnia.  :yahoo;
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« Reply #133 on: June 23, 2009, 02:23:57 PM »
Quote from: donnia on June 23, 2009, 01:56:44 PM
Labs from today.... ready? ? ? ? ?




CREATININE......................... 1.23!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Down from 1.54 last week    :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

  That's GREAT!!!

 :flower;  :flower;  :flower; :clap;  :flower;  :flower;  :flower;
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« Reply #134 on: June 23, 2009, 02:43:44 PM »
 :cheer: Hip Hip Hooray! :cheer:
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« Reply #135 on: June 23, 2009, 03:07:32 PM »
What a relief. I'm very happy for you and your new creatinine level. Things are looking good.
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« Reply #136 on: June 23, 2009, 04:11:23 PM »
sweet!!!
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« Reply #137 on: June 23, 2009, 04:23:30 PM »
WOOT!

Let's break out the ice cream to celebrate!
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« Reply #138 on: June 23, 2009, 07:38:11 PM »
FANTASTIC news....long live this trend.   :flower; :flower; :flower; :flower;
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #139 on: July 25, 2009, 06:41:06 PM »
Lab update from this week!

Creatinine = 1.2

BUN = 25

 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
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Born with one kidney 1972
Ureter re-constructured 1975 (reflux had already damaged the kidney)
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« Reply #140 on: July 25, 2009, 07:07:15 PM »
 :yahoo; Yeah baby!!
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
Living Donors Rock! http://www.livingdonorsonline.org -
News video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU
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« Reply #141 on: July 25, 2009, 07:18:56 PM »
 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

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« Reply #142 on: July 25, 2009, 07:59:58 PM »
Super!  :bandance;

 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

 :clap; :clap; :clap;

 :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo;
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« Reply #143 on: July 26, 2009, 07:08:37 AM »
 :bandance; Wonderful!
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« Reply #144 on: July 26, 2009, 06:33:50 PM »
Thought I replied here last night  :stressed;

Great news there, wish mine was that low, but mine is steady at 1.5 unless hooked up to fluids.
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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