Hello Everyone!

[Issabella]

Hello everyone. I am 24 years old and have Kidney failure. In November, I was feeling very fatigued and had extreme bruising. I was not sure what was wrong and did not have health insurance, so was reluctant to go to the doctor or hospital. The final straw was when my entire body started to itch constantly and I started to swell in my ankles. I went to a doctor in my area and told her my symptoms. She seem liked she was reluctant to draw blood considering how young I was and she probably thought nothing was wrong. She told me she would speak to me in about a week about the results. Well, we got a call later that night and she told me I was very sick and needed to go to the ER. She really did not give me and insight on what it could be, so me and my fiance went to the ER and that was the beginning of everything.

I went to the ER and they took my blood and were shocked at the results. I obviously had renal failure and the doctors could not believe that I was actually able to function. I was going to work, school, and taking care of my 3 year old boy. They did a biopsy and found that my kidneys were basically completely destroyed. They had no clue on how it happened and still really do not know because it was so far gone. They figure that it had been a problem for a long time. I stayed almost two weeks in the hospital where they started me on dialysis. I was going to the center for it 3 times a week 4 hours a day until I got on PD.

PD totally fits my lifestyle where I am basically able to do anything I want. I am not sure what I would do without my fiance through this whole thing. He has been so supportive and I owe him so much. We have been together for 5 years and plan to get married as soon as possible. About a month ago my son was having some issues and we took him to the doctor. My fiance made them take a urine test and we found that he is spilling protein. His kidney function is completely perfect and we did an ultra sound on his kidneys and they look good as well. We have taken him to a nephrologist and they are gonna see if it goes away because it is common in little boys. If it does not though, we are gonna have to do a biopsy on his kidneys. My doctors are very interested if my son receives a bioposy because it will hopefully give some insight on my condition.  I am just thankful that we caught it in time so hopefully my son does not have to go through the same thing as i am.

[circleNthedrain]

Welcome Issabella!  Sorry you are going through this at such a young age, or ANY age, fot that matter.  I'm glad you have your fiancee to support you through this.  I too was diagnosed with ESRD at 24 with unknown cause, started hemo but switched to PD, which I did for 10 years.  Best of luck to you on this journey....glad you found this website!

[dwcrawford]

I am amazed what some people go through and have gone through at such a young age.  It is hard not to feel grateful for having this later in life (though feeling grateful about it at all is hard to do too.  lol)

I am amazed at  some of the people in here, including Circlethedrain, and how they have managed.  I'm sure they can be an inspiration to you too.

[Romona]

 

[oswald]

 

[Maxridex]

Welcome Issabella.

[MandaMe1986]

Happy to have you Issabella.  I hope we can get to know each other. I am 23 have been sick for a few years now and not yet on Dialysis. But yeah sure we will see eachother around. 

[peleroja]

Welcome to the group, from another PDer.  Lots of good info here.  Come on back and post often.

[cariad]

I am so glad you went to your doctor before it was too late!

Best of luck to you and your little boy. Hooray for your fiance! What a star!

 

[willieandwinnie]

  Issabella. You have been through so much in your short life, hopefully a transplant will be in your future. We are so happy you found us, we have tons of information and even more support to offer here. Your fiance sounds like a gem, give him a big hug from me and please post often. 

[Hanify]

Nice to meet you.  Stay in touch.  Good luck with your little one.