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« on: July 23, 2009, 06:41:16 PM »

To catch you up, at my last three doctor appointments (April, May & June) my creatinine has crept up from a consistent 1.1 to 1.89.  My doctor has been adjusting my medictions, lowering my Prograf and my Cellcept, adding Lasix and K-Dur, to most recently changing the the Lasix to only as needed and adding sodium bicarb three times a day.  I started the sodium bicarb on Tuesday the 14th and had my labs redrawn on the 16th.  I called today to find out that only with the two days of bicarb my creatinine finally dropped a tad to 1.85.  I hope it continues to go back down.  I see my doctor again on the 30th and will probably have my labs redrawn a week after that.

At least it went down, even though it was a small drop.  I'll take it.
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Oct 41, 2007 - Got fistula placed.
Feb 13, 2008 - Activated on "the list".
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Nov 5, 2011 - THREE YEARS POST TRANSPLANT!  :D
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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2009, 07:02:16 PM »

Every bit of good news is worth celebrating!  :2thumbsup;
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« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2009, 05:49:21 AM »

 :waving;    Kelly, How did you labs go? Has the creatinine started to drop again?  Thinking of you.
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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2009, 04:17:35 PM »

My next draw is Thursday.  He has me doing labs every two weeks for August and Sept, then one draw the end of Oct, one week before my follow-up with him.  My next doctor's appointment is Nov. 5th - my 1 year anniversary!    If my creatinine does not go down over the next few draws I'm guessing I'll go in sooner.   I pray it goes down!!!

Thanks so much for asking.  Congratulations on your machine and dialysis stuff being hauled out of your house, Wattle!
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1993 diagnosed with glomerulonephritis.
Oct 41, 2007 - Got fistula placed.
Feb 13, 2008 - Activated on "the list".
Nov 5, 2008 - Received living donor transplant from my sister-in-law, Etta.
Nov 5, 2011 - THREE YEARS POST TRANSPLANT!  :D
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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2009, 05:57:30 PM »

I hope everything goes well Kelly!
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« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2009, 10:18:10 PM »

We pray for your creat to go down also Kelly
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