So glad to hear it helped. I can probably give you even further info in a few days, as I have come down with flu symptoms as well. Headache, fever around 101-101.5, shivering, extremely, brutally nauseous, and more achey than usual, which is saying something for me.Don't know if this is rejection or just your typical flu. Not scared yet, though!
I'm worried to hear about your hospital adventure Cariad, this is NOT GOOD. Sounds very distressing also, I completely hate puking. A talk-gag reflex would be truly horrible. But I'm not surprised to hear you did a runner from the hospital. Gregory is very very hospital averse, in particular he wasn't interested in fronting into ER to be seen by the weekend staff. I theorise that this is partly to do with preferring to do the "watching and waiting" in his own home, and partly this is his way of avoiding being considered for procedures (out of sight out of mind). You are in a different situation, as a test patient. Wouldn't they have whipped you straight into some special suite and straight in front of the head honcho, as you are a test subject?
This is from the National Kidney Foundation:Are there any signs or symptoms I should watch for?Yes. Even though you are taking your medicines every day, you may still develop rejection of the kidney transplant. You need to know your body very well. If you have any of the following, you should call your transplant center right away: * a drop in your urine output * a fever above 100 degrees * tenderness of your new kidney * bloody urine * flu-like feelings * weight gain (more than 3 pounds in two days)
I remember when my kidney was rejecting, it felt nothing like Kidney failure. Rejection is way more painful. During the rejection, I would feel extreme pain around the kidney, at the same time it would be really tender. The only way that I can describe the pain is...Think of when your fingers get really cold in the winter and when you put them under water to warm them they get a burning sensation. Think of the kidney feeling the burn like your fingers and then something biting at your kidney. The whole time your feeling the worst flu like symptoms. That was the physical symptoms that I was going through. I a pretty intense mental breakdown as well. They eventually figured out that it was attributed to a toxic buildup of the immunosuppressant called Rapamune. For some reason by body wouldn't digest it fully. I had like 10x's the limit built up in my blood. My reaction was considered the most extreme reaction to the drug. Everyone's reactions to rejection is different, but I'm wondering if anyone had an kind of extreme reaction to Rapamune, or was is just me. Hows Gregory feeling now?
Hows Gregory feeling now?
* a drop in your urine output * a fever above 100 degrees * tenderness of your new kidney * bloody urine * flu-like feelings * weight gain (more than 3 pounds in two days)