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rsudock
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will of the healthy makes up the fate of the sick.
Where's Riki?
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March 11, 2011, 12:59:08 AM »
I looked a Riki's profile it says she hasn't been active since Jan 25! Where is she? Any one know anything?
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Born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
1995 - AV Fistula placed
Dec 7, 1999 cadaver transplant saved me from childhood dialysis!
10 transplant years = spleenectomy, gall bladder removed, liver biopsy, bone marrow aspiration.
July 27, 2010 Started dialysis for the first time ever.
June 21, 2011 2nd kidney nonrelated living donor
September 2013 Liver Cancer tumor.
October 2013 Ablation of liver tumor.
Now scans every 3 months to watch for new tumors.
Now Status 7 on the wait list for a liver.
How about another decade of solid health?
KarenInWA
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Re: Where's Riki?
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March 11, 2011, 06:05:31 AM »
I know she's alive and well on FB...
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1996 - Diagnosed with Proteinuria
2000 - Started seeing nephrologist on regular basis
Mar 2010 - Started Aranesp shots - well into CKD4
Dec 1, 2010 - Transplant Eval Appt - Listed on Feb 10, 2012
Apr 18, 2011 - Had fistula placed at GFR 8
April 20, 2011 - Had chest cath placed, GFR 6
April 22, 2011 - Started in-center HD. Continued to work FT and still went out and did things: live theater, concerts, spend time with friends, dine out, etc
May 2011 - My Wonderful Donor offered to get tested!
Oct 2011 - My Wonderful Donor was approved for surgery!
November 23, 2011 - Live-Donor Transplant (Lynette the Kidney gets a new home!)
April 3, 2012 - Routine Post-Tx Biopsy (creatinine went up just a little, from 1.4 to 1.7)
April 7, 2012 - ER admit to hospital, emergency surgery to remove large hematoma caused by biopsy
April 8, 2012 - In hospital dialysis with 2 units of blood
Now: On the mend, getting better! New Goal: No more in-patient hospital stays! More travel and life adventures!
Poppylicious
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Re: Where's Riki?
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March 11, 2011, 01:31:18 PM »
Yep, she's definitely alive and well (and giving me Farmville pressies) on Facebook!
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- wife of kidney recepient (10/2011) -
venting myself online since 2003
(personal blog)
grumbles of a dialysis wife-y
(kidney blog)
sometimes i take pictures
(me, on flickr)
Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt.
okarol
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Photo is Jenna - after Disneyland - 1988
Re: Where's Riki?
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March 11, 2011, 01:36:25 PM »
I sent her a note, and she is ok. She's been taking a break from IHD but she posted here today
http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=21234.msg365686#msg365686
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Admin for IHateDialysis 2008 - 2014, retired.
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
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News video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU
Riki
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Re: Where's Riki?
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March 11, 2011, 10:35:11 PM »
yeah, I'm ok. I think if anything happened, those who have me on facebook would let everyone here know
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Dialysis - Feb 1991-Oct 1992
transplant - Oct 1, 1992- Apr 2001
dialysis - April 2001-May 2001
transplant - May 22, 2001- May 2004
dialysis - May 2004-present
PD - May 2004-Dec 2008
HD - Dec 2008-present
MooseMom
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Re: Where's Riki?
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March 11, 2011, 10:53:31 PM »
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"Eggs are so inadequate, don't you think? I mean, they ought to be able to become anything, but instead you always get a chicken. Or a duck. Or whatever they're programmed to be. You never get anything interesting, like regret, or the middle of last week."
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