Amanda got the call.. The day before my wedding

[Falkenbach]

Whoa Richardmel, that's a high creatinine.    (hopefully Amanda's pic made you feel better though lol).

[RichardMEL]

Whoa Richardmel, that's a high creatinine.    (hopefully Amanda's pic made you feel better though lol).

Well of course... but I can't talk about that on a family website such as ours 

yeah my creat has been bobbing around 1000 ever since I started dialysis. The doc doesn't seem too concerned since my calcium, phosphate and potassium levels are all pretty good (thank you Sensipar and Renegel!! )

[Falkenbach]

They told me it was time for treatment when I was still around 500. Apparently this was to do with my small build. So it was go straight to transplant, as I was lucky enough to have that option, or I could go on to dialysis first. They were actually considering putting me on dialysis first for some reason, some logic that went over my head. I just said NOOOOOOOO, give me the ^#*$&#(* transplant.

[RichardMEL]

They told me it was time for treatment when I was still around 500. Apparently this was to do with my small build. So it was go straight to transplant, as I was lucky enough to have that option, or I could go on to dialysis first. They were actually considering putting me on dialysis first for some reason, some logic that went over my head. I just said NOOOOOOOO, give me the ^#*$&#(* transplant.

I am so envious!!!

I didn't start dialysis until I was 900 or so. I think because I didn't have many physical symptoms(apart from being tired) and I was doing this trial to start dialysis later than earlier so that all came into it. The trigger I think was my GFR hitting 6 and they decided enough was enough... and so here I am!

[Falkenbach]

I was very symptomatic, from a very early stage. Mainly with lethargy.

[okarol]

I *THINK* (and I could have this wrong) that what we call a creatinine reading of 120 is what you would call 1.2  - can anyone confirm that I've got this correct?

120 is not 1.2 
here's a clinical unit conversion :   http://dwjay.tripod.com/conversion.html

to convert from the large numbers (i.e. 120, 130, ..1200) to the small ones, use (µmol/L) to (mg/dL)
so, 120 would be 1.4

[Falkenbach]

I should bookmark that link. It's okay this time tho, as Richard and I are speaking in the same type of measurement (umol/L).