Another Phone Call

[KT0930]

About a year ago I went to pick my son up from school, and the secretary was telling me about a girl who had just told her, "You won't believe this, but the doctor told me yesterday I have strep throat. That's the third time this year!" You know if it was yesterday she had not been on antibiotics for 24 hours yet!! 

[rookiegirl]

KT,

Sorry, I'm just now catching up with your thread.  I'm so happy for your success transplant.  I pray all stays well.  You are truly blessed.

[Sunny]

Mmmmm! Mexican food sounds good.
Glad you are finally able to get out. Hope things continue to go well for you.

[KT0930]

Started working from home this week. What a relief to finally have something to do! They've passed a lot of my responsibilities on to other people, so I just hope they give me enough work to keep me busy!

[tamara]

Go Girl !     

[okarol]

  Keep dancing!

[KT0930]

I'm putting this in my cubicle when I go back to work!

[kidney4traci]

I love that!  It is so perfect!!!!  I am so happy to hear when you are well.  When do you go back to work?  Are you still workingat home a little? 

[okarol]

  You look great heheheh!

[KT0930]

Quick update:

Yesterday was my three month anniversary! I had a clinic visit on Tuesday, and everything looks great. I don't have to go back for clinic OR labs for a month WOO-HOO!

Creatnine is hanging out between 0.7 and 0.9; phosphorous and potassium and magnesium are getting closer to the normal range, but I still have to drink a diet coke or two day and have a handful of nuts with it (gee, darn!). I'm still a bit anemic, but my last transplant, it took nearly six months for that to get back to normal.

Took my son to the zoo on Tuesday afternoon, and aside from my feet hurting (6 hours), I didn't feel any ill effects from it. I also asked about getting a cat, and my coordinator said to wait three more months, and to wear a mask and gloves when dealing with the litter box, but it's not a problem  I think that's the best news I've gotten since January 9!

[willieandwinnie]

KT, I'm so happy for you.  Cat and all. I sure wish Len would start feeling better. He stays so tired all the time. That's another rant. Keep doing what your doing and have patience with getting a kitten. Don't want to take any chances. Take Care. 

[kidney4traci]

  I am happy for you too!!!!!!!!!!!!  Way to go!!!

[angela515]

 

So happy for you hun!!!!

[Sluff]

 

[cambonesegirl]

Quick update:

Yesterday was my three month anniversary! I had a clinic visit on Tuesday, and everything looks great. I don't have to go back for clinic OR labs for a month WOO-HOO!

Creatnine is hanging out between 0.7 and 0.9; phosphorous and potassium and magnesium are getting closer to the normal range, but I still have to drink a diet coke or two day and have a handful of nuts with it (gee, darn!). I'm still a bit anemic, but my last transplant, it took nearly six months for that to get back to normal.

KT are you going to get a biopsy on your new kidney soon? I know mine will be done three months after transplant.

I know you were on peritoneal dialysis so I don't know how your diet restrictions were, but it's so weird now after transplant that my phosphorus is low and they're telling me to eat all the foods I haven't been able to indulge in-in years to get my phosphorus up, I'm actually on pills for it. I still don't drink as much as I could be. I'm not drinking anything with caffeine for a while until I can get my bladder under control, because you know, caffeine is a diuretic and it'll make me go every 5 minutes. I'm still going every hour or more often if I drink more.

Happy Three Months!

[KT0930]

KT are you going to get a biopsy on your new kidney soon? I know mine will be done three months after transplant.

I know you were on peritoneal dialysis so I don't know how your diet restrictions were, but it's so weird now after transplant that my phosphorus is low and they're telling me to eat all the foods I haven't been able to indulge in-in years to get my phosphorus up, I'm actually on pills for it. I still don't drink as much as I could be. I'm not drinking anything with caffeine for a while until I can get my bladder under control, because you know, caffeine is a diuretic and it'll make me go every 5 minutes. I'm still going every hour or more often if I drink more.

Happy Three Months!

No one has mentioned a biopsy to me, and I'm not going to question it! I hate them, and I have heard from Karol and others that it can be risky to the kidney...with this being my third, I'm not taking any chances!

it's not unusual for phosphorous, potassium and magnesium to be low for a bit following a transplant. You're so used to restricting those foods, and the kidney suddenly swoops in and starts taking it out faster than you can put it in. I was on supplements for all three following my second and third transplants. I was taken off them about a month and a half ago because they were upsetting my stomach, and though my levels still aren't in the "normal" range, they're getting there.

As for the fluid intake, I bought a couple of really nice Camelback bottles (similar to the Nalgene bottles that were popular a couple of years ago), one in 32 oz size and one in 24 oz. I ALWAYS have one with me, and am going to start keeping one on my desk at work. It makes it easy to be sure I'm getting my minimum daily amount of water, and they're fairly easy to carry. I have found them at Sports Authority and Dick's Sporting Goods.

Best of luck with your's, and I hope your bladder is doing better!

[2_DallasCowboys]

Hi,

So, so great to read that you are doing and feeling
so well.

I love the cartoon you plan to bring back to work with
you

Enjoy those "phos foods" and post a pic of the kitty when
you bring he/she home!

Anne

[KT0930]

My hematocrit is finally normal. It was 36.4 on Thursday of this week!  I'm not cold, tired, or having trouble breathing...what an amazing feeling!!!

[monrein]

I got so excited for you reading this update.  They only did biopsies on my kidney when I began to have trouble with it and that took about 20 years.  Ultrasounds were routine.

[KT0930]

*ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY UPDATE*

Yesterday was the one year anniversary of my transplant, and everything is still going great! Creatnine has not been above .9 since the week of surgery, and people who have met me since would never suspect I had ever been sick. Things are just the way they should be.

We're going camping next weekend with my son's scout pack, and it'll be about the fourth or fifth time I've been camping since the surgery - I was on PD, so camping wasn't an option. We've been to Orlando and not had to rent an electric scooter for me in order to make it through the day; been able to stay out at night and not worry about getting home in time to connect to the cycler; and as part of my celebration yesterday I got to have a chocolate wave (big hunk of chocolate cake with chocolate chips melted on instead of icing and vanilla ice cream) at Red Lobster.

I have clinic on Monday, so we'll see how labs look, but since they're checked every month, I'm not expecting any surprises. As for ultrasounds and biopsies, no one has mentioned them to me, so I guess my team is much like Monrein's, they don't do them unless lab values seem to warrant it.

I hope everyone is feeling well and all who are waiting get their call very soon!

[okarol]

  Happy Kidneyversary KT!! 

  I am so happy to hear you're doing well - may you have many more years of health! 

[paris]

Great news KT!  Glad life is moving forward and you are doing so well.   

[willieandwinnie]

  So wonderful to hear KT. Thanks for keeping us updated. 

[kitkatz]

Hurray for KT and the new kidney!   

[lola]