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Title: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: YellowRose on September 16, 2012, 02:38:57 PM
  :cheer: :flower; :cheer:

Just want you know I had kidney transplant 9/13 at UCSF.
creatinine from 5.6 to 1.9 so far ... hopefully it will going the right direction.
I will head home today. :bandance;

It has been a 6 years wait but glad to have you all here the past couple difficult months. Thanks!

Rose
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: Rerun on September 16, 2012, 04:12:30 PM
We will now have to call you Red Rose.  You went from yellow to Red how wonderful. 

Tell us more?  How did surgery go?  Do you know anything about the donor?  Bless his/her heart for the gift of life.

      :cheer:  Things will go well.  Just take your meds.          ;D   Drink UP!    :beer1;  (milk)
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: Big E on September 16, 2012, 05:06:05 PM
 :flower;
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: Traveller1947 on September 16, 2012, 05:25:29 PM
I'm so happy for you, YellowRose!  Wishing you all the best!
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: MightyMike on September 16, 2012, 06:16:15 PM
Congratulations on your new kidney I hope it serves you well.
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: fearless on September 16, 2012, 06:31:33 PM
 :cheer:  CONGRATULATIONS YELLOW ROSE!!!!!!! :cheer:
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: Fatkidney on September 16, 2012, 07:34:43 PM
 :clap; Congratualations!  Hope you're feeling well and recovery is going smoothly. 
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: MommyChick on September 16, 2012, 07:53:02 PM
Congratulations !!!  :cheer:
Very Exciting News  :yahoo;
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: okarol on September 16, 2012, 08:49:08 PM
 :bandance; Great news! We have added you to the list! 
  http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=4927.0 :cheer:
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: boswife on September 16, 2012, 08:57:13 PM
what wonderful news  :yahoo; :yahoo; Im so happy for yu and hope for many many years with your new friend... blessings to you  :flower;
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: jbeany on September 17, 2012, 10:32:39 AM
 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

1.9 is already pretty good!
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: BobN on September 17, 2012, 10:42:04 AM
Awesome.  Congrats!!
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: lainiepop on September 17, 2012, 11:31:58 AM
Yay congrats!  :yahoo;
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: lou on September 17, 2012, 11:40:28 AM
 :flower;
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: cdwbrooklyn on September 17, 2012, 12:22:12 PM
Congrat!!!!!! :cheer:  :bandance;
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: Whamo on September 17, 2012, 12:51:43 PM
 :yahoo; :yahoo; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :clap; :clap; :bandance; :bandance; :birthday;  You've been reborn!
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: Poppylicious on September 17, 2012, 01:19:06 PM
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 :yahoo;
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: WishIKnew on September 17, 2012, 03:33:58 PM
Oh happy day!

 :flower; :flower; :flower;
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: YellowRose on September 19, 2012, 12:00:47 PM
Thanks for all the congratulations.

First all, latest creatinine is 1.56 ... going the right direction still.   :2thumbsup;

When my doctor told me, the donor kidney is a really good one and coming from an 18 year old, I was shocked and a feeling of unworthiness overcame me. Writing the letter to the donor family has not been easy, I really could not express how grateful I am.

Surgery went smoothly and the kidney working right away but there are a lot of pain the first day even I gave myself pain med every 6 minutes, there was no release at all. With the pain & fever, I do not remember much of the first day other than I kept telling to my family, "how come I do not remember it is so painful before?" On the 3rd day, no need for pain med any more and I was doing so well and got discharged on the 4th day.

I have to say in the 17 year ( my first transplant was 1995), there are a lot of improvement. I used to have what they called mood swing ( seeing/hearing things not there; laughing & crying for no reason at all, it got so bad, I thought I went crazy ), I was half expected the same thing this time but nothing. I think the doctor know about anti-rejection med better now. Which is such a blessing for us patients.

By the way, okarol, thank for adding me to the list. Do not want to picky  :embarassed:. I was admitted at 9/12 but surgery at 9/13.

Rose
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: cassandra on September 20, 2012, 03:35:15 PM
Congrats Rose,     :cheer:

lots of love Cas
Title: Re: good news-i got a new kidney
Post by: Chris on September 20, 2012, 09:42:37 PM
 :bandance;