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RightSide
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« on: July 01, 2009, 08:34:20 PM »
Two weeks ago, I had minor surgery on my back to remove a large cyst that had become infected.

Last week, I had surgery on my bladder (similar to TURP but not quite)--and I've been peeing bloody urine ever since.

And tomorrow, I'm having surgery to put in a fistula in my upper left arm.  (The first fistula on my lower arm failed.)

I could sure use some encouragement.  After tomorrow, I will have had a total of seven surgeries in nine months, including two fistula surgeries, a bladder surgery and a prostate surgery.

Anybody willing to give me an electronic hug for encouragement will be most appreciated!
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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2009, 08:48:10 PM »
Sometimes life just isn't fair! Stay calm and try to be positive. This will soon be over and you will feel better.
I am so sorry for all your troubles.
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« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2009, 08:58:34 PM »
Sorry to hear you are coping with so much right now. A big hug and prayers are with you. Keep us posted. Take care.  :grouphug;
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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2009, 09:02:41 PM »
Sorry to hear about all the surgeries in quick succession, but on the bright side, lucky it's not during the Christmas season or you would get a partridge in a pear tree t, 7 birds a laying to boot.
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

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« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2009, 10:02:36 PM »

Rightside - here's a great big {{{HUG}}} for you!! Best wishes for a better future! I pray all goes smoothly with what will hopefully be your last surgery for awhile!!
 :cuddle;  :cuddle;  :cuddle;
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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
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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2009, 11:00:23 PM »
 :cuddle;  :cuddle; big hugs coming your way, hope it helps you feel a little better.  :grouphug;
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« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2009, 12:39:24 AM »
Thinking of you Rightside - be strong!
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« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2009, 12:48:03 AM »
Sorry to hear you have to put up with so much right now.
I keep my fingers crossed and send you my best wishes, Kristina. :grouphug;
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« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2009, 12:54:32 AM »
oi! that's quit a rumble........

Lots of hugs and good wishes!!!!! from me to you!!!
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« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2009, 07:24:29 AM »
 :cuddle; :cuddle; :cuddle;  More hugs  :cuddle; :cuddle; :cuddle;

While we're at it here are some multi-person encouragement hugs too    :grouphug; :grouphug; :grouphug; :grouphug;

Hang in there RightSide.
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2009, 09:02:45 AM »
I wish you great strength and pray that you will make it through your struggles with flying colours!  :bestwishes;
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« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2009, 09:16:25 AM »
Sending you lots of hugs.   :cuddle;  :cuddle;  :cuddle;  :cuddle;  :cuddle;  :cuddle;  :cuddle;
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« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2009, 09:36:07 AM »
some flowers  :flower; :flower; :flower;
some fruit        :bandance; :bandance; :bandance;
some hugs       :grouphug; :grouphug; :grouphug;
some best wishes   :bestwishes; :bestwishes; :bestwishes;
some wine    :wine; :wine; :wine;
some smiles  ;D ;D ;D ;D
some encouragement  :thumbup; :thumbup; :thumbup;
some kisses  :-* :-* :-*
some cookies  :cookie; :cookie; :cookie;
and some love  :guitar: :guitar: :guitar:
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« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2009, 09:40:25 AM »
Several big hugs to you - I know exactly what it's like - every time you turn around you find yourself recovering from something. Hang in there and (hopefully) sooner than you think it'll just be a memory...
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« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2009, 06:11:25 PM »
Quote from: Chris on July 01, 2009, 09:02:41 PM
Sorry to hear about all the surgeries in quick succession, but on the bright side, lucky it's not during the Christmas season or you would get a partridge in a pear tree t, 7 birds a laying to boot.
I think I got that this afternoon:

Just one hour after I got home from the hospital for my fistula surgery, the fistula incision exploded!  A high-velocity stream of blood started squirting out of there.  So I had to run right back to the hospital--the Emergency Room this time.  My pants, my shoes, the carpeting in my apartment, the carpeting in the hallway, the stairs, the seat of the car, are all covered with my blood.  There was so much blood in the hallway that neighbors came knocking on my apartment door to find out what happened.

I'll probably have to compensate the management of my apartment building for all the damage I caused today.

So the E.R. stanched the bleeding, closed the wound again, and here I am, back in my apartment again.  The E.R. doctor thinks that there was a leak between two of the sutures. 

My heart sank.  I'm just heartsick right now.

Is this what I have to look forward to from now on?  Surgeries, E.R. visits, crises without end?
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« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2009, 07:02:50 PM »

Good grief - that's horrible! I am so sorry.  :cuddle;  :cuddle;  :cuddle;
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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 -
News video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU
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« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2009, 08:12:53 PM »
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}    :cuddle;  :cuddle;  :cuddle;     :beer1;  And it seems like you could use a beer, too!
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1993 diagnosed with glomerulonephritis.
Oct 41, 2007 - Got fistula placed.
Feb 13, 2008 - Activated on "the list".
Nov 5, 2008 - Received living donor transplant from my sister-in-law, Etta.
Nov 5, 2011 - THREE YEARS POST TRANSPLANT!  :D
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« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2009, 08:19:52 PM »
 :cuddle; Oh my! So much to go through. Hope things settle down for you.
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« Reply #18 on: July 02, 2009, 11:41:50 PM »
Sorry RightSide, you sound like what I use to go through with diabetes and dialysis. Bad when the hospital knows you by name and you almost have a speed pass to get in. Hopefully it will get better.
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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« Reply #19 on: July 03, 2009, 05:59:47 AM »
Sorry to hear about all the surgery's.    :cuddle;     
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-Diagnosed with ESRD mid Sept. of 08
-Started Dialysis mid Sept. of 08

 My kidney's failed a month after I gave birth to my beautiful daughter becaused the doctors mis-diagnosed me when I had gallstones which went into my pancreas causing pancreantitis. Now im just waiting to be put on the transplant list :)

I'm very thankful to have a chance to see my lil girl grow up !!
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« Reply #20 on: July 05, 2009, 02:17:37 PM »
Thanks for the hugs.

But I'm no longer discouraged.  Now I'm outraged:

I now have evidence that not only did my surgeon screw up my fistula operation (and that's why it blew up)--but that his department has tried to cover up his mistake and lie about it in writing.

Starting tomorrow, I'm going to contact an attorney and institute malpractice proceedings.  I am also going to contact the Medical Board.  Covering up a surgical error is inexcusable.
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« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2009, 04:06:02 AM »
GET THEM GOOD!

They cannot get away with it.
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South Africa
PKD
Jan 2010 Nephrectomy (left kidney)
Jan 2010 Fistula
Started April 2010 Hemo Dialysis(hate every second of it)
Nov 2012 Placed on disalibity (loving it)
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