Kidney Patient Guide

Hi, hope you're all well. Just a quick update. I'm now coming up to 30 weeks pregnant! Everything's going great, and we're having a little girl! I have been having growth scans every fortnight from 24 weeks and she's putting on weight exactly as she should. My notes are full of comments like "r...

Just a quick update, now I'm nearly 16 weeks pregnant! I had my 12 week scan which showed Baby is growing perfectly and was really active. I've seen the obstetrician who wants me to have a scan at 20 weeks, then 24 weeks, then every fortnight after that; and I have to see him after every scan to che...

Thank you so much for putting my mind at rest.

I need to make sure I find out as much as possible to make sure I look after me and baby. Feeling great at the moment though, apart from the constant "morning" sickness!

xxx

Thank you so much for your reply! I was diagnosed about seven years ago, and am still unsure what all my results mean. I seem to wait an hour for my appointment, get seen for about 10 minutes and then sent on my way! I need to write down all my questions when I go back next month. I read online that...

Hi, I've just found this site again, and found my ramblings from about six years ago (how embarrasing!). I have FSGS, and after being switched from Atorvastatin 20mg and Lisinopril 20mg a year ago to Labetalol 100mg I am actually pregnant! Just had my first renal appointment since we got the news, a...

I was born on 28th May 1983, making me 23 this year. My husband will be thirty in April, so I'm still a young 'un compared to him!

Vicki

Hi, I was a bit sceptical when I first read this post. I'm a Gemini, and got a bit freaked out when I read the following - GEMINI (12) Anxiety and depression Bone and joint disorders such as arthritis Heart disease or high blood pressure Hair and skin problems such as eczema, dermatitis or psoriasis...

Maybe you could put it on eBay and send the money to the National Kidney Foundation. eBay have a charity section so all money could go there. I'd bid on it!

Just a thought,

Vicki

AWWW, how sweet!

Charlie the greyhound is just like my greyhound Boo

Vicki x

Right, well, I'm Vicki, as my username suggests! I now live in Biggleswade in Bedfordshire (need to change my profile!) with my husband, my dog and my tortoise. I'm a reluctant Chelsea supporter thanks to him indoors! Typical, someone asks our names and everything converts to football - as if I don'...

I don't care what race a person is as long as people who come to this country live by and respect our laws integrate within our society contribute to the economy, perhaps the fact they are illegal or not has nothing to do with it! Just a smoke screen to divert our attention from other things. Hmm, ...

WOOOOOOOOOOAH!! Hang on a mo! I was referring to the people documented in the papers. My dad and sister's boyfriend are a lorry driver and warehouse worker respectively and they work almost completely with foreign people, and they work very hard for less money and do more hours than the "native...

Thanks for all your replies. Nick, you're so right. Good luck with your claim! I feel such a fraud applying because it's almost frowned upon if you're ill. To look at me, I'm fine. I have all my faculties, I can cook myself a meal and look after myself. However, on my bad days I can't do anything. I...

Hi, I haven't posted on here for AGES, but I still log on quite a bit to read what others have been up to. I applied for Incapacity Benefit (I have FSGS) late last year. I got declined because I haven't paid enough national insurance, mostly because I'm only 22! So, I applied for Disability Allowanc...

Hi, I also have FSGS and Nephrotic Syndrome. I take BP tablets, and cholesterol tablets and frusemide when I need it, ie alot! I took 120mg prednisolone when I was first diagnosed and I ballooned. I put on 2 and a half stones in 2 months. That was over a year ago, and I'm still overweight and covere...