Kidney Patient Guide

Thanks Freddyy! Last plasmapheresis is just finished. Just waiting now. I'll update when I can!

Hi guys, so I'm staying in the hospital now doing my plasmapheresis. I arrived here on Thursday and transplant will be this coming Thursday. I've done two rounds of plasmapheresis, and has been mentioned, it's pretty straight forward. 3 hours of painless lying down each time. My final round will be ...

Hi there, I'm going through the same thing (I think!). I haven't needed dialysis and I'm going to have my incompatible transplant on June 29th, donated by my mother in law. So, I'm also interested in this stuff. I need to have 1-2 weeks plasmapheresis treatment before the op and I'll be in hospital ...

Hi, I'm also a teacher with a GFR of 13%. I'm still working full time at my school here in Japan. Sometimes i feel so incredibly tired in class but usually I perk up a bit when I get stuck into my work and kinda forget about feeling shite. It's when I get home and on the weekends that the tiredness ...

Alright! I'm Paul, been living in Tokyo for 10 years but from west London. I was diagnosed with iGA nephropathy about 13 years ago when I was 21/22-ish. My kidney function had been hovering around 18% for a few years but suddeny dropped to 13% last month, so we just started the tests to see if my wi...