Transplant booked!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:20 pm
Hi all.
I haven't posted for a few months. My lovely sister is donating a kidney to me and we were hopeful to get the transplant arranged before I needed dialysis. Unfortunately my kidneys gave up a bit quicker than we hoped and I have now been on heamo dialysis for 3 months now with a tessio line. All is going very well though and I do feel half normal again (apart from the 15 hours a week spent in hospital!).
We have now got the transplant planned for early November and I had a question for those of you who have had transplants. I work full time at the moment and have a young daughter and family. I need to start thinking about how long I am going to be out of action for. I know it is a bit "how long is apiece of string" but how long where you before you got back in normal routine. Particularly those who worked, how long before you felt well enough to return to work?
Thanks in advance
xx
I haven't posted for a few months. My lovely sister is donating a kidney to me and we were hopeful to get the transplant arranged before I needed dialysis. Unfortunately my kidneys gave up a bit quicker than we hoped and I have now been on heamo dialysis for 3 months now with a tessio line. All is going very well though and I do feel half normal again (apart from the 15 hours a week spent in hospital!).
We have now got the transplant planned for early November and I had a question for those of you who have had transplants. I work full time at the moment and have a young daughter and family. I need to start thinking about how long I am going to be out of action for. I know it is a bit "how long is apiece of string" but how long where you before you got back in normal routine. Particularly those who worked, how long before you felt well enough to return to work?
Thanks in advance
xx