Possible problems with renal artery....
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:02 am
Howdy folks...
For those that don't know me here...I had a transplant back in late September of last year. I saw my local nephrologist yesterday. I have also been seeing a nephrologist at the hospital every two months. I thought missing a local appointment or two wouldn't hurt. My local neph jumped on my with both feet when he saw my blood work. He gave it to me with both barrels and I deserved it. He said my red blood count has now gotten so high that they are going to have to take a unit from me on Friday. He said that he had noticed it getting slightly high in January but was waiting to see how it was on my next trip. I missed two appoinments and now he says I am in trouble. He made me start taking a BP medication right away... that will lower my BP slightly and thin the blood. According to him I could have a stroke had I let it go on any longer. Whewww....they are also going to ultrasound my renal artery on Friday after the blood draw. They had problems with my renal artery during the transplant. I am possibly not getting enough blood to my kidney...and the kidney tells the body to produce blood when it senses a shortage.
I also picked up a box that was too heavy several weeks ago..and he now thinks I may have a hernia in my groin. Sooo he is sending me to see a hernia doc.
He also is sending me to a shrink for help with my panic attacks. I don't have them anymore but I also have become..ummmmmm how can we say it.....non functioning? Hope ya understand....
Besides all that...everything is going great.
Hey...even with the problems...I would do it all over ten times to get where I am at.....
Ya'll have a great week!!!
Ronnie
For those that don't know me here...I had a transplant back in late September of last year. I saw my local nephrologist yesterday. I have also been seeing a nephrologist at the hospital every two months. I thought missing a local appointment or two wouldn't hurt. My local neph jumped on my with both feet when he saw my blood work. He gave it to me with both barrels and I deserved it. He said my red blood count has now gotten so high that they are going to have to take a unit from me on Friday. He said that he had noticed it getting slightly high in January but was waiting to see how it was on my next trip. I missed two appoinments and now he says I am in trouble. He made me start taking a BP medication right away... that will lower my BP slightly and thin the blood. According to him I could have a stroke had I let it go on any longer. Whewww....they are also going to ultrasound my renal artery on Friday after the blood draw. They had problems with my renal artery during the transplant. I am possibly not getting enough blood to my kidney...and the kidney tells the body to produce blood when it senses a shortage.
I also picked up a box that was too heavy several weeks ago..and he now thinks I may have a hernia in my groin. Sooo he is sending me to see a hernia doc.
He also is sending me to a shrink for help with my panic attacks. I don't have them anymore but I also have become..ummmmmm how can we say it.....non functioning? Hope ya understand....
Besides all that...everything is going great.
Hey...even with the problems...I would do it all over ten times to get where I am at.....
Ya'll have a great week!!!
Ronnie