Kidney Patient Guide

Thank you all for your replies. It sounds like I will be fine - bp droping may be something to be aware of as I am lightheaded around mid morning while the bp tablets kick in.

Take care

Mick

Hi I had a 2nd transplant in Oct 2010 after my wonderful wife donated. I want to go on holiday to somewhere like Switerland and never considered that the high altitude could be a problem. I was watching a TV documentary that was showing the affect of high altitude on the body e.g high blood pressure...

Hi You can work less than 16 hrs a week and still be entitled to income support. However, your earnings will be taken off your income support after a small disregard of the earnings depending on your cicumstances e.g £5 disregard if single. As you are already planning just put it down in a letter o...

I would hope the company would still give you the job and the fact that you have hdad a transplant shouldn't come into it. I would suggest that if you do have any problems then contact any of the following for advice: ACAS, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Jobcentre Disabilty Adviser or free le...

I would hope the company would still give you the job and the fact that you have hdad a transplant shouldn't come into it. I would suggest that if you do have any problems then contact any of the following for advice: ACAS, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Jobcentre Disabilty Adviser or free le...

Thanks for posting that. It helps us all feel optimistic about the future.

Mick

Hi all

If you are concerned about the government's NHS reforms then please take a few minutes to sign the e-petition:

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/22670

Thanks

Mick

Hi I was told that I could drive after 6 weeks. My wife (who was my donor) suggested I put a small towell over my transplant site and seat belt. I did this for a few weeks and it didn't interfere with driving. Oh and when I first drove it was at end of Nov 2010 after the first lot of snow. I had to ...

Wow.......................well done to you for doing this. I am very impressed that you are keeping so fit and I hope you get a transplant quickly. I mention my transplant and the fact my wife donated at every oportunity to try and raise awareness.

Keep up the fitness!

Mick

I had my meeting Thurs and my work have now decided after taking advice from HR that they will allow me 5 extra days as a disabled adjustment. I work Tue - Fri so after transplant I had a consideration point of 7 days this is now 12. However, they say they cannot disregard the 8 day recent absence s...

Thank you all very much. Smudge the information you have supplied is brilliant. I had read the act but seeing your explanation with it makes it so much easier to understand. I may take you up on the offer of PM you if I can think of anything else. I will be giving my line manager who hasn't got a cl...

Hello everyone My amazing wife donated a kidney to me last October. I have taken 1 weeks sick following an angioplasty in March and had been well until the beginning of Oct. I was then taken into hospital with a high temperature. No firm diagnosis was given but it was possibly CMV. Local hospital ha...

Hi Sorry to hear about the awful time you and your husband are going through. To try and give you some optimism I had a 2nd reansplant off my wife last Oct. We went through hell to get to the operating table but the op went perfect, However, the 2nd day post op I had a reaction to the tac and was pr...

Hi Jill

I cannot offer any insight into what the reason may be but I would strongly recommend you to phone your renal hospital and ask to be put through to the renal ward. They will have on call renal consultants who will advise you.

Mick

Hi Carol I am so sorry that they did that to you. My wife and I know how you & your sister feel. I posted on here last July saying my op is off. We were due on the Mon to have op & the co-ordinator called my wife on the Tue prior to it to say the op had been cancelled because they wanted to ...