Kidney Patient Guide

older brother is doing the typical ostrich and doesnt even ring to see how i am (this is the one that shocked / hurt me the most) younger brother is gutted that he cant donate as he had cancer last year so cant donate for at least five years (i wouldnt let him anyway he has gone through enough)dad ...

I cant stop smiling because you are going to feel awesome A tad sore and feel 'full' but not much pain. By the time you have your catheter out you will be raring to go. Good luck honey xxxx

Fantastic, its an amazing feeling isnt it x

I agree Racheal, constipation was the worst bit for me. Definatly needed a bigger cup/mug for the vast amount of fluids you have to drink. I found that knowing how much the cup held was useful too as different ppl said it was different amounts!! OH and a pen and paper to tally up the amount you drin...

Will be thinking of you, good luck x

I would just like to let you all know that my donor was discharged day 2 and he says he feels like a fraud taking so much time off sick, he feels fantastic 1 because the op was a huge success and 2 because it was a doddle (his words) He came to visit me in my room, at the other end of the hospital, ...

I think alot of the problem was feeling nauseous all the time, now that has all gone I can take the meds without any issues x

The biggest tablet i take is mycofenalate and i can take that no problem now :D I have trouble with the tiny pred though lol but only because they taste yack and start to dissolve straight away before i get chance to swallow them. I now take them with breakfast and they are getting reduced tomorrow ...

When ever my phosphate was even near the high side i itched like crazy, even to the point of drawing blood. I was very sensitive to the changes of levels of phosphate, where most people wouldnt have any symptoms with my i had loads , to sore swollen eyes that stung like mad to dry flaky skin all ove...

I have IgA, I was stage 3 by the time i found out and they can only tell by a biopsy. I had pre op bloods took and was told after my op (for something totaly unrelated) that a red flag had been raised on my kidney function. I was told after the biopsy that it was IgA and that is usualy a slow progre...

Good luck Dirverd, im just under 3 weeks post op and although im still abit sore and get tired quite quickly I feel bloody fantastic. The tacro makes me a little bit shaky and i had strange sweats but they are not as bad now other than that i have had no other side effects. The tubes and stuff are a...

I was really ill before i went onto dialysis. I was told to start asking my family about prospective donors, I wrote on Facebook, saying how the hell was i supposed to ask someone to donate a kidney to me, i was messaged straight back by my second cousin saying that he had already decided that he wa...

Thanks Guys I always knew that i would feel better but never this good so quickly, my husband tells me i look 10yrs younger. Says that i look as though i have took my makeup off so to speak, really clean and fresh! My eyes sparkle and my skin feels fab, i dont itch anymore and i wake up nausea free!...

Lainepop the worst thing about it all was the constpation afterward, if i could do it all again i would start the bowel meds the day before the transplant! Also my taste buds 'went' for the first 7 days due to the drugs, even water tased furry and yack! Take plenty of different drinks to help you dr...

Well it all went well and im now at home. The op ended up taking 7 hours instead of only a few due to complication...I feel fantastic! Sore, achy and tired but bloody brilliant in myself, I havent felt this good in years. My cret is currently @ 85 :shock: I cant believe it!!! I officially have a nor...