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by Lorna
Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:33 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: UTIs
Replies: 9
Views: 9587

Re: UTIs

I'm the UTI queen! While my transplant was working, I also had non stop UTI's, I'm also surprised you haven't been put on a prophylactic antibiotic, I used to have the antibiotic changed every 2 - 3 months so that I wouldn't be come immune to the current one. Even on antibiotics, I still seemed to s...
by Lorna
Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:45 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Paired/Pooled Donation, also Plasmapheresis - need info pls!
Replies: 11
Views: 11319

Re: Paired / Pooled Donation

Just realised the time on my last post - insomnia! Anyone help out on that one?? :?

xxx
by Lorna
Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:58 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Paired/Pooled Donation, also Plasmapheresis - need info pls!
Replies: 11
Views: 11319

Re: Paired / Pooled Donation / Plasmapheresis

Thanks Mandy, Amanda and Smudge. I'm going to have to do a bit more research in the pooled / paired donation system in the UK, but think you're right Mandy about them putting the names forward every three months. David and I were bombarded with so much information, and totally out of the blue last F...
by Lorna
Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:13 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Paired/Pooled Donation, also Plasmapheresis - need info pls!
Replies: 11
Views: 11319

Paired/Pooled Donation, also Plasmapheresis - need info pls!

Not been here for a long time again, but just wondered if anyone's had any experience of paired or pooled donation? Things all went horribly wrong for us last Friday. My husband was being worked up to donate a kidney to me, everything was going really well and because I've had major problems with di...
by Lorna
Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:13 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Permacath
Replies: 1
Views: 3062

Permacath

Hiya, I'm just looking for a bit of advice and I'm sure from past experience, this is the place to get it. Those of you who know me, know I'm having a lot of problems right now with my new fistula, which has clotted and is irrepairable. I've the worst veins in the world and the vascular people are h...
by Lorna
Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:36 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Ode to a Dialysis Diet
Replies: 3
Views: 4469

Re: Ode to a Dialysis Diet

Fantastic Pam, love the poem - and it all rings so true! Grocery shopping really depresses me, there's so much we're not allowed but it's the drinks aisles that I can't stand! I find myself just staring at bottles of coke and juice, imagining huge ice filled glasses of aforementioned drinks ...........
by Lorna
Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:16 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: my sponsored walk - proud of myself
Replies: 9
Views: 7049

Re: my sponsored walk - proud of myself

Well done Amanda, you've every right to feel very proud of yourself!

Lorna
xxx
by Lorna
Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:44 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Transplant failing
Replies: 31
Views: 29014

Re: Transplant failing

Andy,

Great to hear things are improving for you - and long may it continue, really pleased for you

xx
by Lorna
Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:35 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Glucose in urine
Replies: 3
Views: 3809

Re: Glucose in urine

Hi Ali Hopefully the glucose in your urine is just a one off, but there could be various reasons for it. How long ago before the test had you eaten or had anything to drink, and had you eaten/drank anything particularly sweet or sugary? Your infection or any meds you're currently taking could also e...
by Lorna
Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:57 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Sore back
Replies: 3
Views: 3936

Re: Sore back

IgAn, sounds very much like you have a urine infection. Before my transplant failed, I suffered UTIs every other week, some very symptomatic and other times I'd no apparent sypmtoms and the infection was only detected because of routine urine tests at clinic. Quite often I'd be in absolute agony, ro...
by Lorna
Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:50 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Where to put your PD machine
Replies: 6
Views: 8290

Re: Where to put your PD machine

Hi Lily

I just used my small bedside cabinet for my PD machine (Baxters Homechoice Pro), but anything round about the height of your bed should do. The cabinet I used had a couple of drawers, which was great for storing mini-caps, connection shields etc. Good luck in finding something

Lorna
xxx
by Lorna
Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:07 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Big Changes - Back on Dialysis
Replies: 2
Views: 3013

Big Changes - Back on Dialysis

Hi, I've not been here for a long, long time - there's hundreds of new names now but good to see lots of names (and friends) I recognise from before. My transplant failed late last year, after about 10 years and I started back on pd, with the machine overnight, which I had done before my transplant ...
by Lorna
Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:36 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Transplant failing
Replies: 31
Views: 29014

Re: Transplant failing

Hi Andy, Today's the first I've looked on here for a long, long time - really sorry to hear your transplant's failing, but I know exactly what you're going through. My transplant failed at the end of last year, I was on PD for about 6 months and started haemo dialysis about 5 weeks ago now, finally ...
by Lorna
Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:38 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Kidney/pancreas transplant
Replies: 11
Views: 9573

Hiya Thanks again for all the reassuring replies. I'd an appointment with transplant surgeon last week, who's now quite happy to activate me on the list for the pancreas and kidney when the time comes, but also had my head fried all week as I really didn't know what to do - I've the option of the do...
by Lorna
Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:45 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Kidney/pancreas transplant
Replies: 11
Views: 9573

Thanks everyone! Can't believe I've been away from here for so long! Keith, do you really think 8 1/2 yes is a short transplant life? I'm chuffed to have got this far, and hopefully I've still a year or more to go before I'm at the stage I need the next one! The more I think about it, the double tra...