Kidney Patient Guide

I had a fistula put in in January this year. It was a couple of weeks before I was able to drive happily - my car has manual gears. As it turned out, the fistula was not needed because three weeks later I had a transplant, and that meant much longer with no driving, can't remember how long it was no...

I was on CAPD for seven and a half years. never wore a mask. Went on to haemo after a bad bout of peritonitis at the end of August 2004. ONly had one previous episode of peritonitis which was very mild.

Philip

Hello everyone. I'm Philip and I live in Birmingham, UK. Kidney history: diagnosed with IGA nephropathy about 10 years ago, CAPD for 7years-and-a few-months until August 2004; bad peritonitis and complications, which put me onto Haemodialysis until Feb this year, then transplant at the beginning of ...

This may be a bit late, but I have only just caught up on recent mailings (had a transplant two months ago, and do not check internet every day) If your nephrologist is at the Queen Elizabeth, you can contact the Renal Assessment Centre and ask to see them - or perhaps your GP could do it for you. t...