Kidney Patient Guide

Hi Are your dry weights fluxuating a lot. I found I was using to high a solution (sometimes 4 at night), and was drying myself out to much. I was always afraid to drink fluids and became obsesive in controling them to the point I was causing my own problems. I took 2 colace and 2 senikot twice a day...

Good morning I was reading your posts with interest. Everything I have been taught is the better the match, the better and quicker you will feel better, plus less potential rejection problems down the road. Have you talked to your transplant clinic regarding your donor matching with someone else, an...

Hi
check out

http://www.dietaryfiberfood.com/food-pr ... ources.php

may help a bit.

Gary in BC

I'll do one.
gary in bc

This is just great. Now I'm having nightmares of them trying to remove my kidney through my penis.

All kidding aside, didn't this woman have a hysterecotomy. I wonder if they could do it with the uterus still intact. If someone is planning children, would this not be hazzardous?
Gary

Hi Pam Don't fight it if it is neccessary. I see so many people put it off until they are really sick, and then it takes so much more and is much harder to get yourself back to where you should be. Everyone has little glitches getting started, but that's because everyone is different. I started at 1...

There is also a cookbook I use all the time. I can't remember the address, but google "eating well on dialysis", and it is there to download. If you can't find it, check the links from our web site, vikpa.org. It is there. We print it off regularly and give it to the pre-dialysis and new p...

The matalic smell is fairly common. Some people also find when they sweat it smells like that. More often it manifests as a taste in your mouth, though.

Gary in bc

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I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes I find myself feeling a bit resentful when I come in and find someone else has had a transplant, knowing that will never happen for me. But really, I am happy for them and their families.
Gary in bc

Hi I was on PD for a few years before before hemo. I found things worked better if you planned times. Sometimes it was uncomfortable with a large belly full of fluid. I don't expect it would be much different than being pregnant. What we did was when I had drained, I would just leave a small amount ...

Hi My arm graft has failed, and I now am back to a perm cath for a while. The neph wants to put a graft in my leg as I have so many problems with steal syndrome in my hands. Can anyone give my some opinions on this. I would hate to have the problems with my legs as I had with my hands. Also, is it m...

I can sumwhat empatize with your brother. I went through the same type of situation. I was on PD and suffered a major infection, which went into my brain as well as everywhere else, and spent 3 months hospitalized. At that time I refused treatment, and was prepared to die. My wife stepped in, had me...

Hi I'm still on dialysis, however, the cancer has been in remission for three years, so I am being re-assessed for transplant. Still working as much as ever. Hoping to retire in 3 years at 55. I now have a gorgeous 2 year old grandaugher. This board has been a great source of information and comfort...

Hi
Check out our web site. Go to renal links at the bottom, and follow from there. There is a good cookbook there called Living well on dialysis. It is a good diet to follow. Print it out and take it will you to your dietian.

http://www.vikpa.org

Gary

Hi I believe this is a good idea. I have done this to family and friends, however, because of a rare type of cancer, I am not able to have a transplant. I did find, however, the healthier you look, the less response you get. I believe the more you can lay out as to what your son will face as the dis...