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- Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:02 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: sad news
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6982
hi Leroy, Really really sorry to hear this news :( I'm glad you're feeling positive and as BB said, who knows who your experience has inspired not only for altruistic donors but also people signing the organ donor register more generally :D Also, by donating you didn't just give one person a kidney,...
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:59 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: Got the call Sunday 19 July 2009
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8828
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:58 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: got the call on the 21st
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6904
- Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:20 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: Feeling so depressed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6579
hi trish, Really sorry to hear this- I think depression is something a lot of kidney patients suffer from, not least the fact that increased toxins themselves can contribute. Have you managed to talk with someone about your worries and fears? I spent 6 months with a renal psychologist which helped e...
- Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:17 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: Nelly
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5286
- Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:58 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: swine flu worry
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16820
- Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:54 am
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: Africa for 2 months
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10993
- Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:19 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: Africa for 2 months
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10993
Hello, Thought I'd just give you all an update on the health situation for anyone who might be visiting Africa with a transplant! I'm not allowed Yellow Fever as its a live vaccine. Docs are kinda spooked that I'm going to die as soon as I get off the plane :roll: I'm taking Malarone antimalarials w...
- Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:18 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: Any news of Ed?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7515
- Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:57 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: Post transplant fitness
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7019
hi Thumps, Glad to hear you made 7 months! It took me a while to get any post-transplant fitness, but to be honest I was really unfit before anyway... 3 years of dialysis and no exercise properly! I slowly introduced walking and have been out regularly on weekends climbing various mountains/peaks. M...
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:25 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: CAPD and Skin itch
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4308
hi Sean, Yeah, itching can be awful, especially with diabetes too it's more of a worry. I was on CAPD too and got phosphate itchiness if I ate too much dairy. I couldnt take calcium carbonate, so instead I was prescribed Renegel (sevelemer) by my neph, which was much better for me! When mine got bad...
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:42 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: my sisters keeper - anyone seen or read this??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4130
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:39 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: Off Topic: But I've finally finished...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7656
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:38 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: CAPD and Skin itch
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4308
hi Sean, Sorry, I only just saw this! The main reason for skin itching on dialysis is high phosphates in the blood, which kidneys and dialysis can't clear well. Your mum might have been eating a lot of foods high in phosphates (mostly dairy foods). Is she on tablets that absorb phosphate? I was on t...
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:33 pm
- Forum: The KPG Forum
- Topic: Good News: "Smudge" donated to her friend yesterda
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5870