Kidney Patient Guide

I have just received an order form for Christmas cards in aid of Kidney Federation, I was thinking we need to send some thank you cards to the hospital etc. Do the Kidney Federation do these type of cards? I think it would be a good idea if they did, it would be a fund raiser and everyone seems to s...

Hi. All, Thank you all for your best wishes. I had a phone call at 7pm last night, they discharged my husband!!!!! His creatinine is still a little high 250, but they said it is going down each day. He is still losing weight doesnt really look well, but now he is home Iam sure he will improve. We ar...

My husband could not get life insurance, we pay into a Isa each month, you might get a better return

They say hiccups is part of kidney failure. My husband was always getting them. Dont know what the link is though!!!! Hope he soon gets better. ps we spent that much time in to a & e regarding high potassium the nurse knew how we liked our tea, we would walk in and she would say 2 teas no sugar ...

Thank you all for your replies. Just a quick update, my husband had his bloods taken at 6 am this morning for a biopsy on his new kidney at 9 am. When the results came back his creatine had started to drop, YEH!!! so they cancelled the biopsy. They will monitor him over the next few days if it conti...

Just been told kidney could be rejecting, my husband as to have a biopsy in morning, the docs have to make a decision, drugs can be given to try and save it but they want to know if he still as the shingles virus one drug could fight the other. If it does reject, are you back to square one on dialys...

Last year my daughter in law did a sky dive for kidney research and raised over £1000. Next year our son is doing the Sahara Trek, IF anyone would like to donate anything it would be greatly appreciated. Please go to http://www.kidneyresearchukevents.org/amfsaharatrek2012 Thank you. [Mod: edited UR...

My husband as had shingles and chicken pox together, dont know how, but he as to be different, but the anti viral drugs have knocked the new kidney back a bit, he will be spending his 6th week in hospital!!!! He as not shaved for about a week because of the chicken pox on his face, he feels that sic...

We broke our boxes up and put them in the recycle bin. But we had a friend who did car boot sale she had them off us for a bit, another friend was moving house, they had some of us, in fact quite a few people have asked us for them, they are very useful, I store all sorts in them. In fact last Chris...

Yes it is, We were told when you get to between 8 - 10% GFR will be put on dialysis. My husband got to 8% but still felt very well,

Thank you Amanda, My husband says he had chicken pox as a child, he thinks!!!! long time ago, but if he had a mild dose can you get it again? His consultant has confirmed it is shingles, but the spots on his body are the same as chicken pox. But on his back it is the Shingle rash,a mystery. Not sure...

Hi. My husband has just come off PD because of a transplant. He had a very heavy, dirty job working with steel, so he was unable to work because of the lifting and the oil/dirt etc, that went with his job. We had help with our claiming from the renal social worker. My husband did PD through the nigh...

Hi. Everyone, Iam the newbie. My husband had a transplant in August, but he is still in hospital, he as been quite poorly. He as come out in shingles on his back, but he as the chicken pox spots all over the rest of his body, head, face, chest, arm legs etc. A year 5 student has been talking to him ...