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by Rachel in NY
Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:07 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Florida!?!
Replies: 16
Views: 12000

hi bill good to see u! :)
by Rachel in NY
Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:34 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Florida!?!
Replies: 16
Views: 12000

Been there lots of time :) LOVE it. Its nice, warm, sunny, hot, etc. I was actually there this summer for a weekend and it was over 100 degrees (farenheight) and like a bathtub outside that's how steamy it was. So i don't advise summer trips. Winter is best. Where in FL are you looking to go? Disney...
by Rachel in NY
Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:09 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Flu jab season again!
Replies: 18
Views: 13723

There can be small reactions and flu-like symtoms after taking it. its normal though and to be expected. pleaaaase take a shot if you can. i ended up one season on life support after a 'cold/flu gone bad' and i have respiratory issue to this very day. as transplant recipients or dialysis patients, w...
by Rachel in NY
Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:44 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: New Person =]
Replies: 10
Views: 7112

Hi Andrea, Just wanted to say hi and welcome to the board Its a great place!!! I don't have much to say, other then to wish you lots of luck. I was on dialysis at 13 but it was all very sudden, I didn't grow up with the knowledge that something is wrong with me and i'll need a tx in the future you k...
by Rachel in NY
Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:40 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: blinking vision? meds maybe? any idea?
Replies: 21
Views: 17856

thanks guys. I have an appt with my eye dr. hopefully i'll get it sorted.
by Rachel in NY
Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:19 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Calcuim Carbonate suspension.
Replies: 4
Views: 4089

Aren't lots of antacids calcium carbonate? Tums? Mylanta? Maalox? Rolaids? (amarica is antacid country. Everyone needs it) Ok here's the facts: Mylanta Chewables: Calcium Carbonate 700mg and Magnesium Hydroxide 300. The bottle i'm looking on is for "Ultimate Strength Cherry Chewables". Yum...
by Rachel in NY
Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:16 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Dealing with heavy colds and sinus pain
Replies: 14
Views: 11592

Gross :D
by Rachel in NY
Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:14 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: blinking vision? meds maybe? any idea?
Replies: 21
Views: 17856

honestly i'm embarrased about going to the eye dr. one year it was 'yellow vision" which turned out to be nothing. seriously sometimes i felt like i was looking out of highlighter fluid. then on eyear i had a light - like a flashlight, that occasionally popped up in my right eye right side.. bu...
by Rachel in NY
Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:51 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: blinking vision? meds maybe? any idea?
Replies: 21
Views: 17856

blinking vision? meds maybe? any idea?

Ok, this is driving me insane. as i sit here trying to type this message, the light is flickering. well, it appears so. you know how if the light is on, and say a heavy electronic equipment goes on.. like the washing machine or dryer, and the light might temporarily flicker/dim for a millisecond.. w...
by Rachel in NY
Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:49 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: please can anyone help
Replies: 3
Views: 3127

Hi,

I've not had a fistula so not exactly sure what/how its supposed to be.. but hope it all works out and its doing what its supposed to be doing.

You're braver then I was/am. No matter what I had done medically, in my head, nothing tops a fistula, which i can't seem to handle thinking about.
by Rachel in NY
Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:45 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Happy Birthday
Replies: 12
Views: 7109

happy birthday unknown no-name.. oops, i mean angie. How did all you guys know it was angie's bday? I'm trying to think, i re-read the message like 3x, and then i read the replies. :) happy birthday, and hope you had an amazing day... and of course each new year should bring you bigger and better th...
by Rachel in NY
Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:31 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: 1 Month since transplant
Replies: 19
Views: 13260

Wow - congrats on youro transplant. :) Everyone keep the good news (and those kidneys) coming :)
by Rachel in NY
Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:30 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Photos of Barnabas - my miracle baby!!
Replies: 18
Views: 14805

WOW!! looks like you had a rough ride, but all worked itself out.. and i'm sure it was all worth it in the end. He's adoreable, thanks so much for sharing, and hope it gets better and better for you all :)

Congratulations again!
by Rachel in NY
Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:32 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Replies: 6
Views: 4910

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans on this board. Hope your celebration is a happy one.

Gobble Gobble,

Rachel
by Rachel in NY
Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:49 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Any experience with kidney swap in the states?
Replies: 3
Views: 4153

Hey kim - CALL ME!!!! or I will call you. Missed you lots.. sorry that the match didn't work out.. I wish you can just order one and have it cloned in a lab. :(

Try john hopkins. they did triple swaps recently. a few. get in touch with them :)