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by jenjen
Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:30 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Contraceptives- One for the women
Replies: 8
Views: 7680

Hello, I'm bringing this back to the top to get some more opinions as I'm still trying to decide whether to go for the mini-pill or the coil. I need the one where I don't get heavy periods as I'm already pretty anaemic. I don't want the one where you put on loads of weight either (I think the inject...
by jenjen
Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:09 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Dont forget: Flu jab
Replies: 6
Views: 5317

Dont forget: Flu jab

hi all,

Don't forget to get your flu jabs! I'm getting mine done this week, which will hopefully prevent me getting the lurgy from the freshers

I'm not sure if I'll get the swine flu jab or not... I feel a little apprehensive about it to be honest!

Thoughts?
by jenjen
Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:48 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: NKF Conference Blackpool - Whos going?
Replies: 15
Views: 9406

I'm off to a wedding so no conference for me this year!
Have a cool time though guys!


J
by jenjen
Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:10 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Abnormal cervical smears in transplantees
Replies: 20
Views: 13227

hi Andy

I was told every year for post-tx people (normal is every 3 years)
I get a letter every year from my GP telling me to go,

Jen x
by jenjen
Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:38 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Save Jess-tival with Natalie Imbruglia! 16th October
Replies: 4
Views: 4401

Save Jess-tival with Natalie Imbruglia! 16th October

Hi guys, LLTGL are very very excited to announce our upcoming ‘Save Jess-tival', a fantastic night of music and comedy to honour our wonderful Jess and to encourage people to "think about it, talk about it and do something about it" (organ donation that is!) Our headline acts are: stunni...
by jenjen
Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:05 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Abnormal cervical smears in transplantees
Replies: 20
Views: 13227

thanks for the speedy replies...the KPG always comes up trumps! I'll definitely talk to my GP about the HPV test at the same time...that sounds sensible! Glad the colposcopy thingy isn't bad, just sounds like a bad version of the smear test to me! And Thumps I think I'll decline looking at it on a T...
by jenjen
Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:41 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Abnormal cervical smears in transplantees
Replies: 20
Views: 13227

Abnormal cervical smears in transplantees

Well, I've just received news of my 2nd abnormal smear test in 12 months... although the letter says not to freak out, I am totally.freaking.out! I have to go for a colposcopy soon and am terrified they're going to find something really terrible... having just got used to my wonderful post-transplan...
by jenjen
Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:03 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Possible Kidney Patient Guide meet.. 31st October....
Replies: 10
Views: 6242

hi Jim,

sounds like a fun idea! Sadly my next 3 months are packed out and I can't make it down, but hope you guys have tons of fun!

J
by jenjen
Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:13 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Blood pressure meds
Replies: 28
Views: 17653

Back to the subject of BP meds... what's the recommended BP for taking/stopping them? I am no BP meds at all and my BP is somewhere in the region of 110/70. My doc is happy with this, but it seems that most folks's has to be a lot less before the doctor is happy to let them come off them? ETA, I'm a...
by jenjen
Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:44 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Home dialysis "should be" available (UK Gov't)
Replies: 11
Views: 7048

This is really good news indeed :)

Overnight nocturnal hemo has similar clinical outcomes as a transplant and allows a person to have their fluid and food restrictions lifted:
http://www.kidney.org.uk/dialysis/devel ... urnal.html

Jen
by jenjen
Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:52 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Prescription charges.
Replies: 28
Views: 22267

hi Carol, I've just realised that if you are on incap benefits and/or a low income shouldn't you be getting them free anyway? Info for people on low incomes For people in receipt of benefits When I was a university student I remember getting free prescriptions as I only worked a few hours a week to ...
by jenjen
Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:39 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Prescription charges.
Replies: 28
Views: 22267

Surely the word "needs an appliance" also counts? As in, the dialysis machine? Whatever the quibble over the wording, the issue is that *some* dialysis patients can access free scripts if they have a nice GP, and the unlucky ones with an unsympathetic GP can't -- seems unfair to me! I got ...
by jenjen
Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:32 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Blood pressure meds
Replies: 28
Views: 17653

hi

I was on 50mg Atenolol after my transplant (a beta blocker)

I came off this 7 months after transplant and now take zero BP meds- my BP is stable about 100/70. I wasnt on any during PD though either so maybe I have good genes on that front ?
by jenjen
Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:08 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: posting images
Replies: 9
Views: 8891

Love to all from Kenya, all thanks to my kidney donor!

Image
by jenjen
Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:03 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Seven way donation in the US (DC & Georgetown)
Replies: 2
Views: 2721

thanks for the link Smudge, that's really cool :D :D