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Research Mode
Things have been a little rough, but I’m turning them around. As it turns out, going through the Stages of Grief on steroids during the holidays with your family around is the recipe for a horrible...
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Article 8
There hasn’t been much to report lately — things are pretty stable. I oscillate between depressed, totally fine, and a little manic every few days. I’m in constant but manageable pain; my knees and...
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Of course right after I report things are stable and boring stuff starts careening off a cliff on me. So a couple weeks ago, Josh decided to change up my BP meds. We didn’t really discuss why. Since we...
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Kidney Wanted
Finally had my Kidney Transplant Evaluation this week! I have been evaluated and found deserving of a donor kidney! Hooray! No real surprise there, as the ongoing theme continues to be I am in perfect...
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chemo nomo
I was supposed to have my next chemo treatment today, but I’ve been spared that unpleasantness. We’ve canceled my remaining chemo. It isn’t working. Josh called late yesterday to see how I’m feeling....
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Article 4
More bad news I’m afraid: we find out a couple days ago that J can’t be my donor. Mom and TK are still in the process of getting tested, so hopefully we have better luck with one of them....
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24 Days
24 Days to my Kidney Transplant Surgery! Sorry for the radio silence, but there hasn’t been much to report besides the agonizing wait we’ve been enduring to find out if TK can be my donor during which...
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7 Days
MY KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IS ONE WEEK FROM TODAY AHHHHHHHHHHH! So crazy. Am I anxious? Yes. But mostly anxious-excited. I’m not really allowing myself to think about the stuff that’ll make me...
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2 Weeks
Well, I’ve had a functioning kidney for about two weeks now and I feel great! I highly recommend, should you find yourself in organ failure, do try to get a new organ. I’m still recovering quite a bit...
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I'm officially not anemic anymore! My creatinine is well below 1! My GFR is holding at 95! 95!!! Up from 7! I feel great! My incision has healed up nicely. I'm hardly experiencing any discomfort at all...
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