Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 My pleasure Sally. I'm doing Ok, thanks. Sometimes a little nausea and weakness after dialysis, but other than that, it's going relatively well. I was just told to increase the potassium in my diet, so that's a plus. Pierre RE: Blood Type??? > > > > > > > I don't...... mainly because the thought of it tires me out and I've > > > assumed, rightly or wrongly, I wouldn't be suitable. > > > > > > I also have a question, how long would you expect Bendrofluazide (water > > > tablet) to kick in along with the other BP meds to reduce BP. I've been > on > > > this one for 10 days and my BP is still going up, today 117/94 and > target > > is > > > 100/80. > > > I was told I should notice a difference quite quickly............ should > I > > > pester the GP now or wait a bit longer? > > > Thanks. > > > Sally. > > > > > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > > home page: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported > > by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > > > Thank you > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 I believe tomatoes are a no no, and I would really miss them. Good Luck. Sally. Re: Blood Type??? My pleasure Sally. I'm doing Ok, thanks. Sometimes a little nausea and weakness after dialysis, but other than that, it's going relatively well. I was just told to increase the potassium in my diet, so that's a plus. Pierre RE: Blood Type??? > > > > > > > I don't...... mainly because the thought of it tires me out and I've > > > assumed, rightly or wrongly, I wouldn't be suitable. > > > > > > I also have a question, how long would you expect Bendrofluazide (water > > > tablet) to kick in along with the other BP meds to reduce BP. I've been > on > > > this one for 10 days and my BP is still going up, today 117/94 and > target > > is > > > 100/80. > > > I was told I should notice a difference quite quickly............ should > I > > > pester the GP now or wait a bit longer? > > > Thanks. > > > Sally. > > > > > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > > home page: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported > > by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > > > Thank you > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Hello Connie, Thanks for that and you're right....how long is quickly. Actually in the past with the other meds I've noticed a change in about a week so that's what I was expecting here but, I take Pierre's points and will wait and see what the Neph says in April. Bye for now, Sally. Re: Blood Type??? Thanks so much for this chart. I never knew 0- was that rare! Guess that's what the local blood bank is always hounding me. Cy Re: Blood Type??? > I think it was a reference to blood types and availability of donor organs. > B is a more rare type than O. > > Here are the percentages in the US. Sorry I don't have statistics for other > countries, but my guess is that the percentages would be very similar in any > country. > > > U.S. Blood Type Distribution > According to the American Association of Blood Banking, these are the > percentages of different blood types in the U.S. population: > > A+ 34% > A- 6% > B+ 9% > B- 2% > AB+ 3% > AB- 1% > O+ 38% > O- 7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 It depends. For most people on dialysis, as long as the daily potassium doesn't add up to 1500-2000mg, you can eat some (like a slice or two). Most foods don't have to be sworn off forever. Luckily for me, I appear to be retaining the kidney function I had going in. Pierre RE: Blood Type??? > > > > > > > > > > I don't...... mainly because the thought of it tires me out and I've > > > > assumed, rightly or wrongly, I wouldn't be suitable. > > > > > > > > I also have a question, how long would you expect Bendrofluazide > (water > > > > tablet) to kick in along with the other BP meds to reduce BP. I've > been > > on > > > > this one for 10 days and my BP is still going up, today 117/94 and > > target > > > is > > > > 100/80. > > > > I was told I should notice a difference quite quickly............ > should > > I > > > > pester the GP now or wait a bit longer? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Sally. > > > > > > > > > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > > > home page: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely > supported > > > by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > > > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Marty, Thanks for your reply, but I'm not that sensitive so I didn't take it as criticism. Keep in touch! Connie Re: Blood Type??? > > > > > > I tried to donate last year and was told by the Red Cross they > would not > > except my blood. No explanation. They tried to look IGA up in > their book > > that tells them if they can except or not and the nurse couldn't > find it > > listed. She called one of their doctors who said no way. I don't > know what > > he told her but she was real nervous after that like I was > contagious or > > something. It really disgusted me the way she acted and she would > not give > > me the reason. The auto-immune part of IGA is very misunderstood. > My own > > father thought I had some form of HIV when auto-immune was > mentioned. > > > > CC (Idaho) > > > > Re: Blood Type??? > > > > > > > > > > I think it was a reference to blood types and availability of > donor > > > organs. > > > > B is a more rare type than O. > > > > > > > > Here are the percentages in the US. Sorry I don't have > statistics for > > > other > > > > countries, but my guess is that the percentages would be very > similar in > > > any > > > > country. > > > > > > > > > > > > U.S. Blood Type Distribution > > > > According to the American Association of Blood Banking, these > are the > > > > percentages of different blood types in the U.S. population: > > > > > > > > A+ 34% > > > > A- 6% > > > > B+ 9% > > > > B- 2% > > > > AB+ 3% > > > > AB- 1% > > > > O+ 38% > > > > O- 7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 I have donated my rare blood for 20 years, and I am A-. The blood bank knows I have Igan and the prospects are only positive. I enjoy the regular B.P. check up. First Time I heard of someone being refused, unless they have very high B.P. !!! Pete. Connie Sink wrote: Yes, thanks and Pierre for the information on blood types. I have a question for the board, does anyone with IgAN donate blood? I'm AB Positive (as your chart shows, not to many people with AB pos) and they will never let me donate and I've tried many times because of the fact that I know it's a little rare. I'm not really sure if it's to protect me because of the kidney disease or because it's considered an auto immune disease and they feel that it could somehow be transferred. Any one know? Connie, USA Re: Blood Type??? Thanks so much for this chart. I never knew 0- was that rare! Guess that's what the local blood bank is always hounding me. Cy Re: Blood Type??? > I think it was a reference to blood types and availability of donor organs. > B is a more rare type than O. > > Here are the percentages in the US. Sorry I don't have statistics for other > countries, but my guess is that the percentages would be very similar in any > country. > > > U.S. Blood Type Distribution > According to the American Association of Blood Banking, these are the > percentages of different blood types in the U.S. population: > > A+ 34% > A- 6% > B+ 9% > B- 2% > AB+ 3% > AB- 1% > O+ 38% > O- 7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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