RE: The Transplant

[Guest guest]

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Thanks for continuing to share your experiences and best wishes for

continued great recovery. Your transplant experiences sound very much like

my son¹s. He was ravenously hungry and full of energy. The day after surgery

there was some confusion at breakfast time from dietary and they only sent

one tray for ³Cabell², not realizing apparently that there were two of us.

was frantic to eat and as the donor I still didn¹t have much appetite

so I gave him my breakfast and by lunch they sent two trays. He felt so much

better that it was hard not to overdo it, especially after we got home. He

would zip around, like a crazed toddler as he put it, and then crash for

naps. It¹s a challenge to find the middle ground where you are active but

not thoroughly wearing yourself out. Three weeks post-surgery he got the

crazy idea to go bowling with some friends. It was fun but he was very sore

for a couple of days afterwards. I don¹t think he would recommend that to

anyone else. Enjoy your new kidney and your new life!

Betsy, from Colorado

> Absolutely brilliant , I am so pleased for you.

> Sally UK.

> The Transplant

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> Hello Everyone,

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> I'm coming to you loud and clear from 7 south here in Birmingham. My

> transplant was Monday morning and I'm glad to say that everything is

> going wonderfully. It was exactly 48 hours ago that I left the

> recovery room.

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> Sunday night I had the pleasure of shaving most of my body and

> having an ekg, e-rays, and several talks with Dr's and my surgeon.

> On Monday morning they came to get my donor at 6:30 and they came

> for me at 8:30. After getting my IV I was taken in at about 9:00.

> THe next thing I knew I woke up in the recovery room and within an

> hours I was awake, felt great, and was bored and wanting food

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> I waited in there for another 2 hours then went to the " step down "

> unit which is a little icu just for kidney transplant patients here.

> The next morning I was taken to a room where I've been since then.

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> From the second I woke up I've felt great, I have lots of energy and

> feel good in general. The worst parts so far have been the liquid

> diet. I didn't eat at all on Monday, Tuesday night I finally got a

> liquid dinner (juices and jello) then tonight I got some real food

> for the first time in 3 days and it tasted SO good. I still have a

> bladder catheter in, which I hate, and it should come out on

> Friday. There is a drain in my incision which should come out the

> end of the week as well as my PD catheter which they will take out

> in 2 weeks or so. There is also a catheter in my neck to draw blood

> and for my IV. It's not a dialysis catheter (it's not that big) but

> it helps to take blood a few times a day.

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> So far my creatine has dropped from 14.5 to 8 to 3.5 in 2 days. My

> donor went home this morning she was doing so well. I have very

> little to no pain and it's just been a wonderful experience so far.

> I feel great, there has been no negatives and I'd do it again any

> day. I've been walking around the hallways and visitting other

> patients. I'll go back and read all the messages tomorrow and I look

> foreward to hearing from all of you. I've missed reading all your

> thoughts. Talk to you all soon.

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[Guest guest]

Cy, and this made my morning. I can just picture a young " Cy " with a severe

crush and a coy smile flirting with the " guy " of the moment then and being

reduced to humiliation. It's really hard to look " cool " trying to get off

the floor when your oily! Loved it! Ha! Ha!

Connie,

Moderator, USA

Re: Re: The Transplant

Connie,

Just wanted to let you know you had me rolling on the floor. Reminded me of

an incident in my early '20'a when when I was working in the kitchen with

this guy I had a dreadful crush on. It was bad enough to be rendered

completely senseless by the sight of this guy, but to have slipped and

fallen on the sesame seed oil was an indignity I remember 20+ years late.

There's just no graceful way to wallow on the floor in cooking oil.

Thanks for making my afternoon yesterday.

Cy

Re: The Transplant

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> Bye the way . If you happen to have a young, attractive student

> nurse offer to help you in the shower......don't turn her down. LOL!

> That was one of my biggest regrets. : )

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> Marty

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