Guest guest Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Hi Amy, I am sad to hear your cat is going through the same thing as Dozer. Like I said to Cy, I hope that you can also take some comfort in knowing that you and your family have given Trillian a blessed life filled with love and comfort too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Thank you , She is not long for this Earth, it will be a miracle if she makes it thru the night. She is our cat who has been thru 3 houses, 2 babies, and numerous ups and downs. She will be dearly missed. Amy Re: Amy Hi Amy, I am sad to hear your cat is going through the same thing as Dozer. Like I said to Cy, I hope that you can also take some comfort in knowing that you and your family have given Trillian a blessed life filled with love and comfort too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 Amy, I'm sorry about the cat Hope you are doing well though. > Thank you , > She is not long for this Earth, it will be a miracle if she makes it thru the night. She is our cat who has been thru 3 houses, 2 babies, and numerous ups and downs. She will be dearly missed. > > Amy > Re: Amy > > > Hi Amy, > > I am sad to hear your cat is going through the same thing as Dozer. Like I > said to Cy, I hope that you can also take some comfort in knowing that you and > your family have given Trillian a blessed life filled with love and comfort > too. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Amy, I think I've said this before and maybe it wasn't a post to you, but since this disease announced itself I've had more problems thinking. I even had to change my field of study to something easier so I could get a degree. After the prednisone, I noticed it did get worse. My thoughts tend to wander. I can't stay on task, or quite frankly I'm so beat, I fall asleep. I had a late class this past semester and actually started snoring!!! I was so embarrassed. So maybe it is the steroids or just another pesky side effect of the disease itself. Jen Re: Prednisone and mental function? Amy, How frustrating to have the problems with mental function. I do think memory becomes more problematic as you get closer to end stage renal disease. My husband has been telling me I am forgetting more things lately too. I only took Prednisone for a very short period a couple of summers ago, 2000 or 2001, I can't remember :-), so I am not sure if it is Prednisone related or not. It is sure worth a call to your doctor though to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Amy, I think I've said this before and maybe it wasn't a post to you, but since this disease announced itself I've had more problems thinking. I even had to change my field of study to something easier so I could get a degree. After the prednisone, I noticed it did get worse. My thoughts tend to wander. I can't stay on task, or quite frankly I'm so beat, I fall asleep. I had a late class this past semester and actually started snoring!!! I was so embarrassed. So maybe it is the steroids or just another pesky side effect of the disease itself. Jen Re: Prednisone and mental function? Amy, How frustrating to have the problems with mental function. I do think memory becomes more problematic as you get closer to end stage renal disease. My husband has been telling me I am forgetting more things lately too. I only took Prednisone for a very short period a couple of summers ago, 2000 or 2001, I can't remember :-), so I am not sure if it is Prednisone related or not. It is sure worth a call to your doctor though to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Paradoxically, some people on prednisone report feeling more alert. I guess it can go both ways. I was never on prednisone except for a couple of times for asthma (only 5 days at a time). It made me very jittery, no doubt about that. As I posted before, advanced renal failure (pre-dialysis or after), does cloud the mind somewhat. It's a known symptom of uremia. The good news is that everyone I've talked to who had a transplant says that it all comes back. Pierre Re: Amy > Amy, I think I've said this before and maybe it wasn't a post to you, but since this disease announced itself I've had more problems thinking. I even had to change my field of study to something easier so I could get a degree. After the prednisone, I noticed it did get worse. My thoughts tend to wander. I can't stay on task, or quite frankly I'm so beat, I fall asleep. I had a late class this past semester and actually started snoring!!! I was so embarrassed. So maybe it is the steroids or just another pesky side effect of the disease itself. Jen > ----- Original Message ----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Pierre when you say " advanced renal failure " just what sort of advancement are we talking about here? I know I'm well below that 50% mark and I have a lot of damage but what sort of numbers are we talking about? I know each person reacts differently to decline and some can last much longer than others so maybe it's a question that can't be answered in a precise manner. I have been feeling more " off " over the past few weeks and my serum creatinine was back up to a 2.2 when they checked for my electrolyte imbalance. Thanks Amy Re: Amy > Amy, I think I've said this before and maybe it wasn't a post to you, but since this disease announced itself I've had more problems thinking. I even had to change my field of study to something easier so I could get a degree. After the prednisone, I noticed it did get worse. My thoughts tend to wander. I can't stay on task, or quite frankly I'm so beat, I fall asleep. I had a late class this past semester and actually started snoring!!! I was so embarrassed. So maybe it is the steroids or just another pesky side effect of the disease itself. Jen > ----- Original Message ----- To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ To unsubcribe via email, iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe 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 January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Hi Amy. I always use the same definitions I have on the Renal Failure Notebook section of my website: http://www.igan.ca/id3.htm In terms of renal failure alone, leaving out any other issues, and except for blood pressure and possibly fatigue, it takes pretty severe impairment for us to start feeling uremic symptoms. A lot of the things people feel before are more likelty to be medication side effects (we shouldn't underestimate what BP meds are capable of doing to us in terms of side effects, and that's not even including other drugs like prednisone, etc.). Pierre Re: Re: Amy > Pierre when you say " advanced renal failure " just what sort of advancement are we talking about here? I know I'm well below that 50% mark and I have a lot of damage but what sort of numbers are we talking about? I know each person reacts differently to decline and some can last much longer than others so maybe it's a question that can't be answered in a precise manner. > > I have been feeling more " off " over the past few weeks and my serum creatinine was back up to a 2.2 when they checked for my electrolyte imbalance. > > Thanks Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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