- Re: Coming out of Lurkdom....

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Hi ,

I have been on Epo for over a year now and get a shot once a month.

I tell you, by the time the third week is here I can't wait to get

that shot in the arm. The only side effect I have had is a sickish

feeling for a couple of days and then I feel good. I am told that

most folks do not have this side effect.

We certainly don't know the long term effect of any of the drugs we

take, but as long as we have kidney damage we will need a

supplement. The only alternative I have been offered is periodic

blood transfusion, which I have decided not to do.

Encourage Dennis - he will appreciate the difference in his fatigue.

Good luck to you both!

Gloria

> > Hi ,

> >

> > What a sweet daughter to want to give her kidney! Having raised

> two daughters myself, I know you are in for so much joy.

> >

> > Really do encourage Dennis to try the Epo. It really did give me

> my life back and made a huge difference with the fatigue. Once I

> got the Epo going, I really have not struggled with the fatigue as

> much until the last 6 months or so, but I think that is because I

am

> so close to end stage. It really does help with the energy level.

> >

> > I also want to pipe in and say if Dennis thinks he is going to

> possibly need hemodialysis, as Pierre says, it is better to have it

> and allow it time to mature before use.

> >

> >