Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 Suzanne, I'm simultaneously sorry to hear about all you've gone through (I realize I probably don't know the whole of it) and happy for your success. This has got to be the point where you turn the corner. It's wacky - for lack of a better term - to just wish that we could get back to the place we were at before even beginning to try to conceive. I hope you do get a fresh start soon. Although a good bit of my health problems are not AS related, the onset of nearly everything I'm trying to deal with began post-first-pregnancy. However we manage to come by our children, we'll know how fortunate we are! Today I told a neighbor up the road a little bit about my health history and fertility issues of the past few years. She told me that she and her sister both wanted kids - yet she had triplets (now teenagers) and her sister was not able to bare children. Strange how things work out. The happy part - her sister adopted and couldn't be happier!! Take care, Suzanne (and your dh too) J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2002 Report Share Posted September 1, 2002 , Glad to hear you're doing well! ------------------------------------------------ On Sat, 31 Aug 2002 03:40:09 -0000, " demauriacteach " wrote: > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 Gladys, I also was only prescribed estrogen following my 2nd hys/lap in May. When I questioned this, Dr. Neuwirth said that he was trying to do all he could to build up my lining and that he wasn't concerned with a " forced " flow. I took estrogen for 3 weeks, off one, then three weeks again. I did not have a period (other than one day in early July where I noticed the faintest sign of light brown spotting) between that time nor since then. I don't have any indication of what state my lining is in so I don't know if this treatment helped or not. And thanks for your good wishes on my pregnancy. So far, so good. I have my perinatal appt. tomorrow and will have hopefully gain more information on where the embryo has implanted and our chances for a successful pregnancy. Tricia M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 Gladys, I also was only prescribed estrogen following my 2nd hys/lap in May. When I questioned this, Dr. Neuwirth said that he was trying to do all he could to build up my lining and that he wasn't concerned with a " forced " flow. I took estrogen for 3 weeks, off one, then three weeks again. I did not have a period (other than one day in early July where I noticed the faintest sign of light brown spotting) between that time nor since then. I don't have any indication of what state my lining is in so I don't know if this treatment helped or not. And thanks for your good wishes on my pregnancy. So far, so good. I have my perinatal appt. tomorrow and will have hopefully gain more information on where the embryo has implanted and our chances for a successful pregnancy. Tricia M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 Gladys, I also was only prescribed estrogen following my 2nd hys/lap in May. When I questioned this, Dr. Neuwirth said that he was trying to do all he could to build up my lining and that he wasn't concerned with a " forced " flow. I took estrogen for 3 weeks, off one, then three weeks again. I did not have a period (other than one day in early July where I noticed the faintest sign of light brown spotting) between that time nor since then. I don't have any indication of what state my lining is in so I don't know if this treatment helped or not. And thanks for your good wishes on my pregnancy. So far, so good. I have my perinatal appt. tomorrow and will have hopefully gain more information on where the embryo has implanted and our chances for a successful pregnancy. Tricia M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 Good luck Tricia M tomorrow at your appt. Hope all goes well. I am not sure if I asked you, but could you possibly add your pregnancy to the pregnancy chart. thanks Poly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 Good luck Tricia M tomorrow at your appt. Hope all goes well. I am not sure if I asked you, but could you possibly add your pregnancy to the pregnancy chart. thanks Poly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 Good luck Tricia M tomorrow at your appt. Hope all goes well. I am not sure if I asked you, but could you possibly add your pregnancy to the pregnancy chart. thanks Poly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hi Jennie, Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful news on your labs. You are doing just excellent with your creatinine normal, potassium perfect and great hemoglobin. I am definitely rejoicing with you on that front! Sorry to hear about the diabetes though. I know you hate to be taking even more pills. I hope they help to bring it under control for you. In a message dated 3/23/2004 3:37:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, jennieeb@... writes: > Hi all, > > I saw my neph today, and everything's still relatively stable, which is > good. My creatinine is sitting at 0.8mg/dl, my potassium is 4.5, and my > haemoglobin is sitting at 14.2g/l (which is pretty good for me). The only thing is > that my diabetes is a little out of control, so I've been put on more tablets > for it, which is a pain in the backside. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hi Jennie, Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful news on your labs. You are doing just excellent with your creatinine normal, potassium perfect and great hemoglobin. I am definitely rejoicing with you on that front! Sorry to hear about the diabetes though. I know you hate to be taking even more pills. I hope they help to bring it under control for you. In a message dated 3/23/2004 3:37:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, jennieeb@... writes: > Hi all, > > I saw my neph today, and everything's still relatively stable, which is > good. My creatinine is sitting at 0.8mg/dl, my potassium is 4.5, and my > haemoglobin is sitting at 14.2g/l (which is pretty good for me). The only thing is > that my diabetes is a little out of control, so I've been put on more tablets > for it, which is a pain in the backside. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hi Jennie, Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful news on your labs. You are doing just excellent with your creatinine normal, potassium perfect and great hemoglobin. I am definitely rejoicing with you on that front! Sorry to hear about the diabetes though. I know you hate to be taking even more pills. I hope they help to bring it under control for you. In a message dated 3/23/2004 3:37:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, jennieeb@... writes: > Hi all, > > I saw my neph today, and everything's still relatively stable, which is > good. My creatinine is sitting at 0.8mg/dl, my potassium is 4.5, and my > haemoglobin is sitting at 14.2g/l (which is pretty good for me). The only thing is > that my diabetes is a little out of control, so I've been put on more tablets > for it, which is a pain in the backside. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hi there Jennie, Good to hear you are doing so well in sunny Geelong. Your neph is obviously right with the comment about the diabetes. My daughter has diabetes, she had a real rough trot with pregnancy, in and out of hospital the whole time. From what I have learned, you need to keep it well under control and keep the glucose level within the normal range for the period of the pregnancy, a big ask I know. My daughter wants another baby so she is trying her level to get her blood levels up to scratch. You have the advantage of being a nurse and probably understand more than most the significance of that. I am ticking along OK on dialysis, not as bad as it first sounds. The secret is time management, I have become an avid reader. I have taken a real interest in fluid management as well as my blood analysis and I have both well under control with the net result I feel terrific even when I come off the dialysis machine which is good with the big 60 in sight. That's all for now, catch you down the track. Derrick Sydney Australia > Hi all, > > I saw my neph today, and everything's still relatively stable, which is good. My creatinine is sitting at 0.8mg/dl, my potassium is 4.5, and my haemoglobin is sitting at 14.2g/l (which is pretty good for me). The only thing is that my diabetes is a little out of control, so I've been put on more tablets for it, which is a pain in the backside. > > I also told my neph that my fiance and I are thinking of starting a family in 2-3 years, and that if my kidney function remains stable like it is now, would it be safe for us to start a family (also considering the fact that I have miscarried previously). He said that he'd be more worried about the diabetes than the kidneys, which kind of gave me a bit of a giggle. It's kind of ironic that when one thing seems to be going along fine, something else plays up. Anyhow, he said just to not wait until I'm 40 before having kids (I'll be 27 in July). > > Anyway, that's me in a nutshell for the timebeing. I hope the rest of you are all going along OK. > > Jennie > > > > --------------------------------- > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hi there Jennie, Good to hear you are doing so well in sunny Geelong. Your neph is obviously right with the comment about the diabetes. My daughter has diabetes, she had a real rough trot with pregnancy, in and out of hospital the whole time. From what I have learned, you need to keep it well under control and keep the glucose level within the normal range for the period of the pregnancy, a big ask I know. My daughter wants another baby so she is trying her level to get her blood levels up to scratch. You have the advantage of being a nurse and probably understand more than most the significance of that. I am ticking along OK on dialysis, not as bad as it first sounds. The secret is time management, I have become an avid reader. I have taken a real interest in fluid management as well as my blood analysis and I have both well under control with the net result I feel terrific even when I come off the dialysis machine which is good with the big 60 in sight. That's all for now, catch you down the track. Derrick Sydney Australia > Hi all, > > I saw my neph today, and everything's still relatively stable, which is good. My creatinine is sitting at 0.8mg/dl, my potassium is 4.5, and my haemoglobin is sitting at 14.2g/l (which is pretty good for me). The only thing is that my diabetes is a little out of control, so I've been put on more tablets for it, which is a pain in the backside. > > I also told my neph that my fiance and I are thinking of starting a family in 2-3 years, and that if my kidney function remains stable like it is now, would it be safe for us to start a family (also considering the fact that I have miscarried previously). He said that he'd be more worried about the diabetes than the kidneys, which kind of gave me a bit of a giggle. It's kind of ironic that when one thing seems to be going along fine, something else plays up. Anyhow, he said just to not wait until I'm 40 before having kids (I'll be 27 in July). > > Anyway, that's me in a nutshell for the timebeing. I hope the rest of you are all going along OK. > > Jennie > > > > --------------------------------- > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hi there Jennie, Good to hear you are doing so well in sunny Geelong. Your neph is obviously right with the comment about the diabetes. My daughter has diabetes, she had a real rough trot with pregnancy, in and out of hospital the whole time. From what I have learned, you need to keep it well under control and keep the glucose level within the normal range for the period of the pregnancy, a big ask I know. My daughter wants another baby so she is trying her level to get her blood levels up to scratch. You have the advantage of being a nurse and probably understand more than most the significance of that. I am ticking along OK on dialysis, not as bad as it first sounds. The secret is time management, I have become an avid reader. I have taken a real interest in fluid management as well as my blood analysis and I have both well under control with the net result I feel terrific even when I come off the dialysis machine which is good with the big 60 in sight. That's all for now, catch you down the track. Derrick Sydney Australia > Hi all, > > I saw my neph today, and everything's still relatively stable, which is good. My creatinine is sitting at 0.8mg/dl, my potassium is 4.5, and my haemoglobin is sitting at 14.2g/l (which is pretty good for me). The only thing is that my diabetes is a little out of control, so I've been put on more tablets for it, which is a pain in the backside. > > I also told my neph that my fiance and I are thinking of starting a family in 2-3 years, and that if my kidney function remains stable like it is now, would it be safe for us to start a family (also considering the fact that I have miscarried previously). He said that he'd be more worried about the diabetes than the kidneys, which kind of gave me a bit of a giggle. It's kind of ironic that when one thing seems to be going along fine, something else plays up. Anyhow, he said just to not wait until I'm 40 before having kids (I'll be 27 in July). > > Anyway, that's me in a nutshell for the timebeing. I hope the rest of you are all going along OK. > > Jennie > > > > --------------------------------- > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hi Derrick, I'll have to agree, as my IgAN has always been relatively stable, apart from two occasions when it flared up majorly due to an infection in my leg (this caused the flare-up on both occasions), whereas my diabetic control is rather poor at the moment. One of my friends who also has diabetes ended up going into labour at 32 weeks due to the fact that her diabetes was poorly controlled at the time, so I certainly understand how important it is for the diabetes to be well controlled. Glad to hear that the dialysis is going along well for you at the moment. I certainly hope it continues that way. And I wouldn't consider 60 to be old, as my parents are in their 50's themselves, so not too much younger than you. Derrick Hartley wrote: Hi there Jennie, Good to hear you are doing so well in sunny Geelong. Your neph is obviously right with the comment about the diabetes. My daughter has diabetes, she had a real rough trot with pregnancy, in and out of hospital the whole time. From what I have learned, you need to keep it well under control and keep the glucose level within the normal range for the period of the pregnancy, a big ask I know. My daughter wants another baby so she is trying her level to get her blood levels up to scratch. You have the advantage of being a nurse and probably understand more than most the significance of that. I am ticking along OK on dialysis, not as bad as it first sounds. The secret is time management, I have become an avid reader. I have taken a real interest in fluid management as well as my blood analysis and I have both well under control with the net result I feel terrific even when I come off the dialysis machine which is good with the big 60 in sight. That's all for now, catch you down the track. Derrick Sydney Australia > Hi all, > > I saw my neph today, and everything's still relatively stable, which is good. My creatinine is sitting at 0.8mg/dl, my potassium is 4.5, and my haemoglobin is sitting at 14.2g/l (which is pretty good for me). The only thing is that my diabetes is a little out of control, so I've been put on more tablets for it, which is a pain in the backside. > > I also told my neph that my fiance and I are thinking of starting a family in 2-3 years, and that if my kidney function remains stable like it is now, would it be safe for us to start a family (also considering the fact that I have miscarried previously). He said that he'd be more worried about the diabetes than the kidneys, which kind of gave me a bit of a giggle. It's kind of ironic that when one thing seems to be going along fine, something else plays up. Anyhow, he said just to not wait until I'm 40 before having kids (I'll be 27 in July). > > Anyway, that's me in a nutshell for the timebeing. I hope the rest of you are all going along OK. > > Jennie > > > > --------------------------------- > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hi Derrick, I'll have to agree, as my IgAN has always been relatively stable, apart from two occasions when it flared up majorly due to an infection in my leg (this caused the flare-up on both occasions), whereas my diabetic control is rather poor at the moment. One of my friends who also has diabetes ended up going into labour at 32 weeks due to the fact that her diabetes was poorly controlled at the time, so I certainly understand how important it is for the diabetes to be well controlled. Glad to hear that the dialysis is going along well for you at the moment. I certainly hope it continues that way. And I wouldn't consider 60 to be old, as my parents are in their 50's themselves, so not too much younger than you. Derrick Hartley wrote: Hi there Jennie, Good to hear you are doing so well in sunny Geelong. Your neph is obviously right with the comment about the diabetes. My daughter has diabetes, she had a real rough trot with pregnancy, in and out of hospital the whole time. From what I have learned, you need to keep it well under control and keep the glucose level within the normal range for the period of the pregnancy, a big ask I know. My daughter wants another baby so she is trying her level to get her blood levels up to scratch. You have the advantage of being a nurse and probably understand more than most the significance of that. I am ticking along OK on dialysis, not as bad as it first sounds. The secret is time management, I have become an avid reader. I have taken a real interest in fluid management as well as my blood analysis and I have both well under control with the net result I feel terrific even when I come off the dialysis machine which is good with the big 60 in sight. That's all for now, catch you down the track. Derrick Sydney Australia > Hi all, > > I saw my neph today, and everything's still relatively stable, which is good. My creatinine is sitting at 0.8mg/dl, my potassium is 4.5, and my haemoglobin is sitting at 14.2g/l (which is pretty good for me). The only thing is that my diabetes is a little out of control, so I've been put on more tablets for it, which is a pain in the backside. > > I also told my neph that my fiance and I are thinking of starting a family in 2-3 years, and that if my kidney function remains stable like it is now, would it be safe for us to start a family (also considering the fact that I have miscarried previously). He said that he'd be more worried about the diabetes than the kidneys, which kind of gave me a bit of a giggle. It's kind of ironic that when one thing seems to be going along fine, something else plays up. Anyhow, he said just to not wait until I'm 40 before having kids (I'll be 27 in July). > > Anyway, that's me in a nutshell for the timebeing. I hope the rest of you are all going along OK. > > Jennie > > > > --------------------------------- > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Well it sounds like you had a good appointment. Hope your labs come back looking good, too. BRANDY > Hi everyone. > > I had my 2 yr check up on yesterday (2 yrs since my transplant). > Though I don't know the results of all of my labs, things look good. > My serum creatinine is 1.7, which is my baseline. My BUN is 13. My > Prograf level was within the acceptable range. I also inquired about > the viral tests they had sent out when I was hospitalized in March. > They all came back good. Epbstein-Barr Virus (sp?) or EBV was " none > detected. " The test was developed by Mayo Clinic, but is not yet FDA > approved. The Cytomegalovirus or CMV came back as " no amplification > detected. " It is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that was > developed at Loma University Medical Center (my transplant > center), but has not yet been FDA approved. The BK viruse test came > back negative. > > Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Well it sounds like you had a good appointment. Hope your labs come back looking good, too. BRANDY > Hi everyone. > > I had my 2 yr check up on yesterday (2 yrs since my transplant). > Though I don't know the results of all of my labs, things look good. > My serum creatinine is 1.7, which is my baseline. My BUN is 13. My > Prograf level was within the acceptable range. I also inquired about > the viral tests they had sent out when I was hospitalized in March. > They all came back good. Epbstein-Barr Virus (sp?) or EBV was " none > detected. " The test was developed by Mayo Clinic, but is not yet FDA > approved. The Cytomegalovirus or CMV came back as " no amplification > detected. " It is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that was > developed at Loma University Medical Center (my transplant > center), but has not yet been FDA approved. The BK viruse test came > back negative. > > Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Well it sounds like you had a good appointment. Hope your labs come back looking good, too. BRANDY > Hi everyone. > > I had my 2 yr check up on yesterday (2 yrs since my transplant). > Though I don't know the results of all of my labs, things look good. > My serum creatinine is 1.7, which is my baseline. My BUN is 13. My > Prograf level was within the acceptable range. I also inquired about > the viral tests they had sent out when I was hospitalized in March. > They all came back good. Epbstein-Barr Virus (sp?) or EBV was " none > detected. " The test was developed by Mayo Clinic, but is not yet FDA > approved. The Cytomegalovirus or CMV came back as " no amplification > detected. " It is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that was > developed at Loma University Medical Center (my transplant > center), but has not yet been FDA approved. The BK viruse test came > back negative. > > Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Congratulations, Marty, that's great! Not much else to say to that! _____ From: mrbluize2003 Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:45 PM To: iga-nephropathy Subject: My Update Hi everyone. I had my 2 yr check up on yesterday (2 yrs since my transplant). Though I don't know the results of all of my labs, things look good. My serum creatinine is 1.7, which is my baseline. My BUN is 13. My Prograf level was within the acceptable range. I also inquired about the viral tests they had sent out when I was hospitalized in March. They all came back good. Epbstein-Barr Virus (sp?) or EBV was " none detected. " The test was developed by Mayo Clinic, but is not yet FDA approved. The Cytomegalovirus or CMV came back as " no amplification detected. " It is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that was developed at Loma University Medical Center (my transplant center), but has not yet been FDA approved. The BK viruse test came back negative. Marty 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 April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Congratulations, Marty, that's great! Not much else to say to that! _____ From: mrbluize2003 Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:45 PM To: iga-nephropathy Subject: My Update Hi everyone. I had my 2 yr check up on yesterday (2 yrs since my transplant). Though I don't know the results of all of my labs, things look good. My serum creatinine is 1.7, which is my baseline. My BUN is 13. My Prograf level was within the acceptable range. I also inquired about the viral tests they had sent out when I was hospitalized in March. They all came back good. Epbstein-Barr Virus (sp?) or EBV was " none detected. " The test was developed by Mayo Clinic, but is not yet FDA approved. The Cytomegalovirus or CMV came back as " no amplification detected. " It is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that was developed at Loma University Medical Center (my transplant center), but has not yet been FDA approved. The BK viruse test came back negative. Marty 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 April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Congratulations, Marty, that's great! Not much else to say to that! _____ From: mrbluize2003 Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:45 PM To: iga-nephropathy Subject: My Update Hi everyone. I had my 2 yr check up on yesterday (2 yrs since my transplant). Though I don't know the results of all of my labs, things look good. My serum creatinine is 1.7, which is my baseline. My BUN is 13. My Prograf level was within the acceptable range. I also inquired about the viral tests they had sent out when I was hospitalized in March. They all came back good. Epbstein-Barr Virus (sp?) or EBV was " none detected. " The test was developed by Mayo Clinic, but is not yet FDA approved. The Cytomegalovirus or CMV came back as " no amplification detected. " It is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that was developed at Loma University Medical Center (my transplant center), but has not yet been FDA approved. The BK viruse test came back negative. Marty 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 April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 I'm too lazy to send a separate one. I had my check up today. Without going into too much detail, I will say the labs pretty much stayed the same, I am still at 30% function, which is good, at least it hasn't gone down. The only thing that got worse was my proteinuria went from 2.7 gms to 4.8 gms-don't know why. So, he changed my b/p meds-added altace-and then I'll see him in July again. My H and H came up, HGB from 8.0 to 10.1 and hct from 27 to 32. Still low, but much improved. I have been approved for the Aranesp shots, and hopefully will get the first one next week or the week after. Now that I'm gonna be on a new insurance, I have to go through the same mess all over again, but DR. Oliver said it shouldn't take as long with the second insurance (for whatever reason.) My husband came with me to the appointment, and while we were waiting, he said, " I wonder if that convertible red corvette with the license plate 'NEPHRO' belongs to Dr. Oliver. I asked him about it when he came in, he said no, it must belong to the competition. " (It's really his car, he was just joking.) I said, well that's really neat, I have one just like it, only my license plate says " NYMPHO " on it. ( We have a good, that is, comical, relationship, my doctor and I.) No, I didn't really say that, but I thought about it. Just a little comic relief for you all. Update on the job. I started seeing patients by myself today, and I really do love my job. They're really not giving me much of an orientation. I guess that's because they're overwhelmed. I was really grouchy about it yesterday. But today I am taking it in stride. Yesterday I was just really, really tired because I hadn't had much sleep the night before. Sleep is a good thing. I have a good relationship with my patients. One of the ones I saw today, his wife was telling his daughter, " I like this one better than any of the other nurses they've sent out. " That made me feel good, though there were really only two nurses before me. I don't know that much about labs, or kidneys for that matter, but I know assessment and I know patient care. And what I really love, that I think I get to do more in home health than anywhere else, is be a patient advocate. Anyway, that's what's up with me. Sending you all good thoughts and wishes! _____ * * Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 I'm too lazy to send a separate one. I had my check up today. Without going into too much detail, I will say the labs pretty much stayed the same, I am still at 30% function, which is good, at least it hasn't gone down. The only thing that got worse was my proteinuria went from 2.7 gms to 4.8 gms-don't know why. So, he changed my b/p meds-added altace-and then I'll see him in July again. My H and H came up, HGB from 8.0 to 10.1 and hct from 27 to 32. Still low, but much improved. I have been approved for the Aranesp shots, and hopefully will get the first one next week or the week after. Now that I'm gonna be on a new insurance, I have to go through the same mess all over again, but DR. Oliver said it shouldn't take as long with the second insurance (for whatever reason.) My husband came with me to the appointment, and while we were waiting, he said, " I wonder if that convertible red corvette with the license plate 'NEPHRO' belongs to Dr. Oliver. I asked him about it when he came in, he said no, it must belong to the competition. " (It's really his car, he was just joking.) I said, well that's really neat, I have one just like it, only my license plate says " NYMPHO " on it. ( We have a good, that is, comical, relationship, my doctor and I.) No, I didn't really say that, but I thought about it. Just a little comic relief for you all. Update on the job. I started seeing patients by myself today, and I really do love my job. They're really not giving me much of an orientation. I guess that's because they're overwhelmed. I was really grouchy about it yesterday. But today I am taking it in stride. Yesterday I was just really, really tired because I hadn't had much sleep the night before. Sleep is a good thing. I have a good relationship with my patients. One of the ones I saw today, his wife was telling his daughter, " I like this one better than any of the other nurses they've sent out. " That made me feel good, though there were really only two nurses before me. I don't know that much about labs, or kidneys for that matter, but I know assessment and I know patient care. And what I really love, that I think I get to do more in home health than anywhere else, is be a patient advocate. Anyway, that's what's up with me. Sending you all good thoughts and wishes! _____ * * Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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