Re: My First Annual Inspection

[Guest guest]

,

I dont write often, but I read often. I am sooo happy for you! Congrats on

your awesome results!

Hugs,

Angel

Mom of Cade

[Guest guest]

,

That is awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!

~Dana

My First Annual " Inspection "

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so

our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Congratulations ! I don't post often, but I try to read all the posts

and respond to as many as my time allows me too. That sounds awesome! My 9

year old daughter has IGAN, been on steroids since March two rounds of

cytoxin and various other pills and vitamins. We're no where near that

stage and the good Lord willing won't be, but it is so great that you got

your transplant and your life is so great! That gives me great hope if in

twenty or so years, the worst case scenario happens. Hopefully, like in a

lot of the posts I've read, not all cases end in ESRD. God bless you and I

hope that next year and the years to come are even more happy!

Tara, mother of Allie

My First Annual " Inspection "

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the

hospital with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is

for my annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so

our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day.

I cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in

the coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are

stable remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Oh ,

This absolutely makes my day. We'll be sure to hoist a glass for you and Barbara

on this coast. It's hard to believe it has really been a year.

Cy

Cohen wrote:

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so our

whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Congratulations on those stable results and for

completing one healthy yr with your new kidney( I

forgot the name you kept)

Wishing you continued good health...

Aruna

--- Cohen wrote:

> Hi All:

>

> Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361

> days ago I left the hospital with a creatinine of

> 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for

> my annual), and had a creatinine

> of.........................

>

>

> drumroll please.............

>

>

>

> 1.3!

>

> Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my

> magnesium was 1.8! As the coordinator I spoke to

> said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the

> middle. " Double Yeah!

>

> Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366

> days from transplant, so our whole family will be

> celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day.

> I cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost).

> I hope for two things in the coming year: those in

> need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are

> stable remain that way.

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

That is sooooooo great !!!! I am very happy for you. Happy Anniversary! Take

care! Jill

Cohen wrote:Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so our

whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Wow, that's pretty good news for you ! I still find it hard to believe

it's been a year already since your transplant. It's amazing how time flies.

If your new kidney is working that well after a year, you're in pretty good

shape for the long haul.

Pierre

My First Annual " Inspection "

>

> Hi All:

>

> Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the

hospital with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is

for my annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

>

>

> drumroll please.............

>

>

>

> 1.3!

>

> Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

>

> Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant,

so our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx

day. I cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two

things in the coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those

who are stable remain that way.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tara:

Thanks, and I hope that medicine can find a way to stop IgAN so that Allie never

needs to even think about a transplant, and can live a normal life.

" Newman, Tara " wrote:

Congratulations ! I don't post often, but I try to read all the posts

and respond to as many as my time allows me too. That sounds awesome! My 9

year old daughter has IGAN, been on steroids since March two rounds of

cytoxin and various other pills and vitamins. We're no where near that

stage and the good Lord willing won't be, but it is so great that you got

your transplant and your life is so great! That gives me great hope if in

twenty or so years, the worst case scenario happens. Hopefully, like in a

lot of the posts I've read, not all cases end in ESRD. God bless you and I

hope that next year and the years to come are even more happy!

Tara, mother of Allie

My First Annual " Inspection "

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the

hospital with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is

for my annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so

our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day.

I cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in

the coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are

stable remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Thanks Cy, and Happy Hanukkah, or however you left coasters spell it!

Cy Webb wrote:

Oh ,

This absolutely makes my day. We'll be sure to hoist a glass for you and Barbara

on this coast. It's hard to believe it has really been a year.

Cy

Cohen wrote:

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so our

whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Thanks Aruna, and it's " Tinklebell " .

prm wrote:Hi ,

Congratulations on those stable results and for

completing one healthy yr with your new kidney( I

forgot the name you kept)

Wishing you continued good health...

Aruna

--- Cohen wrote:

> Hi All:

>

> Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361

> days ago I left the hospital with a creatinine of

> 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for

> my annual), and had a creatinine

> of.........................

>

>

> drumroll please.............

>

>

>

> 1.3!

>

> Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my

> magnesium was 1.8! As the coordinator I spoke to

> said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the

> middle. " Double Yeah!

>

> Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366

> days from transplant, so our whole family will be

> celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day.

> I cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost).

> I hope for two things in the coming year: those in

> need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are

> stable remain that way.

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Dana and Jill:

Thanks!

jill higby wrote:

That is sooooooo great !!!! I am very happy for you. Happy Anniversary! Take

care! Jill

Cohen wrote:Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so our

whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

A kidney from a live donor is better because it comes straight from the

donor to the recipient. A cadaveric donor has to be transported to you, and

by the time you get it, it can have spent many hours on ice in a portable

plastic cooler. So, it's just not in as good a shape because it has been

" dead " for a while.

If it's a live RELATED transplant, even better because less medication will

be needed (good match), and the anti-rejection meds themselves are somewhat

nephrotoxic.

I can't say I pray for anyone to become brain dead so I can get a kidney.

But, the people who have the misfortune to die will die whether I get their

kidney or not... that's the way I look at it. If the kidney is good enough

to transplant, if I don't get it, someone else will. Plus, it's not just the

two kidneys. Other people will benefit from other organs from the same

donor. It helps many people.

Mind you, sometimes when I see a motorcycle rush by at break-neck speed, I

think maybe I'll be seeing the guy's kidney later.

This is a misconception though. The majority of cadaver kidneys come from

people who have had some kind of brain event, like an aneurysm, not from

motorcycle accidents.

Pierre

RE: My First Annual " Inspection "

>

> ,

>

> Was yours a living donor or cadaver situation?

>

> Living donor kidneys, depending on your age, can last literally a

> lifetime....25 years +.

>

> Cadaver kidneys tend to last on the order of 10 years or so, though many

do

> not survive long at all, and some seem to last much, much longer.

>

> However, what I can state is my own nephs are highly in favor of a living

> donor transplant...even though I am unrelated to anyone now living (I have

> 11 brothers and sisters....but, as they say, I was born on the wrong side

of

> the blanket).

>

> Interestingly, they tell me that even a completely " poor, " match from a

live

> donor is " better, " than a 6-point match from a deceased one. In large

> measure, something to do with ischemia (that is, lack of blood flow

through

> the organ as its being flown about, waiting in OR, and so on).

>

> Also, the nephs are highly in favor of my being proactively

> transplanted...before I require dialysis.

>

> Quite frankly, and I don't know how to broach this here, but I am having

> severe moral issues surrounding, effectively, praying for someone unknown

to

> me to die so that I might live. Does anyone else here feel this? Am I

just

> off base here? It seems hard to me.

>

> Bart

>

[Guest guest]

I'm smiling from ear to ear for you!! :oD Congratulations on wonderful

results...Barb must be so proud. I'll raise a glass of wine for you tonight, we

have to keep up with Pierre's unofficial study ya know.

Amy G.

My First Annual " Inspection "

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so

our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Angel:

Thanks, and I do remember you. I hope that your struggles have eased.

saturn70006@... wrote:

,

I dont write often, but I read often. I am sooo happy for you! Congrats on

your awesome results!

Hugs,

Angel

Mom of Cade

[Guest guest]

Great points, Pierre. One thing that I had heard in a face-to-face support group

meeting was that the waiting time for organs was shorter in states with a lower

age for driving. Now that fact makes me a little sad...

Pierre Lachaine wrote:

A kidney from a live donor is better because it comes straight from the

donor to the recipient. A cadaveric donor has to be transported to you, and

by the time you get it, it can have spent many hours on ice in a portable

plastic cooler. So, it's just not in as good a shape because it has been

" dead " for a while.

If it's a live RELATED transplant, even better because less medication will

be needed (good match), and the anti-rejection meds themselves are somewhat

nephrotoxic.

I can't say I pray for anyone to become brain dead so I can get a kidney.

But, the people who have the misfortune to die will die whether I get their

kidney or not... that's the way I look at it. If the kidney is good enough

to transplant, if I don't get it, someone else will. Plus, it's not just the

two kidneys. Other people will benefit from other organs from the same

donor. It helps many people.

Mind you, sometimes when I see a motorcycle rush by at break-neck speed, I

think maybe I'll be seeing the guy's kidney later.

This is a misconception though. The majority of cadaver kidneys come from

people who have had some kind of brain event, like an aneurysm, not from

motorcycle accidents.

Pierre

RE: My First Annual " Inspection "

>

> ,

>

> Was yours a living donor or cadaver situation?

>

> Living donor kidneys, depending on your age, can last literally a

> lifetime....25 years +.

>

> Cadaver kidneys tend to last on the order of 10 years or so, though many

do

> not survive long at all, and some seem to last much, much longer.

>

> However, what I can state is my own nephs are highly in favor of a living

> donor transplant...even though I am unrelated to anyone now living (I have

> 11 brothers and sisters....but, as they say, I was born on the wrong side

of

> the blanket).

>

> Interestingly, they tell me that even a completely " poor, " match from a

live

> donor is " better, " than a 6-point match from a deceased one. In large

> measure, something to do with ischemia (that is, lack of blood flow

through

> the organ as its being flown about, waiting in OR, and so on).

>

> Also, the nephs are highly in favor of my being proactively

> transplanted...before I require dialysis.

>

> Quite frankly, and I don't know how to broach this here, but I am having

> severe moral issues surrounding, effectively, praying for someone unknown

to

> me to die so that I might live. Does anyone else here feel this? Am I

just

> off base here? It seems hard to me.

>

> Bart

>

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[Guest guest]

Great points, Pierre. One thing that I had heard in a face-to-face support group

meeting was that the waiting time for organs was shorter in states with a lower

age for driving. Now that fact makes me a little sad...

Pierre Lachaine wrote:

A kidney from a live donor is better because it comes straight from the

donor to the recipient. A cadaveric donor has to be transported to you, and

by the time you get it, it can have spent many hours on ice in a portable

plastic cooler. So, it's just not in as good a shape because it has been

" dead " for a while.

If it's a live RELATED transplant, even better because less medication will

be needed (good match), and the anti-rejection meds themselves are somewhat

nephrotoxic.

I can't say I pray for anyone to become brain dead so I can get a kidney.

But, the people who have the misfortune to die will die whether I get their

kidney or not... that's the way I look at it. If the kidney is good enough

to transplant, if I don't get it, someone else will. Plus, it's not just the

two kidneys. Other people will benefit from other organs from the same

donor. It helps many people.

Mind you, sometimes when I see a motorcycle rush by at break-neck speed, I

think maybe I'll be seeing the guy's kidney later.

This is a misconception though. The majority of cadaver kidneys come from

people who have had some kind of brain event, like an aneurysm, not from

motorcycle accidents.

Pierre

RE: My First Annual " Inspection "

>

> ,

>

> Was yours a living donor or cadaver situation?

>

> Living donor kidneys, depending on your age, can last literally a

> lifetime....25 years +.

>

> Cadaver kidneys tend to last on the order of 10 years or so, though many

do

> not survive long at all, and some seem to last much, much longer.

>

> However, what I can state is my own nephs are highly in favor of a living

> donor transplant...even though I am unrelated to anyone now living (I have

> 11 brothers and sisters....but, as they say, I was born on the wrong side

of

> the blanket).

>

> Interestingly, they tell me that even a completely " poor, " match from a

live

> donor is " better, " than a 6-point match from a deceased one. In large

> measure, something to do with ischemia (that is, lack of blood flow

through

> the organ as its being flown about, waiting in OR, and so on).

>

> Also, the nephs are highly in favor of my being proactively

> transplanted...before I require dialysis.

>

> Quite frankly, and I don't know how to broach this here, but I am having

> severe moral issues surrounding, effectively, praying for someone unknown

to

> me to die so that I might live. Does anyone else here feel this? Am I

just

> off base here? It seems hard to me.

>

> Bart

>

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Amy:

I'll be doing the post-tx study on Thursday night (the wife hates wine - drank a

bottle of the cheap stuff as a teen and spent the next day " praying " at the

porcelain idol - soshe's never gotten the taste for it).

I'll let you all know the results ;-).

Amy Griswold wrote:

I'm smiling from ear to ear for you!! :oD Congratulations on wonderful

results...Barb must be so proud. I'll raise a glass of wine for you tonight, we

have to keep up with Pierre's unofficial study ya know.

Amy G.

My First Annual " Inspection "

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so

our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Yahoo !!!!!

I am definitely rejoicing with you on your good news. Have a wonderful

celebration on Thursday night.

In a message dated 12/7/2004 9:11:02 AM Pacific Standard Time,

garymattcohen@... writes:

>

> Hi All:

>

> Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the

> hospital with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is

for my

> annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

>

>

> drumroll please.............

>

>

>

> 1.3!

>

> Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

> coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

> Double Yeah!

>

> Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so

> our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day.

> I cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in

> the coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are

> stable remain that way.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations, on your great numbers. Thanks also for your

best wishes for the health of us all!

Gloria

> Hi All:

>

> Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left

the hospital with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment

(this one is for my annual), and had a creatinine

of.........................

>

>

> drumroll please.............

>

>

>

> 1.3!

>

> Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8!

As the coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right

down the middle. " Double Yeah!

>

> Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from

transplant, so our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday,

12/9, the actual tx day. I cannot believe it has been a whole year

(almost). I hope for two things in the coming year: those in need of

kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable remain that way.

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I am hoping for a preemptive transplant to Bart. I agree with you that the

thought of someone's life ending to give me an organ is pretty humbling isn't

it?

The only thing that brought me comfort is a verse in Psalms 139 that says all

of our days are numbered before one of them comes to pass, so God already

knows how many days each of us will have. My daughter always says the day you

die is the day you are supposed to go home.

The other thing is that the death was going to happen, and by donating an

organ, in a way that person's memory lives on through the life given in their

death.

I hope this helps you some.

In a message dated 12/7/2004 9:57:40 AM Pacific Standard Time,

bkhphd@... writes:

> Also, the nephs are highly in favor of my being proactively

> transplanted...before I require dialysis.

>

> Quite frankly, and I don't know how to broach this here, but I am having

> severe moral issues surrounding, effectively, praying for someone unknown to

> me to die so that I might live. Does anyone else here feel this? Am I just

> off base here? It seems hard to me.

>

> Bart

[Guest guest]

, Happy Kidneversary! Please tell me you are going to take the day off if

you work?!

Enjoy your family and friends...

[Guest guest]

, Happy Kidneversary! Please tell me you are going to take the day off if

you work?!

Enjoy your family and friends...

[Guest guest]

,

I hope to make the same report in 9 months! I'm so happy that you are doing so

well. Congratulations again!

Wishing you the best,

Jing

Cohen wrote:

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so our

whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Way to go ! We celebrated Brent's transplant anniversary on Thanksgiving

Day. His results were almost the same. He entered the hospital with a

creatinine of 9.1 and left with 1.3. At one year he was still 1.3. Soooooo

happy things are going well.

Lynne (Mother of Brent)

My First Annual " Inspection "

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so

our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

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Lynn,

Congratulations on your son's blessings too! I know both your boys are so happy

the transplant is behind them and that Brent is doing so well.

In a message dated 12/8/2004 6:32:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, " Lynne   "

writes:

>

>Way to go !  We celebrated Brent's transplant anniversary on Thanksgiving

Day.  His results were almost the same.  He entered the hospital with a

creatinine of 9.1 and left with 1.3.  At one year he was still 1.3.  Soooooo

happy things are going well.

>

>Lynne (Mother of Brent)

>   My First Annual " Inspection "

>

>

>  Hi All:

>

>  Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

>

>

>  drumroll please.............

>

>

>

>  1.3!

>

>  Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

>

>  Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so

our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

>

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