Guest guest Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Bonnie, Good to hear from you again and good news at that, with your great labs. Also congratulations on the job offer - nice to be sought after even if you decide not to take it. Betsy > , I haven't read my emails in a number of weeks, but I just > finished reading your post below. I am so sorry about the edema and > elevation in B/P. I truely hope the meds will help with the edema and > lowering your B/P. I feel sooooo much better after they " upped " my > Lisinopril and added Lasix 40 in addition to the HCTZ (and other > meds). It took a while to have full effect of the meds, but wow, > having normal sized legs compared to the leg swelling up to the thigh > and being able to fasten my pants is now a real treat. > > I am currently in Minneapolis, just finished a trip to Mayo. (Home > to Colorado tomorrow). I am so happy to say, this is the best labs > I've had in over 2 years, thanks to CellCept. In the past 3 months > went from proteinuria of about 2500 to a " whopping " 445. Seriously! > Weird, huh? I have been staggering between 1500 and 3000 for the past > 2 years or more. So hitting 445 was a real treat. Had a bout of > bronchitis for the past 2 weeks or so, which has been a pain, but Dr. > Fervenza changed my antibiotic, and feel a little better already. > > Please excuse me if I'm asking " the same question " after you may have > responded a million times already, but how are things going regarding > your close friend from church and the transplant process? > > I sincerely hope things quickly improve for you. It's so very > difficult to get bad news, but hopefully the B/P will normalize very > soon. I'm hopeful your renal function will stay stable. > Here's a big ((((Bry hug)))). Thinking of you often. > > Sorry I've been so deficient in keeping up with emails. Work has > been heavy duty, but alas, they just hired another part time MD and > NP. However in the mean time, I got a GREAT offer to work at the > local neph. office, and this has been an incredibly difficult > decision. Exactly my true love (working in nephrology), but there are > other things that those of us with CKD have to keep in mind as well. > > Hope you feel up to sending a post to update me on how things are > going with you and your family. Bonnie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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