About Me: Female, 29, orange, CA, member since Nov 2009
Ive been in End Stage Renal Failure since 1994, at 12 years old. On and off dialysis since then. I received my first Kidney Transplant, it lasted 3 1/2 years. Dr's never really figured out why I went into pediatric kidney failure, they tried to blame lupus and have test
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[More]ed me many times. But, each time the blood test results were inconclusive. I believe, it was that my ANA and DNA didnt quite match up, or something along those lines.
During my first kidney transplant, donated to me by my father, (performed @ UCLA), I was in a slow chronic failure for the remainder of the life of that kidney.
My second transplant, donated by a child cadavar (performed @ St. Joesph).Lasted three years I have had many complications during the surjuries and the life of both kidneys My Dr @ St Joe's believes I would benefit from the Immunotherapy Kidney Transplant program at Cedars- Sinai. Im on the list, but Im not physically, mentally, and emotionally ready for something I want more than anything. Being that I am aware of this, I am trying to do everything I need to, to be ready to take care of myself and a new kidney.
I have done both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Im now on hemodialysis 5 x's a week for two hours. I know what a new kidney entails, and with this being my third transplanted organ, I know that this is most likely and hopefully my last kidney. So, thats just a little bit of my health history... and where I am now
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I really dont know what is happening to me at the moment. I believe I am having withdrawl symptoms. Im cold. Then Im sweating from every pore. My knee ******* hurts and my...