Kidney Dialysis

[phone]

Is there any members that has to do this besides me? Is thereis post here and tell me your exsperians, I would be happy. Because I get scared every time I do this. Is hard or easy for you? Thanks phone

 

[Aldo]

I take it English is not your first language...
Oh and I would delete your other thread if I were you before a mod comes.
EDIT: I'm sorry that I kind of hijacked this with grammar Naziism and my second reply was cause I misunderstood Omnis
But yeah, I feel for you, Dialysis must be pretty sucky

 

[Omnis]

Dialysis? It's not so bad.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Fortunately, no. I'm pretty sure that must suck quite hard.

How come you're on dialysis, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[mafia_boy]

Poor dude. I feel for ya mate, I've seen people go through it and it gives me the chills too whenever I do.

Echoing GG's question, how come you're on dialysis?? Kidney problems??

 

[phone]

Aldo001, I speak perfect English, just can't spell worth a darn. I am from Washington State USA.
GilesGunthrie,My kidneys are down to about 4 or 5% which is not very at all. Plus I have diabetes which is no help.
mafia_boy, Because my kidneys are very bad.👎

 

[SR-71_Blackbird]

Wow man. Best wishes to you! I don't think I would feel good about anything if I was diabetic but to also need dialisis? That is tuff.

 

[Duke]

Look up a member here named Gil and send him a message. He's a great guy and (among other things) a nurse that runs a dialysis clinic. I'm sure he can offer a lot of information, insight, and reassurance.

Sorry to hear about your condition. Diabetes is very hard on the body. Best of luck to you, man.

 

[Omnis]

Aldo001, I speak perfect English, just can't spell worth a darn. I am from Washington State USA.
GilesGunthrie,My kidneys are down to about 4 or 5% which is not very at all. Plus I have diabetes which is no help.
mafia_boy, Because my kidneys are very bad.👎

Well you still have both of them, right?

 

[Mrs. Famine]

Are you on the list for a transplant, phone?

 

[phone]

Omnis, Yes I do have both of them.
Duke, thanks for the imformation.
If the doctor says my wife can give one of her kidneys. If that happens I have to lose about 100-150 pounds, lets face it I am a fluffy person. snicker, snicker. I am losing weight though. 👍

 

[Omnis]

How has your diet been? you might just lose that diabetes if you clean it up and shed the weight.

 

[phone]

That's what I am doing, I have been eating alot of veggies. I kinda feel like a rabbit. On the positive side I have lost alittle 30 pounds.👍
Milford Cubicle, The doc. said he was going to put me on a transplant list. My wife said she would donate a kidney. Gosh I love that woman.👍

 

[niky]

Diet helps diabetes (eight years here, haven't had a drop of insulin in seven and a half of those, and I'm still alive and healthy), but kidney problems suck like hell.

My mother-in-law went through that... really scary stuff... but you're (I assume) young and, if you lose weight, should be reasonably healthy... she's still around ten years after the transplant, and still healthy as can be expected. She's lucky that she isn't genetically predisposed towards obesity... some of her transplantee friends who've passed away were heavy people... so... well... you know what you've got to do.

 

[Mark T]

If you need any help with exercise routines check out our sports & fitness forum. Loads of good advice in there, but obviously check with your doctor before attempting anything.

 

[pickie825491]

hey bro how you doing,you know i ll always be there for you no matter what. call any time you need to, i know you can handle it,look at the stuff we been through.if you need me up there just call and i will be there.big sis said hang in there your in our prayers pickie825491 said that

 

[Gil]

Phone, I hope you got my PM.
Sorry for taking so long to answer, I'm sort of becoming like Fangio.
I don't hang around as much as I used to.

If you are "fluffy", you definitely will benefit from losing weight.
One thing that happens with organ transplants is that the anti-rejection drugs cause weight gain in a lot of folks.
For this reason, the docs want you to "thinner" to start.

I've spent years struggling with my weight.
My old man, and his mom were both diabetic.
My dad was pre-diabetic for years, with Glaucoma, for 5-10 years, before he EVER had problems with his blood sugar.

That, and the fact that I've been struggling to get around adequately due to back pain caused by my weight have caused me to make some changes.

I try to get to the gym 3-4 times a week.
My wife has gotten me a trainer. If I have someone I'm supposed to meet, I won't blow off training.
He's made me more cognizant of what I eat.
I've started paying more attention to the diets and workout info in "Men's Health" magazine. (I've been an occasional reader for years).
My trainer has also be "taking me to task".
My original goal was to be able to walk more than 100 yards without intense pain in my lower back.
I'm there, and the weight is falling off me.

The point is, when it comes to exercise, I'm fundamentally lazy.
If I can find the wherewithal to hit the gym, ANYONE can.
I haven't caught a regular season episode of NCIS for two months.
But I've lost 25+ lbs.
I can walk about a mile before I need to rest my back.
I've completed a modified "300" workout--more than once and didn't die.

If it's nothing more than taking walks with your wife, do it!
You also want to be as strong as possible for transplant surgery.
The stronger you are to begin with the better/faster your healing will be.
also, There is a link between blood sugar control and exercise.
You may be able to decrease the amount of insulin you need wth exercise.
Just remember to discuss this stuff with your doctors. And monitor your sugar 4 times a day at least. (Before meals and at bedtime)
If you want an overall pic of how your pancrease is doing generating insulin, get occasional glucose readings about 2 hours after a meal.
Your doc can glean a lot of info by having that post meal sugar.