Wacka Posted September 15, 2024 Author Posted September 15, 2024 (edited) 7 months post transplant. Kidney still fine . Scabs on incision but don't need to wear a dressing on it anymore. Burises from accident almost gone and no pain even while laying down for bed. Haven't used any tylenol for several days. Got a 2021 Nissan Altima to replace the 2009 Ford Focus I totaled. Picked it up on Wednesday 9/10. The Ford was starting to rust out and I was planning to run it into the ground anyways. Got from the insurance about what I paid for it back in 2017. Edited September 16, 2024 by Wacka 2 1 Quote
Wacka Posted October 15, 2024 Author Posted October 15, 2024 Today is 8 months post transplant (⅔ year)! Checkups every 2 weeks now. Only takes about 20 minutes . Coupe of vials of blood, urine sample and vitals. Most of scab off incision. Just putting a gauze pad on occcasionly because it is where the underwear and belt line is and the edges get irritated by my clothes. No more draining from it. All vitals are still OK. They tweaked my meds a bit. Took me off of sodium bicarbonate. Lowered my anti-rejection med a slight bit, lowered my Mg (OTC) a bit. Was getting some swelling in one leg and they gave me a doppler ultrasound-no clots. Said it may have been from the Prednisone I was taking. So they halved it and doubled my diuretic dosage.Swelling went down. Am back to seeing my Cardiologist, Nephrologist, Primary, and Dentist semi-annually. Next on the list will be getting my cataracts taken care of. 9 5 Quote
Saxum Posted October 15, 2024 Posted October 15, 2024 1 hour ago, Wacka said: Today is 8 months post transplant (⅔ year)! Checkups every 2 weeks now. Only takes about 20 minutes . Coupe of vials of blood, urine sample and vitals. Most of scab off incision. Just putting a gauze pad on occcasionly because it is where the underwear and belt line is and the edges get irritated by my clothes. No more draining from it. All vitals are still OK. They tweaked my meds a bit. Took me off of sodium bicarbonate. Lowered my anti-rejection med a slight bit, lowered my Mg (OTC) a bit. Was getting some swelling in one leg and they gave me a doppler ultrasound-no clots. Said it may have been from the Prednisone I was taking. So they halved it and doubled my diuretic dosage.Swelling went down. Am back to seeing my Cardiologist, Nephrologist, Primary, and Dentist semi-annually. Next on the list will be getting my cataracts taken care of. There is a device you can get which helps push fluid out of legs - should be covered by your insurance. My insurance covered once they understood what it was for. Quote
CowgirlsFan Posted October 16, 2024 Posted October 16, 2024 Beautiful news ❤️ Best wishes for progress to continue 🎉🎈🎊🙏 Quote
Wacka Posted November 15, 2024 Author Posted November 15, 2024 (edited) Nine months post transplant! tomorrow. Doing monthly checkups now. Just blood and urine samples now. Looked at the incision in the mirror. Have a scar but can barely see it. Weight, BP, and glucose level creeping up. They have changed two of my BP meds to ones more kidney friendly ones. Started me on Jardiance yesterday. No, I will not ne doing commercials singing and dancing😄. The Jardiance will help my BP and be better for my kidneys. It also removes glucose from the blood. As it is also a diuretic, they took me off of the one I have been taking since the transplant. Also had a checkup at my cardiologist today. Looks good there too. Have an echocardigram scheduled next month, last one was July 2023. Feb will be one year, and then after that it will be checkups every 6 months. Edited November 15, 2024 by Wacka 2 5 Quote
Bill from NYC Posted November 15, 2024 Posted November 15, 2024 This is wonderful news, and may God keep up the great work! Quote
Wacka Posted December 12, 2024 Author Posted December 12, 2024 (edited) 10 month update. Went in for a checkup today. ECMC pretty quiet because of snow pelting the southtowns and schools closing. Quick in and out. Regular blood and ueine tests. Docs tweaked my BP meds and anti-rejection neds. Got the OK for all non-live vaccines. Just have to get RSV next week. Next checkup is in two months now! That will be my one year post transplant! then after that 6 month checkups. Edited December 12, 2024 by Wacka 6 3 Quote
Wacka Posted February 11, 2025 Author Posted February 11, 2025 (edited) This Saturday (2/15) will be be a year since my kidney transplant! Got the call last Valentines Day at noon. Got the transplant at 7:30 AM on 2/15. Was on the birthday of my late nephew after only being on the waiting list for a month. Was in the hospital and rehab for a little over a month. The only bad (painful) thing about the ordeal was the healing process as I had 35 staples and then had to wear a wound vac for a month after the incision had healed and they had to drain fluid from it (no infections). At first had weekly checkups, then monthly, and then every 2 months. On 2/20 I will be going for my one year checkup! After that it should be every 6 months. They and my nephrologist want me to get blood and urine tests monthly. At my last nephrologist visit (2/6) he was ecstatic about my lab test results. I will be posting future updates only if something changes for the worse or for big anniversaries of the date. I am feeling better than I have in years and am itching to be outside a lot once the weather changes. If you or a loved one has to go through the process, don't hesitate. It may change your life. Think about being a living donor. Edited February 12, 2025 by Wacka 4 15 Quote
Draconator Posted February 12, 2025 Posted February 12, 2025 Glad everything is going so well! We got good news in our house. My wife had her 5 and 1/2 year cancer check up. The surgeon who did her surgery said her original cancer is cured! All she has to do is go in once a year for a physical check up, and CT Scans once every two years, just to check to see if any new blips on the screen show up. 2 2 Quote
BuffaloBill Posted February 14, 2025 Posted February 14, 2025 On 2/11/2025 at 1:54 PM, Wacka said: This Saturday (2/15) will be be a year since my kidney transplant! Got the call last Valentines Day at noon. Got the transplant at 7:30 AM on 2/15. Was on the birthday of my late nephew after only being on the waiting list for a month. Was in the hospital and rehab for a little over a month. The only bad (painful) thing about the ordeal was the healing process as I had 35 staples and then had to wear a wound vac for a month after the incision had healed and they had to drain fluid from it (no infections). At first had weekly checkups, then monthly, and then every 2 months. On 2/20 I will be going for my one year checkup! After that it should be every 6 months. They and my nephrologist want me to get blood and urine tests monthly. At my last nephrologist visit (2/6) he was ecstatic about my lab test results. I will be posting future updates only if something changes for the worse or for big anniversaries of the date. I am feeling better than I have in years and am itching to be outside a lot once the weather changes. If you or a loved one has to go through the process, don't hesitate. It may change your life. Think about being a living donor. Awesome news……. Quote
Wacka Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 (edited) This Sunday (2/15) will be 2 years since my kidney transplant!!!!!!! This is an update on my health. Have had parainfluenza twice and a cold in the last 2 years. Let the transplant center know as soon as soon as I feel it coming on. They say that if it gets more severe to come right on in. Still on the anti-rejection meds and prednisone daily (8 pills daily) and others (BP, statin.etc) for a total 25 pils a day. All vitals are doing well now. Due to the weight gain from the prednisone, they said I should go on Mounjaro and get a CPAP. Took the insurance (had to switch Medicare Advantage plans on 1/1) until January to OK the CPAP. Have been on it for 3 weeks. Had a scheduled colonoscopy on 1/16 (3 polyps) and couldn't start the Mounjaro injection until the same week as the CPAP. I have lost 6 lbs since starting both (about what they want (2 lbs/ week)). In the first week, I noticed my appetite is less. The Mounjaro also helps with the glucose levels. That was about 150 but in the last 3 weeks it has been about 100-120 in the morning. Still see 7 docs for regular checkups (dentist, primary, nephrologist, transplant center at ECMC, endocrinologist, gastroenterologist, and cardiologist) and get monthly blood tests. Again, thanks for all the 🙏, 👍, and encouragement over the last 2 years. Oh and I had cataract surgery in July). Edited February 16 by Wacka 5 4 Quote
Bill from NYC Posted February 11 Posted February 11 (edited) This is wonderful news!!!! May the good news just keep coming!!! Edited February 12 by Bill from NYC Quote
BarleyNY Posted February 12 Posted February 12 Glad you are doing well overall! Thank you for the updates. Quote
muppy Posted February 12 Posted February 12 AWESOME! All I can add is keep doing what you are doing. It's working! Congrats. Quote
Wacka Posted February 12 Author Posted February 12 I follow what the docs say to the letter. Remember , they are the experts. Please,please, become an organ donor. Have to laugh at the utter BS I see on social media. "Take this for 2 weeks and your medical problems will be over!!"🤣 "Don't ever take this!!" 😂 1 Quote
Wacka Posted February 25 Author Posted February 25 Had 2 year checkup at ECMC today. All 👍. When I was done they said " See you in a year!" 😀 ❤️ 4 3 Quote
US Egg Posted February 25 Posted February 25 7 minutes ago, Wacka said: Had 2 year checkup at ECMC today. All 👍. When I was done they said " See you in a year!" 😀 ❤️ Great news! Now time to share that positive mojo with @Draconator. What the hell is a Draconator anyways? 1 1 1 Quote
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