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[kidneyspecialists]

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Our Services:

✅Chronic Kidney Disease

✅Dialysis

✅Renal Transplant

✅Glomerulonephritis

✅Hypertension Management

✅Other Conditions We Treat

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[skop-here-blog]

Elton John - I'm Still Standing

🎵... "Don't you know that I'm still standing better than I ever did Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid ~ I'm still standing after all this time" 🎶🙌🏼

[kellyyang-blog1]

Saturday Breaky with this handsome man... birthday weekend with a bonus.. friends wedding!! #birthdayweekend #breaky #handsomeman #lovelife #postkidneytransplant #blessed #grateful #dandenongs #xoxoxo #dandenongs #september #spring https://www.instagram.com/p/B2X-FZjpLdU/?igshid=1n5thu8u3t0zv

[zeearque]

I will never get tried of giving thanks to the Lord for giving me my second life especially today, for I celebrate my 4th Miracle Birthday. Yes! It has been 4 years that I had my Kidney Transplant. It wasn’t an easy journey for me, my family and my loveones. After the transplant its not all roses,I still have to see my 4 doctors on schedule, have my injections and lab test to see if there is any problems. I have to take my medications on schedule and other stuff to be sure that my kidney is well. Financially it’s a struggle but God always provide. A year after my post transplant we got a scare my body almost rejected my new kidney. I was too eager to be my normal self and did things right away but my body wasn’t ready yet. Thank God I recovered. After that I got confined over and over again either I needed blood transfusion, coz hemoglobin went down due to me bleeding. The blood I need now isn’t your normal blood since I am post transplant. That transfusion and the countless others save my life that is why I am grateful to those people who donates blood and i am encouraging people that if they are able to, donate blood, you never know how precious that is to someone like me. My journey is still on going, there will be more scars on my body, i may still become forgetful at times, my hospital visits will still be there, the needle marks and doctors who thinks I’m a pin cushion, people will still judge as they see me without knowing me, new challenges in my health will arise but my life is a miracle it is given by God, my strength also comes from Lord, whatever God’s will in my life it will be done. That has always been my prayer from the beginning and God has never failed not once. So if ever you find yourself in doubt pray, pray and pray. I know i am bless and i thank God for that in every breath I take. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️ My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion FOREVER. Psalms 73:26 #4thmiraclebday2019 #myGodismystrengthforever #postkidneytransplant #donatebloodsavealife https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzzq5ErHshTGfpste31UC4suT7VuMaZ9m-Iabs0/?igshid=1i2a2h463p044

[wellnesscoachsonia]

Feeling better than ever! Thank you God for seeing me through this whole year. For keeping me strong mentally and physically, most times lol. It's been a tough year but I'm stronger and more fearless than ever ! #postkidneytransplant #livingdonor #strong #recoveryisworthit #kidneytransplant #kdineysoulmate #donatelife #soniascocoonfoundation #wellnesscoachsonia #lovethyself #loveyourbody

[cjhippos]

Today it’s Anxiety

I went on a bike ride. I ate a belly full of ramen and topped it off with a milk bun filled with ice cream. Now I’m at home feeling anxious. I can’t just sit and relax. I can’t sit and read. I’m contemplating swimming but I can’t get myself to do it. I’m hoping yoga will relax me. I’m planning on going to a 530pm class called Ground and Restore. I don’t even understand why I can’t sleep. 

What is wrong with me?! I’m going through all these emotions, different ones every day. It’s like a strange rollercoaster. It’s bothersome but not devastatingly bothersome. It’s just annoying. 

I really should make a big poster that says “I’m ok. I’m fine. I like where I am. I like myself.” To remind myself that I’M FINE. I’m really more than fine. It’s just my brain is telling me I’m not. It’s an emotional thing. I really need to get over it, whatever it is. 

This blogging is supposed to be therapeutic but I still feel all wound up. I was hoping it would be a side effect of the prednisone tapering, that way I know it will eventually go away. But anxiety is not a side effect of that. 

I am going back to work this week. It could be that. I’ll just have to see what happens this week. I’m also expecting my period. It could be pre-menstrual symptoms. Or maybe I need real therapy again because I’m entering back into my old lifestyle and routines with my new outlook on life. 

So frustrating to be all over the place!!!!

[kidneyspecialists]

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We specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases.

Our Services:

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✅Dialysis

✅Renal Transplant

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✅Other Conditions We Treat

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[kidneyspecialists]

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[kidneyspecialists]

Finding a Kidney Specialist

We specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases.

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✅Chronic Kidney Disease

✅Dialysis

✅Renal Transplant

✅Glomerulonephritis

✅Hypertension Management

✅Other Conditions We Treat

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[kidneyspecialists]

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[kidneyspecialists]

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We specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases.

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✅Chronic Kidney Disease

✅Dialysis

✅Renal Transplant

✅Glomerulonephritis

✅Hypertension Management

✅Other Conditions We Treat

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[cjhippos]

Feeling Socially Awkward

I don’t know if this has anything to do with my kidney transplant recovery but I’ve just been feeling socially awkward lately. It’s even weirder because I feel it with my close family and friends. 

I had a dessert filled weekend in LA last weekend. Joel and I drove to LA on Friday and rented an Airbnb for the weekend. We had plans to go to #OmgDessertGoals on Saturday with Elaine, Ethan, Jocyl, and Zoe. Then on Sunday we had tickets to the Museum of Ice Cream with Jan, Ed, Elaine, and Ethan. So we decided to make a trip out of it and go to Universal Studios on Friday, and rent a place for all of us to stay. 

I was already feeling weird on Friday, a little off balanced. I was clumsier than usual. I couldn’t find the right words when I spoke and used weird phrases or expressions. I think I’m prone to weird phrases but it was especially weird. Joel even backed off talking to me because I was just so awkward. 

But it’s been a week and now the awkwardness is more inside. I’m questioning my interactions, whether my interactions are too much or if i should back off. Or having feelings of inadequacies. Or feeling left out. I told Joel a couple of days ago that I was feeling a bit depressed. No reason, just a sad kind of feeling inside. I know that this was pretty common for people on dialysis and I did experience it for quite awhile prior to my transplant. It was just weird now to have the same feelings post transplant. 

Anyways I made it through the weekend. And it wasn’t really hard because the weekend was fun and filled with people I love. But after #OmgDessertGoals I was pretty overwhelmed and almost bailed on the Museum of Ice Cream. I had fun at Universal Studios, we were only there for a couple hours. We had dinner with Zoe, a late dinner, at Public School 213. It was great! Great food especially the buffalo cauliflower appetizer. And it was cool to see and catch up with her. And all that sugar at the dessert festival! 

But all the interaction was pretty overwhelming. I had been in hiding for the last 3 months, just hanging out with close family and mostly in the confines of my home or in familiar places. And in small groups, with one to 3 people. And doing activities just for me, like yoga or adventures with just Joel. The interaction was intimate and minimal. 

But this weekend took me out of hiding. And i felt kind of tired from all the interaction. And it left me with this awkward feeling like my interactions weren’t enough, or enjoyed by my company. I now have this feeling of wanting to practice going out more, having more conversations, wanting to be invited to join in activities. Or hosting activities of my own. 

The awkwardness could be from the post transplant recovery period, where i was required to maintain minimum interaction to minimize risk of infection. And maybe in the past I’ve always had a sense of inadequacy about myself. But I don’t understand why it’s coming out now. I have a new life, a new outlook. I’ve been okay with who I am, and who I want to be. I’ve been ok with myself. But this week I haven’t been ok. 

[cjhippos]

I ended my last post with “There’s really life after a kidney transplant,” which is kind of funny because a majority of kidney failure patients hope and pray for a transplant so they can have a better quality of life. It’s funny to me because you really expect to have that great life after. And I am definitely enjoying my new life but it gives the impression that there is nothing left to worry about. But I feel like you have to be on your guard all the time, and make lifestyle changes to make your outcomes better. You can’t go back to living the life you had. You have to be better if you get this opportunity. 

Am I being a little cryptic? So while on dialysis I was always a bit cynical about life. Why was I on dialysis? Was I being punished by God? Why even pray? why would this happen to me? I was healthy and exercised prior to being diagnosed with kidney failure. Life just seemed really unfair. 

So I wasn’t really strict about following the guidelines that doctors encouraged me to follow while on dialysis. Especially the food restrictions. I would just eat what I wanted for the most part. My labs were out of range for the majority of the time but not wildly out of range. I was strict with the liquid restrictions because I definitely felt like crap and looked like a swollen cow when I didn’t limit myself. I did dialysis Monday, Wednesday, Friday. So although I enjoyed the weekends because it was a break from treatment. Mondays were always the toughest on my body. Anyways what was my point again? Oh yeah, I was very lax during my time on dialysis. My thinking was- Life sucks right now, why not enjoy the things you can?! It was mostly the food restrictions I didn’t/couldn’t stick to. It also didn’t help that I thought my dietitian was a moron. 

I think what really kept me healthier was my activeness. I continued to work full time. I went to yoga pretty regularly. Joel and I would go on walks, or hikes. I ignored the fatigue that goes along with dialysis. Well for the most part anyways. Somedays it was unbearable and I would call off and just stay in bed all day. Being on dialysis is a unique situation. For the most part you feel ok but there are somedays that just wipe you out. Many of the older patients feel the fatigue all the time. I’m grateful that I didn’t feel it too much. 

Now post transplant there were still food restrictions! At first my potassium and phosphorous were too low. So the doctors said eat bananas, eat cheese. Then my potassium was too high. Then they said lay off the bananas and vegetables. What are you eating?! Also other labs were coming out weird. Like red blood cell count was too low, tried epogen, and a blood transfusion. Then white blood cell count was too low, acids were high. Every week there has been an adjustment to meds, restrictions. 

But now I have a more positive attitude because now I know life can be better. So although i have more freedom I am following all the directions of the doctors, eating healthier, and going to yoga and exercising more and regularly. I have to do everything I can to avoid being on dialysis again. Life is so much better now. 

[cjhippos]

Carpe diem

Now that I have a new life, dialysis free and healthier than before. I’ve been trying to live a more yoga lifestyle, and including more adventures into my everyday life. About 2.5 months post kidney transplant, I actually started to feel better! I have more energy. I have more interest in doing activities. With the 3 months medical leave Joel and I have been taking advantage of the free time off. 

We had planned to go to Maryland and New York. Initially, for Joel’s friend’s wedding. And then talked about making it a vacation, especially now that I don’t have to schedule dialysis appointments. But after the biopsy, we decided it wouldn’t be safe to travel so far away at the moment. I was totally bummed. The east coast would have been such an exciting adventure. 

So we’ve been having local adventures. 

We went to Salvation Mountain. 

We went to one of the Desertx exhibits in Palm Springs. 

I’ve also been cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry. Sounds less than exciting but I’ve enjoyed it so far. I honestly never used to have time or energy to do those things pre-transplant. It’s pretty nice to be able to do those things. 

We just came back from a weekend in the Bay Area. I’ll post more about these adventures and SF later. I just wanted to put it out there that there really is life after post kidney transplant. 

[cjhippos]

Everything seems to be going fine

It’s been a month since my kidney rejection scare. I’ve been going to clinic visits once a week since then and everything seems to be going fine. My labs are coming out great. My potassium, phosphorous, red blood cell count, etc are all in range. I’ve had some high acid results but was prescribed calcium carbonate and now it’s normal. I’ve had some low white blood cell counts but I ate a bag of spinach, over the course of a week, and now it is also normal. My creatinine is 0.9, which is normal for a person with 2 working kidneys, which means it’s awesome for me! 

I have energy! I finished my mudroom project. I cleaned out my closet, organized our entire dresser, been keeping up with the laundry, cooking home cooked meals, going to yoga, and just came back from an adventure packed few days in the Bay Area. 

I no longer have clinic visits scheduled at Scripps. I’m supposed to have appointments with my regular nephrologists starting in July. I have a follow-up kidney biopsy this Thursday at Scripps. 

I hope and pray that this biopsy will show no signs of rejection.