A few days ago, I wrote a post on some of the advantages of receiving a kidney transplant. While I believe that the pros outweigh the cons, I wanted to present “the other side” too: ...
The eighth anniversary of my kidney transplant is right around the corner (on March 1.) Having lived with both dialysis and a kidney transplant, I can honestly say that my life has improved so much ...
Today marks my 2 year kidneyversary! The days, weeks, months, and years leading up to my transplant were difficult. There were a lot of setbacks, and at times I really didn’t even think it would ...
So first, let me get this out of the way. When you have a chronic illness/are immunosuppressed (lupus/kidney transplant, for example), it is absolutely a good idea to get your pap smears on an annual ...
…nothing. Nadda. Ziltch. Today was one of those days that were doomed from the get go.I woke up today at the time I would normally wake up if I was gonna get up and go ...
Nearly two years ago I blogged about some struggles I was going through. I talked about what was making me sad at the time as it relates to my health, my physical appearance, and my ...
It’s hard to believe that so much time has passed since I had my kidney transplant. It was on March 1, 2012. I’ve gotten so used to the freedom and feelings of “wellness” that this ...
Hey everyone- it’s fistula Fridays! Time for an update on my fistula’s healing progress. I wore the silicone scar strips all week. These pics compare the first set of pics I labelled as “fistula Fridays” ...
So it’s time for stomach scar Sundays! Now what I’ve decided is that I’ll (try and) post progress of my arm on Fridays and my stomach on Sundays. Since Friday had already passed, I’ll post ...
It isn’t big, but yup, it’s there. I picked at it a bit at first, thinking it was perhaps a scab that wanted to stand straight up for some reason. But I realized quickly that ...