Transplant Diary

As if anything to do with human bodily functions can be anything but disgusting, we still need to talk about poo. It is not the most glamorous subject, but for anyone on peritoneal dialysis (PD), bowel movements are more than… Continue Reading →

I’m writing this post a few days after the fact as I needed to process what I just went through before being able to jot it down. After my recent trip to a&e, I knew there was a likelihood of… Continue Reading →

All the things I must avoid / cut down. Again not something my “specialist” ever spoke about. I will be raising this with her the next time I see her as nurses at St Helier and Guy’s were quite clear… Continue Reading →

All the things I can still eat / have in moderation. This post details whats ok for a Stage 4 renal diet. My renal “specialist” simply said cut out salt and don’t eat too many bananas. I think she may… Continue Reading →

Today was one of those days which can put even the most pragmatic of people into a tizzy thinking about nothing but worst-case outcomes. Peritoneal Dialysis, or PD for short, is something I knew I might have to start doing… Continue Reading →

So it appears that the trip to A&E was mostly a false alarm. Whilst my eGFR had gone down from 15 to 9 and Creatinine shot up, it is possible this was due to an ongoing sinus infection / stress…. Continue Reading →

Well this is interesting…. Had a blood test at my gp yesterday evening. 4 hours later got a call from an assessment team saying “get to a&e now”. Turns out my eGfR is only 9, creatitine 600 and a load… Continue Reading →

In 2004 I was finding myself feeling uncommonly tired. I was also up most nights peeing, a lot! A visit to my gp resulted in a little test – check my blood sugar, give me a sugary drink and test… Continue Reading →