Finally Got My Kidney

11 years ago

Was on dialysis 9 years,On Thanksgiving eve they called me.I got the kidney on Thanksgiving .All I know is it wasa 29 yr old male.Feeling great,everyone says I look good ,Im doing even better than doctors expected.Ready to get on with life finally...

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Konrad___far_north

11 years ago

That's nice to hear,..something to say thanks for!

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jdez
11 years ago
Awww. Congratulations. Wish you all the best in the years to come.
kitchendetective
11 years ago
Congratulations! What a saga!
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bulldinkie
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you all,yes I finallysee the light.I canlive again.
liz
11 years ago
great news!! so happy you're feelling better!
lindyluwho
11 years ago
That's fantastic news. I'm very happy for you.
pattico_gw
11 years ago
I thought about you every now and then and wondered how you were doing.

So happy to hear it finally came to pass for you...
you must be a special person...because it took them a Long time to find a special kidney just for you.
Hope to see you here more now....you have been missed.

patti
heather_on
11 years ago
That is wonderful news! Wishing you all the best with your new kidney.
nanny98
11 years ago
Same here, friend. It's been awhile and it is so wonderful to hear that you have been blessed with that kidney. Keep well, and keep in touch. We have missed you! Nanny
grandmamary_ga
11 years ago
How wonderful for you. I too have kidney problems and am on Peritoneal. I do my pt at night. I feel 95% better every day. I think it is great that you are feeling so well. Come back and visit often you have been missed. Your seat is always ready at the table.
Mary
monica_pa Grieves
11 years ago
Great news...I also have missed you.
sweet_betsy No AL Z7
11 years ago
Blessings on your new life.
dedtired
11 years ago
I saw this post on the Recent Posts on the right. Congratulations to you. My former husband is on dialysis and waiting for a kidney. I always wonder what life is like on dialysis. Do you feel pretty good most of the time? I imagine it is a big nuisance having to go through that procedure so often.

I hope your new kidney lasts a million years.
sjerin
11 years ago
Congratulations, Bulldinkie! I know you've waited such a long time for a kidney and I'm so very glad you were able to receive one. Funny, I was just thinking about you yesterday, then I saw this mention on kt.
socks
11 years ago
Fantastic!! You must feel fabulous. I'm so happy for you. Come back over to KT. We miss you there.
cheryl_ok
11 years ago
I miss chatting with you bullwinkie
I'm so happy you got your blessing!
lindaohnowga
11 years ago
Oh what a blessing. Prayers were answered. I am so happy for you and so glad to see this post.
tami_ohio
11 years ago
Bulldinkie, I am so pleased to hear you finally got a new kidney and that you are doing so well! I have prayed for you every day. I will continue the prayers, this time that you remain well.
I have missed you!

Tami
FlamingO in AR
11 years ago
I'm so very happy to see this, Bulldinkie!!! What terrific news, I hope you feel better and better!
kudzu9
11 years ago
That's a long, hard road you've been down. Always glad to hear when something like this happens.
phyllis__mn
11 years ago
This is fantastic news, and am so very happy for you.
yayagal
11 years ago
Wonderful new, there's a whole new exciting chapter ahead for you and you deserve all good things.
bulldinkie
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you everybody you made my day,Im still recovering I just got the new kidney on Thanksgiving.It was quite an ordeal,pretty rough in fact but Ive been thru so much in life I kept fighting.Alot of tests,alot of drugs
,I had a huge incision.they took one kidney out put a new one in.all I know is it was a 29 yr man.
That's what the drs kept saying we want your kidney we want the best for me.I got it.Its working great.
grandmamary_ga
11 years ago
To dedtired you wanted to know what it is like on dialysis. I was on dialysis for about a year and you feel so exhausted after a treatment. The only good days were on Sat and Sun and then it started all over again on Monday. Very exhausting for me. I was so weak after a treatment it was hard for me to walk out of the clinic and climb into our car. Now that I do Peritoneal at night while I sleep I feel about 95% normal.