I get this a lot. If I speak to anyone else that has kidney failure, they tell me too that people are always amazed that they’re sick. Currently the only thing that indicates that I am sick is the plaster on my neck. However this does not even begin to cover the severity of my… Continue reading But you don’t look sick
Throughout this journey I have always considered myself lucky. I have a disease that has a treatment plan and I have incredible doctors. I have always had a fear since I was little about losing a limb or losing one of my senses. I am always grateful that my disease is manageable. I cannot imagine… Continue reading Eyesight deterioration
I get asked a lot of random and sometimes silly questions about my illness. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to ask! What caused your kidneys to fail? I have no idea. The doctors ran 13 different tests on me and they still have no idea what caused them to fail. How… Continue reading Frequently asked questions
If you had asked me a a while back if I had any idea I would end up with gout, I would have laughed at you. In my mind, either really obese or really old people had gout. Ignorant, I know, but that has been my exposure to gout. A while back I went for… Continue reading I have gout!
Its been a while since I actually did an update on my health. If you follow my blog, you will know that I am on peritoneal dialysis. This means I have a port in my stomach, which allows me to do my dialysis at home. This port is roughly by my bladder. About a month… Continue reading An update
I was recently given a disabled parking bay at my work. The normal parking is quite far from the building and I become out of breath very quickly. I also need this parking as I have a PD catheter in my stomach that cannot get wet. So when it rains, I need to be as… Continue reading Disability
On Tuesday, I did my first PET (Peritoneal Equilibration Test) with my dialysis clinic. The purpose of the test is to determine how well the dialysis is working and to see if your routine needs to change. Perhaps you need to keep solution in for longer or shorter periods? Who knows. I took two days off from… Continue reading Peritoneal Equilibration Test (PET)- What happens
This is something I have been wanting to write about for a while but I struggled to put what I was feeling into words. For over a year (pre-diagnoses) I had kidney failure symptoms which I never knew were symptoms. I had a very stressful job and I honestly thought all my symptoms were related… Continue reading Don’t Ignore the Signs
Its been exactly 4 months today since I went to my doctor and told him that I think I have diabetes because my hypochondriac sister said my sleeping habits and memory problems were not normal. Here are few things I have been grateful for over the last four months Taking my sisters advice and going to the… Continue reading Count your blessings
If you read my previous post, you will know that I am very happy and comfortable with peritoneal dialysis (PD). So this is not going to be a basic list of pros and cons that you see all over the web. This is my personal experience and what I love and hate about it. You… Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Peritoneal Dialysis
The Girl With Kidney Failure 