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So what has changed?

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 The Girl With Kidney Failure4 Comments

Every time someone sees me since my transplant, they always ask me how I am feeling now. I guess its a valid question. Everyone says I look so different so it makes sense that they would want to know if ย I feel any different. There are good things that have changed and there are some… Continue reading So what has changed?

General Isolation- Post Transplant Part 2 + going home

January 12, 2018January 12, 2018 The Girl With Kidney Failure4 Comments

In my last post transplant blog post (here) I was on Day 5 of my recovery and I was peeing on myself. This resulted in the nurses having to put a bedpan next to my bed as I could not make it to the bathroom in time. My days literally consisted of me getting up… Continue reading General Isolation- Post Transplant Part 2 + going home

ICU- Post Transplant Part 1

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 The Girl With Kidney Failure2 Comments

The last two weeks have been a roller coaster. I have been struggling to find the motivation to actually write a blog post because I am adjusting to an overactive kidney and a ton of medication. So now I am taking some time to myself and I am going to write an honest post about… Continue reading ICU- Post Transplant Part 1

Eyesight deterioration

September 7, 2017September 18, 2017 The Girl With Kidney Failure3 Comments

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

Frequently asked questions

September 6, 2017September 7, 2017 The Girl With Kidney Failure2 Comments

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

I have gout!

August 30, 2017August 31, 2017 The Girl With Kidney Failure5 Comments

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!

An update

August 2, 2017 The Girl With Kidney Failure3 Comments

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

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Hi! My name is Amina and welcome to my blog. Read all about my journey with kidney disease. Hope I can be of help towards someone else that is diagnosed.

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February is my favorite month ๐Ÿ˜›
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Incredibly lucky to have my sister as my best friend ๐Ÿค— #MyBigFatParkerWedding
I finally wrote another blog post! I wrote all about my experience with CMV, the symptoms I have and a little bit of advice. A quick update on my test results: unfortunately I am still CMV positive but I will be retested in two weeks time. My numbers have improved dramatically and my doctor is happy with my progress. My little kidney is also looking good and has gone back to being perfect. You know where to find the link ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ
For the first time since my transplant, Iโ€™m actually sick. I have a transplant related illness ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ I know Iv been really silent on instagram but purely because I was enjoying my life. But hereโ€™s what happened in the last two weeks. I felt weird. My body hurt, my head hurt and I just didnโ€™t feel like myself. I decided to blame the blood moon ๐ŸŒ luckily for me, I had a routine check up with my doctor and it turns out, I am CMV Positive. CMV is a relatively safe virus for a normal person. But not for someone with a suppressed immune system. My viral load is insanely high and I have no idea what to do with myself. I have no energy and absolutely no appetite. Iv been going to work (purely because I have no sick days to take off) but I am not productive. I wish I could say this post transplant journey is rosy but itโ€™s not. Just when you think youโ€™re perfectly healthy, youโ€™re hit with something new. So what now? I am currently on a very strong antibiotic and we will see if I am still CMV positive in two weeks time. I guess I will keep you updated and share a little bit about CMV over the next two weeks.
Six months ago, this time I was ridiculously high on morphine and peeing like a mad person ๐Ÿ˜› Happy 6 month kidney anniversary to me!
I wrote a new blog post about how life has changed since my transplant. The good and the bad. Firstly, chicken nugget addiction is back ๐Ÿ˜‚ you know where to find the rest ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ’
I told everyone today that Iโ€™m 23. It was all going well until I was surprised with this cake ๐Ÿ˜‚

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