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Just a young girl, learning to deal with her kidney failure

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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

Disability

July 25, 2017July 25, 2017 The Girl With Kidney Failure1 Comment

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

Don’t Ignore the Signs

February 8, 2017February 8, 2017 The Girl With Kidney FailureLeave a comment

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

The Pros and Cons of Peritoneal Dialysis

February 2, 2017February 2, 2017 The Girl With Kidney Failure1 Comment

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

How does Peritoneal Dialysis work?- My experience

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 The Girl With Kidney Failure3 Comments

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is one way to remove the waste from your blood when your kidney no longer can. Fluid is placed in your stomach via a catheter (read about my catheter operation here) and is drained out after a set amount of time. My doctor recommended that I do three exchanges a day, leaving… Continue reading How does Peritoneal Dialysis work?- My experience

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Amina Parker

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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