Hi Sharon, my son's kidneys were also heading to failure when he was 14. He had surgery to remove his kidneys, went on HD for five weeks and then he got one of...
Hi ya'll (yes, I'm in the South!) just wanted to introduce myself to everyone. My 14 yr old daughter, Taylor, was born with cloacal anomolies, icnluding absent...
Hi Nancy, I know you from some other groups. :) Welcome to kidney kids. I hope that Taylor gets the call soon. Erin ... to ... blood ... and ... are ... the...
Hey Erin...there's not much posting in this group, huh? I was on the PUV group but so much about Taylor doesn't quit fit there. She has had so much done over...
HI Nancy! I'm here too.....haha. How is Taylor doing? I'm sure you are both anxious to get that call!!! Of course I'm sure fear enters into it as well! Take...
Hey Shelly! I figured there would be some folks on here I knew from other boards. The PUV board is great but sometimes I feel like Taylor has SO much going on...
Hi Nancy, Kidneykids is a fairly quiet group compared to the others I am on. Let us know when the call comes!! Erin ... the PUV group but so much about Taylor...
well how is everyone well i am okay but still trying to fight this cold. I get to go to my grandparents for easter hoilday which it is there 45th annversary...
I started this goup while caring for my son with Kidney failure. I have experienced all the inns and outs of the dialysis, transplants, and now I am...
... I'm so sorry. We are very lucky that our son survived past birth, but more so that he's still with us after all of that. Sometimes I miss doing the ...
Helen, I think of you often and pray for strength for you. I know how hard it is going to be to let my kidney kid go off to college in the fall and how that...
Helen: I can relate to the kind of pain you are having. I lost two daughters (Roxanna, 6 months and Raysa, 2 years) due to kidney problems. Raysa was on...
I have a 7 year old son who last year in May started urinating alot of blood one day.Hee had never had problems before.His peditrician sent him to a urologist....
I'll try to make this short..if that's possible. I'm actually from the same puv list as Shelly, for those of you who know her. My now 3 y.o. was born with...
Hi My name is Michelle I have 3 kids. My odest is the healthiest. My almost 7 year old daughter has been struggling since she was 2 with problems. My son also...
Hi, My name is Bev and I am a mother of 2 children. My oldest child is 9 and she had a kidney transplant on March 12th. She suffered kidney damage at birth,...
I live in Ohio too and I am also new to this group. I am not sure where you are taking your child, but I am impressed with Dr. Mahan at Columbus childrens...
HI Michelle. I have 3 kids also, only one of whom has kidney problems. My kidney kid is 3 now, and was born with his kidney failure. He's looking at a kidney...
Hello, I thought I'd take a little time to tell my story. I hope this does not end up being too long. I found this group just be searching on yahoo. I am a...
Hi Tessa, welcome to kidneykids, it has been kind of quiet here until lately. My son was diagnosed with kidney disease at age 12 and had a transplant at age...
Hi Michele, I hope you find the support that you are looking for. I know of some other list groups for parents with children with kidney disease, so if you...
Bev, your story told me what a strong and loving mom you are. You have sure been through a lot. I am glad that it has all had a good outcome. As I said before,...
Thanks Erin, We are 3 months post transplant, from what I understand, the most critical time is behind us. Of course, they said the first 10 days, then the...
Erin That is great to know. Your creatinine level. I will pass that news on to my husband. Someone told him that it could take 6 months for him to feel...
Bev, I remember heaving a huge sigh of relief at the 3 month, 6 month and year milestones, you will get there. Things will calm down considerably too by then....
Bev, It did take about 6 months for me to feel completely healed. I teach school, so it wasn't really an issue for me. 4 years later all I have is the scar. :)...
Erin, I think Caity just feels good and feels like eating for the first time in her life. She loves TACO BELL, I have to limit her trips there. She would eat...
Erin, Our biggest problem was the fact that we have the Children's doctors and doctors from OSU making the calls. And sometimes....it is frustrating. For...
Just wanted to say hi to the new members. My son was born with kidney failure due to a blockage in his urethra. They told us before birth that he would be...
