Comments | soaraway: OMG so sick :(

soaraway

OMG so sick :(

Dec 20, 2009 15:13

Got home last night... around 11 PM got these horrible stomach cramps all at once. They didn't let up all night, until maybe 12 hours later. I ended up vomiting a grand total of 16 times, plus SEVERE diarrhea all night long. I really felt like I lost 10 lbs of water weight in a go. By the morning I felt like shit but managed to keep down a few ( Read more... )

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loveablebaruch December 20 2009, 20:22:49 UTC

Refua shalemah, Soar!

soaraway December 21 2009, 02:13:32 UTC

Thank you.

lyssas_song December 21 2009, 01:57:44 UTC

Glad you're able to keep something down now. Feel better! I'm probably headed to the doctor tomorrow as well. Something isn't quite right, though I am unsure of whether it's related to my transplant or ovarian cysts at this point.

soaraway December 21 2009, 02:14:14 UTC

Eek! That sounds awful. Makes my gastroenteritis seem so minor O.O Do you mind me asking what sort of transplant it was?

lyssas_song December 21 2009, 02:30:24 UTC

Gastro issues are occasionally part of a transplant recipient's existence. And I have to agree with you. They are horrible! I've been in the hospital quite a few times because of dehydration which tends to mess the transplanted organ up temporarily.

I don't mind at all. I had a kidney transplant 13 years ago. My mom was the donor, and other than a few scares, the kidney is still working fairly well. I've only experienced a case of acute full-blown rejection once due to other problems no one caught at their onset. My doctors at that time thought I would need another transplant in 2004, but obviously that didn't happen. :) I am very thankful for being sent to a new nephrologist shortly after who started taking me off of medication left and right. He agrees with my theory in that overmedicating a transplant patient with meds known to kill a kidney if used too often leads to early rejection.

soaraway December 21 2009, 02:59:20 UTC

Wow! That's crazy. But thank G-d you were able to get the transplant and it's still going strong. I'm not a big fan of medication so I'm pretty pleased that this bout of stomach issues was dealt with by riding it out, then consuming massive quantities of powerade. I don't feel great, but at least I know it's on the way out... It is crazy to think what complications there would be with a transplant like yours :O And you're so young, too!

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