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Congratulations man!
Well its July 23rd...hope everything is going well. Update us as soon as you can...
wow thats awesome dude! I know someone who never got the donor :(
makes me feel good when people get rewarded :cheers:
Congrats dude! Hope everything goes well :rockon:
let us know how the surgery went!
[QUOTE=Quizno]let us know how the surgery went![/QUOTE]
Will do. Next time I am on ISH, I will have had another man's organ inserted into me. No homo.
Wish you the best man...good to know there are good people out there willing to give up their kidney to a stranger
[QUOTE=Myth]Will do. Next time I am on ISH, I will have had another man's organ inserted into me. No homo.[/QUOTE]
Do you get to keep the old ones? You should ask. And get some jars.
That's cool and all, but what's the kid gonna do without his knee? Ba Dum Tss!
Best of luck, I'm having surgery as well today :cheers:
[QUOTE=Myth]As many of you know, I have been on the Oregon kidney transplant list for about 2 years. Today I got the phone call saying they have a live donor for me. To my shock, it was none of the people who called on my behalf, just some random stranger that wanted to help somebody out. I'm scheduled to have surgery on July 23rd, so my move to Cali will be somewhat delayed.[/QUOTE]
Congrats bro. Ask for an extension to your dorsal fin while they're at it.
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Seriously, all the best. Keep us updated with how you go.
[QUOTE=Myth]Will do. Next time I am on ISH, I will have had another man's organ inserted into me. No homo.[/QUOTE]
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Congrats man! I've been watching your progress from afar. This is great news cheers! :cheers:
Congrats man hope everything works out!
[QUOTE=Myth]Will do. Next time I am on ISH, I will have had another man's organ inserted into me. No homo.[/QUOTE]
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Originally Posted by Myth
Will do. Next time I am on ISH, I will have had another man's organ inserted into me. No homo.[/QUOTE]
I have to say, that is brillant. Is that yours or is that long time joke in the organ donor community?
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There are a number of complications that can arise and I will be on anti-rejection medications that lower my immune system making me vulnerable to other illnesses. Good chance I will become diabetic and get skin cancer, in addition to other possible outcomes. Plus the medications, like Prednisone, have their own shitty side-effects. But all of that is better than the alternative.[/QUOTE]
Oh bummer - sending a prayer your way
Everthing went as expected. I'm still in some pain, and I have yet to poop, so that is going to hurt. Also, I apparently peed 3.5 gallons my first night after my kidney was put in. It is common to pee a lot with a new kidney, but I was still peeing as much as a normal person, so the amount I'm peeing is an extreme amount.
[QUOTE=KevinNYC]I have to say, that is brillant. Is that yours or is that long time joke in the organ donor community?[/QUOTE]
It is something I came up with. I was also planning that if I ever got a kidney from a woman, I would use it in debates with women by pointing out that I am part woman.
Scoooter - I keep my originals too. It causes more trauma on the body to have them removed, so they remain in place and the new kidney was added to my right hip. I have a big nasty scar that goes from my right hip and curls down to the bottom of my happy trail. If I ever get another transplant on my left him, I'm hoping it completes a smiley face scar.
Congrats on the surgery man, and best of luck in recovery. patience and movies are your best friend :cheers:
[QUOTE=D-Rose]Congrats on the surgery man, and best of luck in recovery. patience and movies are your best friend :cheers:[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I've been watching cable because I'm still in the hospital. I just got moved out of the ICU a few hours ago, so that is when I was able to start using my computer here. I should be here until sometime Friday through Monday. I could watch Netflix on my computer now, but I haven't tested to see how fast the internet is here yet.
Awesome news, glad it went well.:applause:
[QUOTE=Myth]Everthing went as expected. I'm still in some pain, and I have yet to poop, so that is going to hurt. Also, I apparently peed [B]3.5 gallons my first night after my kidney was put in. It is common to pee [/B]a lot with a new kidney, but I was still peeing as much as a normal person, so the amount I'm peeing is an extreme amount.
It is something I came up with. I was also planning that if I ever got a kidney from a woman, I would use it in debates with women by pointing out that I am part woman.
Scoooter - I keep my originals too. It causes more trauma on the body to have them removed, so they remain in place and the new kidney was added to my right hip. I have a big nasty scar that goes from my right hip and curls down to the bottom of my happy trail. If I ever get another transplant on my left him, I'm hoping it completes a smiley face scar.[/QUOTE]
was that liquid that was retained in the body and then came out becoz of the new extra kidney is working....or is there another reason for the peeing ?
[QUOTE=tomtucker]was that liquid that was retained in the body and then came out becoz of the new extra kidney is working....or is there another reason for the peeing ?[/QUOTE]
From my limited understanding, there are a few things that come into play. When a new kidney starts working, it starts filtering like crazy right off the bat. Even though I was already peeing a normal amount before the transplant, I think there may have been some excess water stored in me that the original kidneys weren't getting rid of. Additionally, they flush me with a lot of fluids during the surgery, and because I was already peeing sufficiently, this means I have 3 kidneys that are filtering all the liquid. By night number 2, it was nowhere near 3.5 gallons.
Myth what was wrong with your original kidney? Had you been suffering for a long time?
Myth, this is great news! Came on ISH specifically looking to see if there was an update on your surgery.
Rest and heal, man. You'll be shocked at how fast you start to feel good. Hoping your second chance at life is as remarkable as mine has been. Enjoy, and be well!
^Is that your dog? You guys have the same expression - that's awesome!
[QUOTE=Myth]From my limited understanding, there are a few things that come into play. When a new kidney starts working, it starts filtering like crazy right off the bat. Even though I was already peeing a normal amount before the transplant, I think there may have been some excess water stored in me that the original kidneys weren't getting rid of. Additionally, they flush me with a lot of fluids during the surgery, and because I was already peeing sufficiently, this means I have 3 kidneys that are filtering all the liquid. By night number 2, it was nowhere near 3.5 gallons.[/QUOTE]
good stuff
well, this is very nice to hear. Glad you are done with dialysis.
[QUOTE=Raz]Myth what was wrong with your original kidney? Had you been suffering for a long time?[/QUOTE]
I was diagnosed with a chronic kidney disease (IgA Nephropathy) in 2004. My kidneys slowly deteriorated since then, and I was placed on a transplant list in 2010. Just in the beginning of June, I started peritoneal dialysis, but luckily this came along so that I don't have to stay on dialysis as I move down to Califnornia.
Out of the hospital. A couple notes on some of the worse, but not fully expected parts:
1. I got plugged up and couldn't poop for a few days, and spent about 18 hours in pain as my stomach churned but was blocked up. That was worse than the actual surgery pain because the surgical scar only hurts when touched or moving, but the lack of pooping hurt no matter what I did.
2. I hate having a urine catheter. That tube is way too big considering the size of the hole they put it in. I never want to see blood around my dick hole ever again (I could have said this before the experience too, but it is still valid). The worse part about the catheter was getting a random boner, especially in the middle of the night. Not much worse than sleeping when suddenly you get a boner and everything swells and stretches out around a catheter, and if feels like something is currently being pushed into your dick hole. Removing the catheter wasn't much fun either, but actually not as bad as I expected.
[QUOTE=Myth]Scoooter - I keep my originals too. It causes more trauma on the body to have them removed, so they remain in place and the new kidney was added to my right hip. I have a big nasty scar that goes from my right hip and curls down to the bottom of my happy trail. If I ever get another transplant on my left him, I'm hoping it completes a smiley face scar.[/QUOTE]
That I wouldn't have expected. Utterly fascinating.
[QUOTE=Raz]^Is that your dog? You guys have the same expression - that's awesome![/QUOTE]
yep, that's Sami. She's an awesome dog, and that from a guy who previously disregarded pretty much any dog under 40 lb.
[QUOTE=Myth]Out of the hospital. A couple notes on some of the worse, but not fully expected parts:
1. I got plugged up and couldn't poop for a few days, and spent about 18 hours in pain as my stomach churned but was blocked up. That was worse than the actual surgery pain because the surgical scar only hurts when touched or moving, but the lack of pooping hurt no matter what I did.
2. I hate having a urine catheter. That tube is way too big considering the size of the hole they put it in. I never want to see blood around my dick hole ever again (I could have said this before the experience too, but it is still valid). The worse part about the catheter was getting a random boner, especially in the middle of the night. Not much worse than sleeping when suddenly you get a boner and everything swells and stretches out around a catheter, and if feels like something is currently being pushed into your dick hole. Removing the catheter wasn't much fun either, but actually not as bad as I expected.[/QUOTE]
All uphill from here, man. And agreed about the catheter. As uncomfortable as it was, I thought taking it out would suck. But it wasn't that bad.
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Update:
I have follow up surgery this Monday, which also happens to be my birthday. Originally, they were going to have this surgery (removal of my peritoneal catheter from dialysis), a procedure to remove the stint on my bladder (10 minutes of using a scope and clamp to go up through my dick to remove it), and remove my staples from the incision all on separate dates. The timeline was close between the follow up surgery and the stint removal, so I asked them to go up my dick while I'm out for surgery, and the doctors all looked at each other like they hadn't considered that and said, "Hmm, I guess that would make sense." Couldn't believe these guys can be so smart but then lack the common sense to assume that I'd prefer they do it at the same time rather than go through my dick while I'm awake. This morning, they decided to remove the staples at the same time, which is also a bonus, but not as big of a deal.
Also, I jerked it for the first time on Sunday, and apparently the urine catheter wasn't very nice to me (it was removed on Friday). After finishing, my dick turned all purple near the base like all the blood vesicles broke. Scary shit seeing your dick look like a bruise :lol
is that u in the pic? thought u looked like the guy in ur avatar :lol
hope all goes well my man
[QUOTE=KDTrey5]is that u in the pic? thought u looked like the guy in ur avatar :lol
hope all goes well my man[/QUOTE]
Sorry to disappoint you that I'm not actually Mark Bryant, lol.
[QUOTE=Myth]Sorry to disappoint you that I'm not actually Mark Bryant, lol.[/QUOTE]
:lol :cheers:
best of luck on the follow up surgery. i've had a catheter and dialysis before, not pleasant experiences. i've been banned by my doctor from sexual activity for two weeks after my surgery which was a week ago, removing a tumor near my belt.