My Kidney Blog Maintenance
The My Kidney Blog site has been updated -~ Upgraded to Drupal 6.4.~ Installed the new releases of the Comment Notify, Comment Closer and Akismet modules.Note to fellow MyKidney Bloggers: You will now...
View ArticleBabies adopted from China may need kidney testing
Not often do two major parts of my life (international adoption and kidney disease) cross paths, but this news article out of Canada speaks to my heart (and kidney) in more than one...
View ArticleI think my life is 'normal': 15 months post-transplant
I can hardly believe it's been 15 months since my kidney transplant. Wow, has time flown!Have you been wondering about me and about the health of my transplanted kidney? Wondering what I've been up to...
View Article'It' doesn't simply go away (but I wish it would)
I hesitate often to speak/blog about how I'm doing, because it seems that just when I say all things are good, I take a little step backwards. "It" comes back - "It" is the fact that I have a life-long...
View ArticleHappy Kidney Day - My Two Year Kidneyversary!
On June 11, 2007 around 10:30 am my brother and I were in adjacent operating rooms. He was giving me the gift of life: one of his kidneys.Two years have certainly flown by quite quickly - many changes,...
View ArticleWhat's up with #MyKidney... (my transplant, not this blog!)
I'm 2 years post-renal transplant. I've had no kidney complications, but I get bloodwork and see my doctor routinely every 1-2 months to monitor my health.Three weeks ago during routine bloodwork, my...
View ArticleA (very brief) Explanation of the Results of MyKidney Biopsy
#MyKidney biopsy results = I've physically lost 25% of healthy kidney tissue in my transplanted graft due to scarring from an as yet still unidentified cause.The only knowns are that 1) my original...
View ArticleThank you - It's Good to Have You as My Friend
It means so much to me that all of you took the time to send me hugs and good wishes on Facebook, Twitter and Tokbox and in all the other ways we stay close as friends.This is such a scary thing for...
View ArticleMy Kidney in 2010
It continues to surprise and humble me that MyKidney.com has continued to do well long after my departure from the site and sparse non-existent presence for nearly two years. To this day, I regularly...
View ArticleQuestions from You (via Formspring)
When Formspring launched I created an account and started answering random questions from both my virtual (and IRL) friends and anonymous strangers. After a little while I forgot about Formspring until...
View ArticleHemodialysis and Insomnia
Hemodialysis patients plagued by insomniaAdjustments in hemodialysis, avoiding daytime naps may improve sleep. 08/06/2008 - Article SourceNEW YORK--Patients with kidney disease treated with...
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