Daily writings of a patient with Polycystic Kidney Disease from pre-dialysis through transplant, as well as living with a chronic disease and keeping a positive attitude.
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I spoke with Kim today, my Transplant Coordinator, and my BK Virus levels have come down!
I just finished a 10 day course of Cipro, due to my BK levels rising (my CellCept has been on “hold” since July(?), and I’m only on Prograf for now). Cipro is...
I had my monthly labs this week, and the level of BK virus in my blood has increased the past 2 times. It started out at a level of 7200 this summer, reached it’s lowest in September at 961, was 1200 last month, and on Tuesday it is 2500.
The...
I had my quarterly appointments with the Transplant Surgeon and Transplant Nephrologist this past week.
The Surgeon was pleased overall. My creatinine is rock stable at 1.1, my hemoglobin, although still low (I don’t think it will ever be normal),...
Our son Kevin phoned my wife a week ago, telling her he was on his way home, and asked if we wanted a new dog. When he got home 5 minutes later, he brought home a puppy. Of course, there was no decision to be made; it was a done deal before he...
I had lab work done last week, but just got the remaining results today.
The level of BK Virus in my blood continues to drop. It started at 7,260 copies in July, and after stopping CellCept at that point, was 2,257 in August, and this month there...
