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Nathan M. Patient Expert

Plano, Texas
I have Polycystic Kidney Disease. I received a Kidney Transplant on January 11, 2007.
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oops by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure You know, I totally forgot to follow up on my nine-day illness. I did get better. After reading some comments on my previous post, I realized that I did not tell my reading c ... Read on »
Follow-Up from Friday's Appointment by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure I went to the doctor again on Friday. They said that the CMV test results were negative. At least that is a positive thing. They ran a sonogram on my transplanted kidney whil ... Read on »
(251) Nathan Gets Tested for CMV by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure Hello everyone! I'm writing today to let everyone in on what has been going on with me for the past week, and what they think is happening. The title is sort-of a spoiler. The ... Read on »
Follow-Up From Appointments by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure I went in for my cardiologist's appointment and ran on the treadmill. I walked/ran for a little more than ten minutes to get my heart rate up over 161. The technician put me o ... Read on »
Cystoscopy and Fan Question by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure As a qiuck follow-up, I am feeling much better. It has been almost a week since my cystoscopy, and I think I am doing fine. I am back to using the bathroom a normal number of ... Read on »
After the Cystoscopy by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure I went to the urologist on Friday afternoon. He wanted to do a cystoscopy to make sure that everything was okay with my bladder. A cystoscopy involves having a camera placed i ... Read on »
Cystoscopy - Coming Soon? by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure This afternoon, I have to go and see my urologist. I was sent to him with a diagnosis of hematuria (and particulate in the urine). The suggested procedure is to have a cystosc ... Read on »
(246) Monday Misadventures and a Pending Cystoscopy by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure So, I probably should have tried and blog about this yesterday, but I didn't take the time to do it. I wanted to let everyone know, for starters, that I am still okay and as o ... Read on »
Cardiologist Appointment - June 18 by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure I went and saw my cardiologist on Thursday, June 18, 2009. I realize that it has been almost two weeks now since I went to see her, but that's not my fault. We have been very ... Read on »
Not About Kidneys: But Still Important by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure Hi, it's Nathan. I know that it has been a while, but not too many exciting things have been happening (medically speaking) to me. However, I do have a major announcement. Now ... Read on »
Post-Transplant Clinic: April 2, 2009 by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure I had another quarterly post-transplant appointment with the Dallas Transplant Institute in lovely downtown Dallas, TX. Once again, it seems that I am doing well. Here are my ... Read on »
2009 Glofil Test and 2nd Kidneyversary by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure Greetings everyone! I'm here to report on more great news. I had my 2009 Glofil test on Thursday, January 8, 2009. As far as I know, the results should be good (since they di ... Read on »
Magnetic Resonance Angiography of My Head by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure Today, I had an MRA, or magnetic resonance angiogram, done of my head. For those of you that did not know, my mom died last month from complications after a burst brain aneury ... Read on »
Saturday's Treatment by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure I had my third outpatient dialysis treatment last Saturday. Everything went well through the treatment until after they had unhooked me and were ready to send me home. When th ... Read on »
Second Treatment by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure Well, I had my second outpatient dialysis treatment last night, and it was great. They took off 1900 ml of fluid, and I did not have any blood pressure problems. My arm is sti ... Read on »
Outpatient Dialysis has Begun by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure Last night was my first outpatient dialysis treatment. It went okay, but I guess it could have been better. I was there for four hours, and they originally had scheduled to re ... Read on »
My Fistulagram by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure I had my interventional radiology procedure (fistulagram) this morning. The radiologist said that the entire upper half of the fistula (in my uppper arm) is blocked. Blood i ... Read on »
Sorry for the Delay by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure Sorry for the delay, everyone. I was so busy at work and at home last week that I did not have time to update my blog. I realized that this was a blunder after the third or ... Read on »
Hemodialysis Patient Report Card for Nathan - Sep 2006 by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure Hello everyone. I am posting today to give you my latest lab results. I am posting directly from blogger.com today, because I am going to attempt to insert pictures to show ... Read on »
September 12 - Update by Nathan M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Kidney Failure Welcome to the blog everyone. It is Tuesday, September 12, 2006, and today is a pretty good day. Let me give everyone updates on what is going on, and hopefully you’ll learn ... Read on »