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On Monday, June 6, 2005, the doctors came to get me for my surgery. The procedure is called a "radical nephrectomy", which means that they are going to remove an entire kidney. I was in surgery...
failure; 19 episodes required transfusion. Open conversions in laparoscopic nephrectomy or late...
Hi again! I wanted to update everyone on what's going on post-transplant. I have been moving for the past 2 weeks and haven't had much time to blog.
I've had one scare recently with dehydration, but nothing too serious. Ho
Hey everyone! I haven't written in a week or so b/c I've been busy trying to catch up at work. I'm also busy packing b/c we're moving soon. I'm not moving away; just to a new house. I know, I know....bad timing. I'm great at
Well, today is the 4th day after the operation. It's also the first day that I've felt really good. I'm still having pain (obviously), but I got out and went shopping in two stores today. I felt like I really needed to get
Hey everyone. I just wanted to let everyone know that I've been discharged from the hospital and am back at my hotel room. I'm staying at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Scottsdale, AZ. It's only been about 34 hours since the sur
Here is a video feed that KTAL has posted on their website about this kidney donation. I was interviewed today in my home.
http://arklatexhomepage.com/media_player.php?media_id=24151
I have a piece on HuffPo about New Jersey's new flu vaccine mandate for babies and toddlers. Hope you'll add a comment over there. Thanks. Kim Read, New Jersery to Require Mandatory Kidney Donation HERE.
The Arizona Republic highlighted America's first kidney donation chain in a July 22 story:
A chain of small miracles started in Phoenix last week.
It began when a Michigan man decided to donate one of his kidneys to a 
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... and in most cases the kidney itself. This operation is called a nephrectomy. In most cases, the remaining kidney can perform all ... » Read on Complications
... Your doctor may consider removing one or both of their kidneys (nephrectomy), to help relieve this pressure.
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