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If you’ve been following the Beyond Sight blog for a while, you’re probably aware that I underwent a kidney transplant operation yesterday. For obvious reasons, this means that it’ll be a fairly long recovery period for me and it’s unlikely that sitting at a desk working is going to be high on my list of …
If you saw last week’s post, you’ll know that I finally have a date for my long awaited kidney transplant which brings with it a number of emotions, excitement, relief and nervousness being some of those. I know for most of you it must have felt like there was a whole lot of nothing happening. …
We finally have it – a date for the kidney transplant. It’s scheduled for 9 June… which is only 2 weeks away?! I admit I have mixed feelings as I contemplate the enormity of what we’re doing. On the one hand, I am excited to have finally reached this point. We’ve been working towards the …
We finally have it – a date for the kidney transplant. It’s scheduled for 9 June… which is only 2 weeks away?! I admit I have mixed feelings as I contemplate the enormity of what we’re doing. On the one hand, I am unbelievably excited to have finally reached this point. We’ve been working towards …
I am still awaiting approval for my kidney transplant from the Department of Health, now somewhat impatiently. I know that barely a month has gone by since we sent in the application, but the time seems to be dragging as I sit and watch my inbox day after day. Strangely, the time spent waiting has …
Last time I told you that the application for the transplant has been submitted to the Department of Health here in South Africa. While we wait for the response, there is one more minor surgery that needs to take place, and it’s happening next week. I’m having my gall bladder removed. Because, amongst the myriad …
It’s been quite some time since I last updated you on my journey with chronic kidney disease. Mostly that’s because I’ve had little to tell you – I’m still receiving dialysis three times a week and the sessions are progressing well. I’m feeling healthy and am still trying to fit as much as I can …
Last time I told you I was scheduled for an angiogram to check my heart health as my next step towards my kidney transplant. Following the procedure, the main thing to know is that I am still on track for the transplant operation. Well, mostly on track as I will have to wait six months …
One of the final tests I need to go through before we can be approved for a kidney transplant is an angiogram. From what I understand, an angiogram is necessary to confirm that my heart is strong enough to undergo the rigours of the transplant process well. While I haven’t experienced any heart problems my …
Last time I brought you up to date on how things are going with my dialysis. As I mentioned at the end of that article, I have simultaneously been actively working towards a possible kidney transplant. And that’s what today’s blog is about. I think when I last wrote about this side of my journey, …