Kidney
1 month post kidney transplant
Hey gang,
Just an update as I begin my 2nd month with my new kidney (RC) Its been an interesting ride and I had to put in a wound vac because my incision became slightly infected, was put on on an antibiotic called levaquin. Did a 10 day regiment of that. Just completed it yesterday. Last night around dinnertime I was having some burning sensation while i tried to urinate thought it was a uti, but i saw my urologist to get my stent removed, and he said thats pretty normal when you have a stent in for over a month, so we'll see if the sensation does subside today or tomorrow afternoon, so again never quite easy, but overall the kidney itself is waking up and doing well. creatinine is at 1.7 and my tac levels are at 9.8 so i take 3 in the am and 3 in the pm. I have a visiting nurse that comes once a week to do my wound change for my vac, it does look like i'll be here in the NYC for a bit longer as i completely recover from the vac and wound heals up completely.
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Thanks for everyone who continues to keep my spirits up with calls and texts.
-Alex
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I.am glad you are doing good.
I.am glad you are doing good.
Alex, I experienced a "pinch" sensation at the end of urine streams due to my kidney stent and it was so strong that it would literally make me cringe. Nobody seems to ever talk about this so I'm glad you're sharing this and brought it to your team's attention.