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Going for a kidney transplant.

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Jockmcplop
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom9999 Posts
June 04 2023 15:32 GMT
#1
After years of dialysis, which btw absolutely destroys a person in terms of physical and cognitive capability (just ask my poor mafia friends who i've let down many times in the last few years through simply not being able to concentrate for a few days!), its finally (dependent on some last minute health checks) happening.

I'm so excited. If you don't hear from me in the next 7 days its good news. I have no internet devices for hospital so I'll go silent if it happens.

When I do return you can expect an AAR

*****
RIP Meatloaf <3
Grackaroni
Profile Joined July 2011
United States9857 Posts
June 04 2023 20:56 GMT
#2
Congratulations!

You say you've been cognitively impaired but you were still crushing those mafia games.

Wishing you well. Hope to see you back in a week!
LightningStrike
Profile Joined February 2011
United States14277 Posts
June 04 2023 21:07 GMT
#3
Congrats man! Hope you have a speedy recovery!
May the next light shine/Former #1 Alliance LoL fan/ Current Teamliquid LoL Fan
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-06-04 21:13:24
June 04 2023 21:13 GMT
#4
I analysed your post in detail and I can only conclude that if we do hear from you within 7 days you are dead.

All kidding aside. Good luck. Hoping on a good surgery and quick recovery!!!
I had a good night of sleep.
Rels
Profile Joined August 2008
France13467 Posts
June 04 2023 22:49 GMT
#5
Really hope it goes well!
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24799 Posts
June 04 2023 23:18 GMT
#6
Good luck Jockmcplop. Hope it all goes smoothly and improves your quality of life considerably.

With that out of the way, I'll point out that in honor of your upcoming procedure, I will be eating kidney beans with dinner (couldn't possibly be a coincidence).
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lestye
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4243 Posts
June 05 2023 07:38 GMT
#7
Congratulations ! I wish you a fast and safe recovery.
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46449 Posts
June 05 2023 12:34 GMT
#8
Congratulations! Hope you recover quickly
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Zambrah
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States7393 Posts
June 05 2023 18:49 GMT
#9
Hell yeah, hopin' the best for you!
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FuDDx *
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States5018 Posts
June 05 2023 20:30 GMT
#10
All the best man !!! Def. keep us updated!!

Much love and all positivity your way man!!
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DropBear
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia4436 Posts
June 06 2023 05:26 GMT
#11
Good luck mate!
Sucker for nostalgia
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19385 Posts
June 06 2023 18:03 GMT
#12
On June 05 2023 08:18 micronesia wrote:
Good luck Jockmcplop. Hope it all goes smoothly and improves your quality of life considerably.

With that out of the way, I'll point out that in honor of your upcoming procedure, I will be eating kidney beans with dinner (couldn't possibly be a coincidence).

I'll be eating kid knees just to make sure we're covering all bases. It's possible he comes out of this with child sized legs.
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_fool
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands685 Posts
June 12 2023 16:01 GMT
#13
Any news? Things went ok?
"News is to the mind what sugar is to the body"
BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
June 13 2023 22:10 GMT
#14
Have a friend with PKD that got a kidney earlier this year and she is doing great. good luck
Jockmcplop
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom9999 Posts
June 16 2023 13:10 GMT
#15
Hi everyone!
I just got home today
Our hospital internet has tl.net banned for some reason (I think its because it has 'games' in a tag or something) so I couldn't update you at all.

The operation was absolutely brutal. I ended up with a huge collection of blood between my stomach lining and skin which then solidified into haematomas. 10/10 pain all the way for about 5 days. Absolutely sick. Then that all liquified and burst out of the stapled together incision going halfway down my stomach.
On the plus side, I had button controlled Fentanyl going into a line into my artery in my neck so that was lovely.

The main thing is, after a couple of days adjustment period my new kidney is absolutely amazing. All my stats are back down to normal levels already, I can piss like a normal human again, and I can even walk around my house!

Even though I couldn't read all your comments I received the good vibes anyway.

My kidney is from a young man who died in a motorcycle accident. Everything I can now do is in his memory.

xxx
RIP Meatloaf <3
Jockmcplop
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom9999 Posts
June 16 2023 13:20 GMT
#16
On June 07 2023 03:03 BisuDagger wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 05 2023 08:18 micronesia wrote:
Good luck Jockmcplop. Hope it all goes smoothly and improves your quality of life considerably.

With that out of the way, I'll point out that in honor of your upcoming procedure, I will be eating kidney beans with dinner (couldn't possibly be a coincidence).

I'll be eating kid knees just to make sure we're covering all bases. It's possible he comes out of this with child sized legs.

Luckily my legs are of identical size to the legs with which I arrived at the hospital
RIP Meatloaf <3
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
June 16 2023 13:37 GMT
#17
On June 16 2023 22:10 Jockmcplop wrote:
Hi everyone!
I just got home today
Our hospital internet has tl.net banned for some reason (I think its because it has 'games' in a tag or something) so I couldn't update you at all.

The operation was absolutely brutal. I ended up with a huge collection of blood between my stomach lining and skin which then solidified into haematomas. 10/10 pain all the way for about 5 days. Absolutely sick. Then that all liquified and burst out of the stapled together incision going halfway down my stomach.
On the plus side, I had button controlled Fentanyl going into a line into my artery in my neck so that was lovely.

The main thing is, after a couple of days adjustment period my new kidney is absolutely amazing. All my stats are back down to normal levels already, I can piss like a normal human again, and I can even walk around my house!

Even though I couldn't read all your comments I received the good vibes anyway.

My kidney is from a young man who died in a motorcycle accident. Everything I can now do is in his memory.

xxx

Happy for you!
I had a good night of sleep.
Nirli
Profile Joined February 2023
Bulgaria387 Posts
June 16 2023 14:41 GMT
#18
Aren't such surgery complications a bit out of the ordinary?
Jockmcplop
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom9999 Posts
June 16 2023 14:45 GMT
#19
On June 16 2023 23:41 Nirli wrote:
Aren't such surgery complications a bit out of the ordinary?

Relatively, although this does happen with PKD transplants.
To explain, my previous kidneys were both absolutely HUGE and full of cysts, and they hate removing kidneys because its an extra layer of danger in the surgery, so they just fit the new kidney in around them.
This led to increased pressure and some of the cysts bursting from what I understand. Its not that uncommon.
It doesn't help that I'm a bit of a fatty. Fat people are at much higher risk from surgery in general, and there's more space for blood to pool around the bottom of my belly.
So yes, but no is the answer, if that's clear enough for you haha
RIP Meatloaf <3
BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
June 16 2023 23:04 GMT
#20
Congrats. fyi that line in your neck was most likely in your internal jugular vein, not an artery
maybenexttime
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Poland5866 Posts
June 18 2023 11:50 GMT
#21
That's good news, speedy recovery!
Nirli
Profile Joined February 2023
Bulgaria387 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-06-18 16:34:16
June 18 2023 16:32 GMT
#22
On June 16 2023 23:45 Jockmcplop wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2023 23:41 Nirli wrote:
Aren't such surgery complications a bit out of the ordinary?

Relatively, although this does happen with PKD transplants.
To explain, my previous kidneys were both absolutely HUGE and full of cysts, and they hate removing kidneys because its an extra layer of danger in the surgery, so they just fit the new kidney in around them.
This led to increased pressure and some of the cysts bursting from what I understand. Its not that uncommon.
It doesn't help that I'm a bit of a fatty. Fat people are at much higher risk from surgery in general, and there's more space for blood to pool around the bottom of my belly.
So yes, but no is the answer, if that's clear enough for you haha

Sounds like quite the journey, wishing you all the best. Health is literally the most important aspect of a fulfilling life (food being the second).
Vivax
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
22414 Posts
June 18 2023 21:43 GMT
#23
On June 16 2023 22:10 Jockmcplop wrote:
Hi everyone!
I just got home today
Our hospital internet has tl.net banned for some reason (I think its because it has 'games' in a tag or something) so I couldn't update you at all.

The operation was absolutely brutal. I ended up with a huge collection of blood between my stomach lining and skin which then solidified into haematomas. 10/10 pain all the way for about 5 days. Absolutely sick. Then that all liquified and burst out of the stapled together incision going halfway down my stomach.
On the plus side, I had button controlled Fentanyl going into a line into my artery in my neck so that was lovely.

The main thing is, after a couple of days adjustment period my new kidney is absolutely amazing. All my stats are back down to normal levels already, I can piss like a normal human again, and I can even walk around my house!

Even though I couldn't read all your comments I received the good vibes anyway.

My kidney is from a young man who died in a motorcycle accident. Everything I can now do is in his memory.

xxx


Nice news! Hope you enjoy your new kidney. There‘s to hope a new solution for GvH problems gets found so you don‘t need suppression (btw what are you taking for that, out of curiosity)
Alakaslam
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States17336 Posts
June 19 2023 06:59 GMT
#24
Wowowowowow

Sorry to hear it was necessary, amazed at how it went, and pleased to hear your life is improving due to it, and reverent that a man will have his legacy live on in you in a way that gives new and continued life to you!

In memory of that man. Keep doing well!
If you think Elon Musk is a Nazi, it is because YOU radicalized him!
Jockmcplop
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom9999 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-06-21 16:02:50
June 21 2023 15:59 GMT
#25
On June 19 2023 06:43 Vivax wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2023 22:10 Jockmcplop wrote:
Hi everyone!
I just got home today
Our hospital internet has tl.net banned for some reason (I think its because it has 'games' in a tag or something) so I couldn't update you at all.

The operation was absolutely brutal. I ended up with a huge collection of blood between my stomach lining and skin which then solidified into haematomas. 10/10 pain all the way for about 5 days. Absolutely sick. Then that all liquified and burst out of the stapled together incision going halfway down my stomach.
On the plus side, I had button controlled Fentanyl going into a line into my artery in my neck so that was lovely.

The main thing is, after a couple of days adjustment period my new kidney is absolutely amazing. All my stats are back down to normal levels already, I can piss like a normal human again, and I can even walk around my house!

Even though I couldn't read all your comments I received the good vibes anyway.

My kidney is from a young man who died in a motorcycle accident. Everything I can now do is in his memory.

xxx


Nice news! Hope you enjoy your new kidney. There‘s to hope a new solution for GvH problems gets found so you don‘t need suppression (btw what are you taking for that, out of curiosity)


I'm taking Adaport branded Tacrolimus (which is NHS standard I believe) and mycophenolate mofetil as immunosuppressants, and co-trimoxazole as the antibiotic to counter it. Its making me a little sick and very very sleepy, but we should be able to get that under control once the doctors have more data on how its affecting me...

On June 19 2023 15:59 Alakaslam wrote:
Wowowowowow

Sorry to hear it was necessary, amazed at how it went, and pleased to hear your life is improving due to it, and reverent that a man will have his legacy live on in you in a way that gives new and continued life to you!

In memory of that man. Keep doing well!



Thanks guys
RIP Meatloaf <3
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