norma67
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- Hello everyone, my name is Norma and I've not been on Daily Strength for quite a while now, probably almost a year. I've been very depressed as my kidney function was dropping fast, a trend had definitely begun and my kidney doctor wanted to begin...
- I am very old, elderly, however you might want to state it. Anyway, I have made a decision that I do not want to go on dialysis at my age. I have seen the results in the elderly and just plain don't want to go there. My doctor is not being...
- Does anyone know anything about calcified blood clots? I have a friend that is suffering unbelieable in pain from these things and the doc's just can't seem to get it right. She has had surgery on the kidney to remove the clot but now it's...
- Happy Thanksgiving to you, all of my friends/family on Daily Strength. I hope you all have as wonderful a Thanksgiving Day thats possible! Make this day a wonderful day, to the best of your ability, I know that I am going to. Jim and I have so...
- Good Morning Everyone, it's me Norma. I have been very sick but am finally beginning to feel a bit better. I had emergency surgery done and it has been a doozy, for sure! I had what it called a "Hemicolectomy" I too have never heard of it in my...
- 10 Things Every Nephrologist Should Know about PKD August 17, 2011 | Research & Medicine Most patients wished their nephrologist knew a little more about PKD especially when they are first diagnosed. To help provide nephrologists a solid...
- I don't know if many of you are aware, although it has been all over the news, that Binghamton, NY where I live in a suburb called Endwell, has been submurged under water for days now due to a tropical storm. If any of you live in this area and...
- Hi guys, I just wanted to share with you that I have finally gotten some pain relief after some 15 years of being in horrid pain. I have taken my first Percoset tonight and am pain free after all this time. I know that it's addicting and I know...
- Mr. James P. Meagher of Endwell, NY drove us to the gym this morning where he proceeded to do 30 min. on the treadmill per his PT advise. He is driving everywhere now, feels great except for the huge abdomen he has acquired and that is a wicked...
- The man that was pegged to not make, no doubts about that. The man that had pneumonia, twice from aspirating and mersa, we thought for sure that was going to kill him. the guy that had no bowl tones and miraculasly has normal intestines to date, I...
- Hi Guys, I am home today for the first time since Jim got sick. My feet are so swollen that I can't put any shoes on, I guess it's from all the standing and running around, eating bad food on the run and in general, not taking good care of myself. ...
- Hello everyone, all of you that are my family. My husband is going to make it, not only is he going to make it, he is going to be well. They took him off the ventilator two days ago. It was touch and go for a few hours, but he made it. At this...
- I can't thype very well because my hands are all shakey. Jim has had one crisis after another and I'am not sure he is going to make it. Everytime they try and wean him off the ventilator, he goes into a crisis and they have to wean him off. this...
- I won't be around much anymore because Jim had an aneurysm bust wide open in his belly tonight. I am just getting home from the hospital, he is in grave condition but hopeful. It is the size of a grapefruit and the doc's said that all went well...
- I know that I'am not all that knowledgable about all the aspects of PKD because I have type II PKD, but there are many people on here that know tons more than I do. We have to get back to the business of helping people with PKD and all the things...