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SitcomsHeydayfan · 12-14-2018, 11:45 AM

Anyone else deal with any potentially LIFE-threatening conditions or injuries?

I'm in my 40s so I'm not really old or anything but I got a rare genetic condition from a relative on my dad's side that no one knew about until it was too late. I was on that HELLISH peritoneal dialysis for a few years and then on equally/more HELLISH hemodialysis for a few months after that before I got a kidney.

I found a kidney donor on social media. Her name is Nicole and she's 15 years younger than me! She's from Northwest Indiana, I'm from Missouri, & the kidney transplant was at University of Illinois at Chicago hospital! A picture of Nicole with her partner is below! A TRUE angel! It was LIVING HELL to find a living donor! It took YEARS and I had around 2 dozen people LIE & stab me in the back before I found my Angel Nicole!

RetroGuy2000 · 12-14-2018, 01:41 PM

Congrats on the kidney transplant, SH! You definitely have been through hell and back. No-one can know how hellish it is, unless they have been through something similar themselves.

I spent a good part of 5th Grade hospitalized. I had very weak lungs, and had acute asthma attacks, pneumonia, bronchitis, and an enlarged spleen. It was the year from hell.

Crusinforabrusin · 12-14-2018, 04:44 PM

Not me , but one of my aunts had septic shock as a result of pneumonia

IllinoisTVFan · 12-17-2018, 01:15 AM

Congrats on the kidney transplant! Yes in 2017 I was sick for months. First I contracted a serious strep infection that triggered my medicine to stop working. My medicine is for arthritis and psoriasis so I ended up bedridden on and off for months and hospitalized for erythrodermic Psoriasis which can be deadly (and basically triggers many issues. I had to be admitted to the emergency room because of this. Then on top of it I developed a severe kidney infection that had it gotten worse would have required removal but luckily healed. So my doctor got me medicine and I started to get better but I still couldn't walk much for months afterwards and was up all night burning, itching that was painful and peeling skin. Here's a link about erythrodermic psoriais: https://www.everydayhealth.com/psori...mic-psoriasis/.

Luckily they switch my medicine and have been in remission for a year.

MA · 12-20-2018, 08:25 AM

My mom has had to deal with quite a few of these.

12-14-2018, 11:45 AM	#1
SitcomsHeydayfan Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2018 Location: The Show Me state Posts: 2,966	Has anyone dealt with a SERIOUS medical issue? I had a kidney transplant! Anyone else deal with any potentially LIFE-threatening conditions or injuries? I'm in my 40s so I'm not really old or anything but I got a rare genetic condition from a relative on my dad's side that no one knew about until it was too late. I was on that HELLISH peritoneal dialysis for a few years and then on equally/more HELLISH hemodialysis for a few months after that before I got a kidney. I found a kidney donor on social media. Her name is Nicole and she's 15 years younger than me! She's from Northwest Indiana, I'm from Missouri, & the kidney transplant was at University of Illinois at Chicago hospital! A picture of Nicole with her partner is below! A TRUE angel! It was LIVING HELL to find a living donor! It took YEARS and I had around 2 dozen people LIE & stab me in the back before I found my Angel Nicole! Attached Images

12-14-2018, 01:41 PM	#2
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	Congrats on the kidney transplant, SH! You definitely have been through hell and back. No-one can know how hellish it is, unless they have been through something similar themselves. I spent a good part of 5th Grade hospitalized. I had very weak lungs, and had acute asthma attacks, pneumonia, bronchitis, and an enlarged spleen. It was the year from hell.
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12-14-2018, 04:44 PM	#3
Crusinforabrusin It's time to move on, Goodbye Senior Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2015 Posts: 2,056	Not me , but one of my aunts had septic shock as a result of pneumonia

12-17-2018, 01:15 AM	#4
IllinoisTVFan Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 22, 2011 Location: South of Chicago Posts: 4,072	Congrats on the kidney transplant! Yes in 2017 I was sick for months. First I contracted a serious strep infection that triggered my medicine to stop working. My medicine is for arthritis and psoriasis so I ended up bedridden on and off for months and hospitalized for erythrodermic Psoriasis which can be deadly (and basically triggers many issues. I had to be admitted to the emergency room because of this. Then on top of it I developed a severe kidney infection that had it gotten worse would have required removal but luckily healed. So my doctor got me medicine and I started to get better but I still couldn't walk much for months afterwards and was up all night burning, itching that was painful and peeling skin. Here's a link about erythrodermic psoriais: https://www.everydayhealth.com/psori...mic-psoriasis/. Luckily they switch my medicine and have been in remission for a year.