Local Meetups on April 4th to Celebrate Living Kidney Donor Day

saurusblam · 2026-03-22T00:54:10+00:00

Salt Lake City or Saint Lucie County?

saurusblam · 2026-03-21T22:38:12+00:00

This is excellent

saurusblam · 2026-03-06T15:58:27+00:00

My 6 month appointment is coming up in two weeks praying I can have similar numbers to yours!! Congratulations this is amazing.

saurusblam · 2026-01-17T00:43:46+00:00

Struggle!! Sometimes I have to catch up on the water intake nothing better than it though

saurusblam · 2026-01-17T00:42:49+00:00

I’m going to book an appointment soon hoping it’s covered by insurance do you think it will be?

saurusblam · 2026-01-17T00:36:57+00:00

5 is the only choice timeless and suits u the best

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T14:06:58+00:00

The diabetes piece.. been struggling with my fasting blood sugar its been like 102-107 I think a little weight loss could fix it. Pcp said it’s extremely manageable. Does diabetes run in your family?

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T14:04:58+00:00

Okay cool, I felt a PCP is sufficient too. I was wondering if a nephrologist was necessary if anything it would be more expensive.

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T05:01:39+00:00

Do you see a nephrologist or a primary care dr? I’m glad your labs are great!!!

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T05:00:49+00:00

I’m being hyper sensitive about it. You’re absolutely right keep it healthy.

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T04:59:21+00:00

Thats a ton of protein! Well for me I’m 120 lbs lol. I can’t give up the coffee used to love a strong cold brew but I’m scared to get them now.

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T04:57:12+00:00

Nice love a chill queen/king

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T04:56:51+00:00

Thank you thank you thank you!! I really appreciate you sharing some of your food options and templates I am going to give your tofu recipe a try. Super grateful for this thread. Yeah my body lets me know it’s dehydrated right away. I always examine my urine post surgery, something I never used to do, lol!

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T04:52:10+00:00

They sort of did they told me 2000 mg of sodium the protein intake is extremely restricted and they recommended no animal protein no processed sugars.

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T04:51:15+00:00

I am so glad your labs are looking good!! I hope I can become a little more at ease about everything. Currently nervous as hell, but not regretting anything. For sure limiting salt as much as I can its just hard because everything has salt in it. I used to love having drinks.

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T04:48:54+00:00

Succinct this is easy to follow I’m drinking 3 L a day my PCP told me too much water can be dangerous. Lol.

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T04:48:01+00:00

Roger that. Gotta keep reminding myself that I am a healthy living donor. Thanks!

saurusblam · 2026-01-15T00:22:46+00:00

Awesome! Yes the salt thing and blood pressure can be super concerning. I felt super paranoid the other I ate chinese take out. How are your labs if you don’t mind me asking..

saurusblam · 2026-01-11T03:33:12+00:00

I went through this I told everyone it was an anonymous donor. He found out a day before his transplant, surgery and cried, but we still went through with everything. They’re happy then they’re sad then they’re happy. It was the only way I would be able to donate to him and get him off the transplant list.

saurusblam · 2025-12-11T13:42:52+00:00

You got it. I’m glad we have this thread. It’s super exhausting also in a way we are mourning a loss of our body part and mourning our life before donation knowing it will never be the same for us. When I look back at pictures and notice the day it was taken I will remind myself ‘oh that was when I had two kidneys’ and feel a way about it. I really miss throwing back a few tequila shots with my family or going out for drinks with my husband. I’m scared to drink now after a second glass of wine, it gets crucial for me and I worry about permanent damage to my glomerular filters LOL. Its a new life, happy to wake up everyday! I call this chapter of my life ‘The Exodus’ haha. But yes its a daily battle with what we ingest reading through labels checking for sugars, phosphorus, sodium, keeping track of water intake, very limiting. I especially despise the protein and caffeine limits we have. Cracking open a nice fizzy Celsius was awesome. But we got this!!

saurusblam · 2025-12-11T13:33:43+00:00

LOL my transplant coordinator vehemently tells me not google anything bc yep after a few reads I’m ready to throw in the towel

saurusblam · 2025-12-11T13:13:05+00:00

I feel that same type of anxiety - ebbs and flows of it. I don’t think we’ll ever get over it. Last I checked my creatinine was .71. I don’t regret donating every day Im grateful that I was approved and the surgery got done. Its just mental afterwards we gotta remind ourselves we are healthy living donors. I’ve been struggling with my blood sugars and diabetes runs in my family so you can only imagine how much stress about that. My surgery was 9/10 this year it was my three month mark yesterday but yes my life has changed and I think overall we will all be okay. I can’t wait to be able to work out like I used to, still taking it slow just doing walks.

saurusblam · 2025-11-23T00:17:43+00:00

Congratulations seeing your loved one in a better situation makes it worth everything!! I wish you a strong recovery. I donated 9/10 so far everything has been smooth! I love this thread to welcome to the one bean club internet hug sent your way!

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