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Chronic kidney disease & mental health

Chronic kidney disease & mental health

hello everyone

i have found some information on the sane forum for Kidney disease and mental health

i thought i was feeling ok with being diagnosed with kidney dease stage 4 with only one kidney

which means my only one kidney is working at 21%

now my specialist is wanting me to register to go on the kidney transplant

I am feeling so tired and sometimes it is hard to keep on keeping on

i am feeling soo many emotions at the moment

i have forms to get started to go on the list for a transplant

i also have diabetes which makes it hard and sometimes feeling overwhelmed

my mr shaz wants to be a living donor , he will have to go through the same tests as me

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have a cuppa with you @Eve7

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That would be nice @Shaz51

I drink my tea on fine china with a cup and saucer.

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Always a good idea

Hi @Shaz51

You were tired yesterday - now why am I not surprised - you are always doing something active and usually for other people and I really understand

And add to this - your only lonely kidney is battling away and we all hope you don't have to go onto dialysis

But I did read that you are one the Carers Pension for your mother and I was so glad to read that - it's really good that you will have some stable income regardless of how much work you do or not -

And Mr Shaz is worried about that - of course he is - I get it - I am not surprised and I understand - change is always hard for him

But I hope your Saturday is the best it can be - it must be easier knowing you have some income regardless

Dec

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hello @Owlunar , @Eve7 , @Anastasia , @Appleblossom , @Bunniekins , @Emelia8 , @Former-Member , @BlueBay , @oceangirl , @Faith-and-Hope

yes @Owlunar , change is very hard for mr shaz, even though he thinks it is good to have the stable income and that he can relax a little , he always wanted to semi retire and now that we are

he still worries about everything and he always will no matter what

and with me ---- everyone says I look well so they don`t really understand

today we did mum`s and our food shopping and put it all away

might have to get food delivery one day as it streesing mr shaz to go shopping

soo now relaxing , ahhhhh

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Hi @Shaz51

I actually do understand that Mr Shaz can't cope with change - my son couldn't and even setting clocks and hour earlier or later made him twitchy and I feel jet-lagged when that happens - but people with anxiety are affected more so

Every one says you look well and don't get it that you are preparing for a kidney transplant - they really don't understand - I have this with chronic pain - no one can see anything and I try to have an up-beat attitude and people say thoughtless things - in fact - they say a lot of the same things that they say about mental health issues

We can't help what they say though - perhaps they are just lucky that they haven't got some kind of health issue that no one can see. You obviously tend well to your health - what would they say if you didn't - I can imagine

But here - we know Shaz -

Dec

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that is why I love it here because of the support and care and everyone understands @Owlunar

how are you feeling today my second mum xxxx

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Good morning sweet lady, sending you some gentle hugs @Shaz51

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thank you @Former-Member

sending you hugs too my friend xx

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Hello everyone

my blood tests reslts showed that my potassuim was high so had to cut back on those foods

now my other high readings in my blood test are very hard to control due to the kidney disease and diabetes

it is causing arthritis throughout my body , joints and muscles

the only way is if it gets tooo bad down the road , I will need dialylis to filter my blood to remove all the toxins

at the moment the toxins are being released into my body

@Former-Member, @Owlunar , @Eve7 , @Anastasia , @Appleblossom , @Faith-and-Hope , @Bunniekins , @Emelia8 , @Former-Member , @BlueBay , @Adge

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@Shaz51 😞💗

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