hey evryone!...im bac aftr about a wk and a half...i went to NY Presbyterian (which is the best in NY and the 7th best in the USA)...i just had my tx on 12/3/05 and it was a success...my drs. were Dr. Perelstein and Dr. Goldstein...i was in the Ped. ICU til 12/6/05 and then i was moved to the regular Peds...on that Thursday, i got my PD Catheter taken out (on anothr surgery)...they were suppose to discharge me on saturday (12/10/05) but my creatinine took a jump from 1.4 to 2.4...that nite, the drs. gave me a steriod and tested my blood the next mornin...in the mornin it was 1.7, that evenin it was 1.4, and this mornin it was 1.4...they let me go today (but i wasnt discharged til tonite)...i feel great but differnt...its gunna take a few days to get used to not hookin up to a machine evrynite and watchin my diet...i luv it though!!...FREEDOM!!!...lol...if ne1 has ne questions or tips for me, feel free to e-m me...thnx for all the help on me learnin more bout my disease...ill tteos! (talk to evry1 soon)...bye
                                          *~Kristina~*

 

PS...today is now 12/17/05 and this was writtin on monday nite (the 12th)...my creatinine has gone down from a 1.4 to a 0.9!...im doin great and stayin strong...ill tteos...bye

 

PPS...today is now xmas eve and and this was written on monday 12/12/05...my creatinine went up to 1.4 and is stayin ther...im gunna get fridays test results on tuesday prob. (cause of the holiday wknd)...ill tteos...bye

 

(3/31/06-now it is 3mos. post tx and im doin great...i just took bloods and my levels are good...my creatinine is down to 1.0 and is stayin ther...tteos...thnx for evrythin evryone!...bye)