The plan was to start my morning at clinic then do something “fun” to celebrate. But plans change. There will still be a celebration but it won’t just be about Jack. It will be to celebrate my beautiful grandmother’s life and legacy. She passed away 2 days ago at 92 years young. I am so grateful for all of the wonderful memories we shared and all of the “teachings” over the years.
Read MoreJack and I just celebrated our 8 week anniversary. All relationships take work and I know we are still in the honeymoon phase of things, but I can’t imagine my life without him. See I was literally dying before he came along and he made me feel alive again. All facts. Sometimes I forget how sick I really was - I was just reminiscing with a friend thinking of why I wasn’t present at a party. Oh Yeah - I forgot I was dying. Literally everything was so hard. I know most post kidney transplant recipients need to lose weight due to a combination of dialysis and/or prednisone but I lost too much weight before transplant. I am happy to report that I am up 8lbs. Which doesn’t look like much but I am very happy about it. I am also getting more physical, walking and even doing a little indoor cycling. So once I can start getting back to my strength training and my dead lifts the quality gainz will return.
Read MoreJust about 3 weeks post transplant. Wow. How did that happen. I have been having flashbacks of hospital time. I was so drugged in the hospital on top of recovering from the anesthesia. And my last night in the hospital was really the worst.
Read MoreThat’s what I just told myself out loud. To many of you it may seem like this transplant is happening so fast. But for me, I feel like I have been waiting F O R E V E R. Mostly because I have been feeling crappy for far too long. From the moment I wake up, I already need a nap. Nothing tastes good. Everything tastes like it was drenched in battery acid and sprinkled with blood. I know that sounds very dramatic but there is this constant metallic taste in my mouth that has been amplified these past few weeks.
Read MoreHi. My name is Gisela Delgado and I have kidney disease.
Read MoreBut like in the words on the great Maxine Waters - I am reclaiming my time in 2019.
Read MoreShould I freak out? Maybe.
Read More2018 is going to be about controlling the controllable. I just had my check up and no big surprise but my kidney function in still declining. Slowly. Like real slow.
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Read MoreA renal diet is one of the harder diets to follow.
Read MoreMy kidney biopsy was performed in April.
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Read MoreOn Thursday, July 20, 2017 my doctor looked at me and said "It is time".
Read MoreI was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy via a kidney biopsy.
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