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My Info is below, 1st here’s a  Quick Update ! 

Direct Line for info on the Kidney Donor Process, contact the BC Transplant (Donor Line)  @ 604-806-9027 or 604-806-9944. Give my name . You”ll probably need your Prov. Health Card #. If your outside Canada you”ll need mine, call me.   You can also click the links on the right or Click This for a quick read on being a donor .

The above was a very difficult paragraph for me to write. It bothers me even to ask if I can borrow tools or for help.  Seriously ! . It’s how my Wife and Son will be hugely impacted by my future with Polycistic Kidney that enabled me to write that.   Yah, I’m Messed Up,   I know that already, but I now see that it’s Not “A Cross I Have To Carry”  and I DO see how Transplant is definately the way to go for all involved.

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This is  My 1st Blog enty . . .” This is my thinking out loud / education process on POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE, ( PKD ). I “stuck” this post to the top of this Blog, in case someone new see’s it , maybe this can help someone someday.     This is just my take on things “! !

 

In a Nutshell :

I have known I had Polyscystic Kidneys for the last 25 yrs ( its a hereditary thing ).  Oct. of 2008 I found out my Kidneys are in stage 4 of the 5 stage failure program,    Basically my Kidneys are functioning at about 22 % of normal.   Failure to the point of needing Dialysis or Transplant ( 15 % function ) is estimated between 1 – 2 years, with the possibility of a bad Flu etc taking them out at any time.

So I figured I’d start jotting down my thoughts, health notes and self education on Kidneys and Transplant info in one place.   For my benefit and a reference place for others.

About Me,  for those who don’t know me,

I’m ALLAN / AL,  a 46 yr old (  physical age, mental ? ? ) ,  Caucasian ( whitey ) Male,  Living in BC, Canada.

I’m in Decent Physical Shape, Physically Active,  Married for 25 yrs. with a teenage son.

See ya,