diagnosis
well, i've finally (after about 6 months of tests) been given a diagnosis for me being sick. i have a disease called IgA Nephropathy. the good news is that it probably won't have any major effect on me for the next 10-25 years or so, which is very good.
the bad news is that when it does take effect, i will need either dialysis for the rest of my life, or a kidney transplant. it also means that i have to eat less red meat (yet another food restriction) and some other little things, like not smoke or drink, but i dont do either of those anyway, so i can deal with that totally.
im not too upset or anything. like, it's not cancer, which was a pretty real possibility, so i guess im happy... well, not happy... dealing.
it does make sense of a lot of the little things i have wrong with me though? like this can be a secondary disease to Coeliac, which explains that, and my heart murmour and stuff.
well, i've gotta go make lunch, then have a meeting and go to work. see you all hopefully soonish.
the bad news is that when it does take effect, i will need either dialysis for the rest of my life, or a kidney transplant. it also means that i have to eat less red meat (yet another food restriction) and some other little things, like not smoke or drink, but i dont do either of those anyway, so i can deal with that totally.
im not too upset or anything. like, it's not cancer, which was a pretty real possibility, so i guess im happy... well, not happy... dealing.
it does make sense of a lot of the little things i have wrong with me though? like this can be a secondary disease to Coeliac, which explains that, and my heart murmour and stuff.
well, i've gotta go make lunch, then have a meeting and go to work. see you all hopefully soonish.