So long drug free life!
Well tomorrow is the day I can prob say I technically start my treatment because I am required to start taking one of the anti-rejection medications - being a fortnight before surgery. this one requires two tabs twice a day.
So long to a drug free life (where I can get away with it if I really want to.)
Last night, after I wrote my LJ entry, I was having a bit of a whinge to FB and someone kindly suggested an FB group; I went to that group and though I joined, it seemed very light on members, but through that group, I found another ausie group for kidney transplant recipients and doners, so I joined; It is a closed group so I had to wait to be accepted which I was after a short time. I then introduced myself and told my story. I got to work today and had 24 comments to my post; they were all so so so welcoming, supportive and encouraging. A variety of situations there were. There were a few that had the plasma exchange, a few that were recipients of their families, a few on the waiting list still and having dialysis, a few doners and two of them were blind as well. I just couldn't get over how supportive strangers could be and just reading through the comments, I felt so overwhelmed with being understood completely.
So these people are, in a sense, a new family. I read back a way in the group and everyone is so willing to provide support and advice to all situations that are written about; just amazing. And, some people indeed are worse off than me in the sense they have been given life sentences in the past. There is always someone worse off than you, I know.
Ah well, I didn't get a lot of sleep last night as I was awake tossing and turning stressing out a bit so I'm going to get me an early night.
Tatita
til Next time, RdFreak
P.S. I indeed have an extremely supportive boyfriend through all this; he wants to be just as much a part of this journey; it's so wonderful to know.
So long to a drug free life (where I can get away with it if I really want to.)
Last night, after I wrote my LJ entry, I was having a bit of a whinge to FB and someone kindly suggested an FB group; I went to that group and though I joined, it seemed very light on members, but through that group, I found another ausie group for kidney transplant recipients and doners, so I joined; It is a closed group so I had to wait to be accepted which I was after a short time. I then introduced myself and told my story. I got to work today and had 24 comments to my post; they were all so so so welcoming, supportive and encouraging. A variety of situations there were. There were a few that had the plasma exchange, a few that were recipients of their families, a few on the waiting list still and having dialysis, a few doners and two of them were blind as well. I just couldn't get over how supportive strangers could be and just reading through the comments, I felt so overwhelmed with being understood completely.
So these people are, in a sense, a new family. I read back a way in the group and everyone is so willing to provide support and advice to all situations that are written about; just amazing. And, some people indeed are worse off than me in the sense they have been given life sentences in the past. There is always someone worse off than you, I know.
Ah well, I didn't get a lot of sleep last night as I was awake tossing and turning stressing out a bit so I'm going to get me an early night.
Tatita
til Next time, RdFreak
P.S. I indeed have an extremely supportive boyfriend through all this; he wants to be just as much a part of this journey; it's so wonderful to know.