Let's get one 'thing' straight...... - Kidney Transplant

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Let's get one 'thing' straight......

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Dear All,

Let me make this 'Quite Clear'.... I did NOT just get my Towels In, having left then OUT all day, because I had FORGOTTEN them..... Oh NO, they were Not DRY yet.... you understand.... NOTHING about having a Brain like a Sieve...... Oh My DAYS, I'm Getting WORSE, I'm Sure of it!

Seriously though Am I the Only 'one' to do this? surely not.....

AndrewT

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SadMad

I know what you mean. I have forgotten a lot of things. I also no longer enjoy reading which in the past I read every night. It feels like my personality changed when I started hemodialysis. It would be very easy to give up and just stop but I need to continue hemodialysis until I get a new kidney. If I don't get a kidney I want to try PT instead.

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tas1kubra in reply to SadMad

Honestly I feel alike since I found out my disease. I can’t focus so I can read, I feel tired very frequently (I don’t if I am tired or if I think I am tired because of my disease), I can’t enjoy a bite, or a drink.

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LavenderRabbit

I still can’t find things I put away before my transplant surgery. I call it “kidney brain”.

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LisaSnow

It isn't often talked about, but transplant meds are essentially chemo meds and many have "chemo brain" which is a well known side effect. It is often not serious in transplant patients because the doses are low, but it is more common than we realize.

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redpanda67

Oh yes, the first few years were horrible. I experienced neurotoxicity from the tacrolimus (Prograf). Memory loss, fuzzy brain, and weird emotional breakdowns. I thought I was losing my mind. Starting a PhD program 3 years after my transplant definitely did not help!

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