I had a kidney transplant. The surgery was done in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. It is the only kidney transplant hospital in Ireland, but has one of the finest transplant teams in Europe.
The drug mixture was initially set by the specialists in Beaumont but it has been changed occasionally by my specialist in a local hospital. As time goes by they can reduce the dosage. After 4 years I'm am on 1/3 of the original dosage.
I don't live in a sterile environment.
I have carpet at work.
I have plants in my room at home.
I have all my own teeth.
And I am able to fight off colds almost as well as anyone else.
Alright, I'll be honest, its more than one pill.
I take one immuno-suppressent (Cyclosporin) twice a day and one (very small dosage) steroid a day and my blood pressure pills.
But my point is I was on maybe 4 times as many pills before my transplant. And the longer you are on dialysis the weaker your bones, heart and other parts become. Also dialysis is time consuming and very depressing.
You can lead a normal life on immuno-suppressents. I and countless others do. I would not have a normal life without my transplant, if indeed I would still be alive.
People should not be knocking transplants simply because they require you to take the immuno-suppressents afterwards.
The alternative to transplants, from what I have seen, is always much much worse.
I see a lot of comments here from people saying "Oh dear, but isn't she on immuno-suppressents now? Isn't that a bad thing?"
The short answer is No. Immuno-suppressents are not as bad as they sound. Taking them is no big deal.
I've been on them for 4 years, since my kidney transplant. Contrary to popular belief they do not make you much more susceptible to every cold and flu going around. Obviously you are slightly more vulnerable to viral infections.. but in the last 4 years I have not suffered from any more illnesses than anyone else I know.
Generally its just one pill a day which replaces dozens of pills, a few injections and in my case, dialysis.
Nor is it clear whether the procedure would be as effective in people, like most of those with type 1 diabetes, whose own immune cells have destroyed their insulin-producing pancreatic cells.
This might not be a problem.
My own kidneys were destroyed by Iga Nephritis. This means a harmless disease resided in my kidneys which my immune system over-reacted to. My immune system attacked and damaged my kidneys.
I got a transplant 4 years ago. I have no reason to worry that my immune system will attack my new transplanted kidney because
a) The "harmless" nephritis does not reside in the new kideny and
b) becuase of the immuno-suppressents.
Mod parent up!!!
Why is this modded as "Interesting" when I see some pretty dumb posts saying "Well I don't know anything about diabetes or immuno suppressents but I think this is a bad idea" modded as "Insightful"?
I have been taking immuno suppressents for 4 years. Its no big deal. It doesn't mess up your immune system the way people think it does.
I'd much rather take these than insulin.
When I had my kidney transplant the guy in the hospital bed beside me had a kidney and pancreas transplant. Which not only cured his kidney problems but his diabetes as well. He didn't have the same type of diabetes as this girl, I hasten to add.
If I was to ask him I'm sure he'd tell you he'd rather be taking the immuno suppressents than worrying about his blood sugar levels.
Americans are under the impression that all hell will break loose if they pull out, which is not the case. Iraqis are not savages! If America pulls out UN Peacekeepers can move in temporarily until the Iraqis themselves assemble a security force. It would be nice if the US stuck around to rebuild what they bombed but not completely necessary.
I have to agree. Most of the time I'm a fan of the BBC, but I do believe in this case local news outlets (in Britan and Ireland) such as the BBC, ITV and RTE have made little acknowlegment of the huge, practical and immmediate effort made by the US Army.
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You want the numbers? Exit polls in Ukraine showed Yuschenko winning by 5%. "Official" results say he lost by 3%. National exit polls in the US showed Kerry winning by 3% (some say 5%) but in the final result he lost by 3%. So the figures are not that radically different, would you say?
Here's a nice quote, taken from the Washington Post, "These polls don't work," said Gennady Korzh, a spokesman for Yanukovych. "We will win by between 3 to 5 percent. And remember, if Americans believed exit polls, and not the actual count, John Kerry would be president."
The freedom to get the health care I need at a reasonable cost
Jesue, I don't think I'd like to live somewhere that I don't have the right the health care I need at a resonable cost. Here in Ireland I have that right.
No matter how much I earn I am entitled to free healthcare. However, I also have the freedom to purchase health insurance (which gives me a private room rather than a public one, when in hospitals, and shorter waiting lists).
For any Irish people out there: I'm not saying the health system works perfectly but at least we got the theory right!
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Are you saying we should let sick people die? That they are a burden on society? That once you fall ill you can never again make a worthwhile contribution to society?
I hope I've taken you up wrong..
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The drug mixture was initially set by the specialists in Beaumont but it has been changed occasionally by my specialist in a local hospital. As time goes by they can reduce the dosage. After 4 years I'm am on 1/3 of the original dosage.
I don't live in a sterile environment.
I have carpet at work.
I have plants in my room at home.
I have all my own teeth.
And I am able to fight off colds almost as well as anyone else.
Where are you getting this information?
I take one immuno-suppressent (Cyclosporin) twice a day and one (very small dosage) steroid a day and my blood pressure pills.
But my point is I was on maybe 4 times as many pills before my transplant. And the longer you are on dialysis the weaker your bones, heart and other parts become. Also dialysis is time consuming and very depressing.
You can lead a normal life on immuno-suppressents. I and countless others do. I would not have a normal life without my transplant, if indeed I would still be alive.
People should not be knocking transplants simply because they require you to take the immuno-suppressents afterwards.
The alternative to transplants, from what I have seen, is always much much worse.
The short answer is No. Immuno-suppressents are not as bad as they sound. Taking them is no big deal.
I've been on them for 4 years, since my kidney transplant. Contrary to popular belief they do not make you much more susceptible to every cold and flu going around. Obviously you are slightly more vulnerable to viral infections.. but in the last 4 years I have not suffered from any more illnesses than anyone else I know.
Generally its just one pill a day which replaces dozens of pills, a few injections and in my case, dialysis.
This might not be a problem.
My own kidneys were destroyed by Iga Nephritis. This means a harmless disease resided in my kidneys which my immune system over-reacted to. My immune system attacked and damaged my kidneys.
I got a transplant 4 years ago. I have no reason to worry that my immune system will attack my new transplanted kidney because
a) The "harmless" nephritis does not reside in the new kideny and
b) becuase of the immuno-suppressents.
Mod parent down!! What is insightful about this?
Mod parent up!!! Why is this modded as "Interesting" when I see some pretty dumb posts saying "Well I don't know anything about diabetes or immuno suppressents but I think this is a bad idea" modded as "Insightful"?
I have been taking immuno suppressents for 4 years. Its no big deal. It doesn't mess up your immune system the way people think it does. I'd much rather take these than insulin. When I had my kidney transplant the guy in the hospital bed beside me had a kidney and pancreas transplant. Which not only cured his kidney problems but his diabetes as well. He didn't have the same type of diabetes as this girl, I hasten to add. If I was to ask him I'm sure he'd tell you he'd rather be taking the immuno suppressents than worrying about his blood sugar levels.
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They rejected the idea of a financial penaltyn _of_the_European_Union
Nonsense!!! There are fines.. or at least in Europe we have fines for non-compliance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Treaty#Positio
Troops are pulling out today? I hadn't heard.
Americans are under the impression that all hell will break loose if they pull out, which is not the case. Iraqis are not savages! If America pulls out UN Peacekeepers can move in temporarily until the Iraqis themselves assemble a security force.
It would be nice if the US stuck around to rebuild what they bombed but not completely necessary.
I have to agree.
Most of the time I'm a fan of the BBC, but I do believe in this case local news outlets (in Britan and Ireland) such as the BBC, ITV and RTE have made little acknowlegment of the huge, practical and immmediate effort made by the US Army.
I think in Germany, Wilkinson Sword brought Gilette to court , saying that Gilette's claim that their M3 Power razor gives a closer shave is false advertising. Wilkinson Sword won. http://www.appliancemagazine.com/zones/consumer/06 _housewares/news.php?article=7876&zone=6&first=1
Its just you.
You want the numbers?
Exit polls in Ukraine showed Yuschenko winning by 5%. "Official" results say he lost by 3%.
National exit polls in the US showed Kerry winning by 3% (some say 5%) but in the final result he lost by 3%.
So the figures are not that radically different, would you say?
Here's a nice quote, taken from the Washington Post,
"These polls don't work," said Gennady Korzh, a spokesman for Yanukovych. "We will win by between 3 to 5 percent. And remember, if Americans believed exit polls, and not the actual count, John Kerry would be president."
Very good idea. Somebody mod this parent up!
The freedom to get the health care I need at a reasonable cost
Jesue, I don't think I'd like to live somewhere that I don't have the right the health care I need at a resonable cost. Here in Ireland I have that right.
No matter how much I earn I am entitled to free healthcare. However, I also have the freedom to purchase health insurance (which gives me a private room rather than a public one, when in hospitals, and shorter waiting lists). For any Irish people out there: I'm not saying the health system works perfectly but at least we got the theory right!
From their website[0]: ComReg will "permit direct dial access to specific telephone numbers located within the destinations referred to in the attached Appendix B only at the request of a subscriber and following the network operator having verified that the requested telephone number is a voice only service." 0. http://www.comreg.ie/_fileupload/publications/ComR eg0499.pdf
I imagine ComReg intend to verify the number is legit before adding it to the whitelist.
Are you saying we should let sick people die? That they are a burden on society? That once you fall ill you can never again make a worthwhile contribution to society? I hope I've taken you up wrong..
Excellent idea.
That absence of the horizontal line is exactly what is annoying me.
I think this happens if you change themes. Close Firefox, open it again and you should be fine. That's what happened me anyway..
It worked for me .. for a while. But now my back button has stopping working. Why??
I really hate this new theme. I've put on Qute straight away to try and get back the 0.8 look but its still not great. Where cani ge iCandy? i don't see it on http://update.mozilla.org/themes/?application=fire fox