The very best to you both. How wonderful it will be to “have him back” and you can both get on with life and enjoy all things together.

Thank you so much for posting. 2012 will be a year to remember for you both.

All the best
Di
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Thank You Again!!

Yes the first few days of recovery I think we can all relate to.

The youngest altruistic donor in the UK is 25 years old and the oldest 82 years old. Upper age tends to be what I am asked about most. But of course the other end is also important. It all boils down to the health of the donor regardless of age or how they appear. I gather from what you said you had a few objections along the way.

Donating today is so totally different to say 10 years ago. The surgery is so much kinder to the body and also we are not sick being got better but very healthy people able to cope well with recovery.

I am so glad you are both doing well and that your cousin is now home. That is great news. Thank you for telling us about the both of you and how you have been feeling in the early days. It certainly helps knowing loads of other people go through the same recovery stages!!

All the best
Di
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Love and peace
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Thank you for your comments, they have put my mind at rest and I am finding each day is getting better as the bloating goes. I can now “hold on” if I have to.

All is going OK here, Gary came home last weekend, we still need lots of regular trips to the hospital to ensure his levels are ok, but at the moment things are good I am doing well, still tired, but I suppose that is to be expected.

Today is 2 weeks since the operations, and I think we are doing really well. We are both relaxing lots, with a daily 15 min walk to aid the healing process.

Thank you aagin, best withes
Manda xx

With regard to the bloating, you have put my mind at rest. Patience has never been my strong point.

Yes I am making sure I am drinking lots, and it is a good colour at the moment. I tried some trousers on today …… no way!! so am back in track suit bottoms for now. I have been walking down the road, if nothing else the fresh air makes me feel better.

My boyfriend is not home yet, his calcium levels are a bit high, but apart from that everything is working well and he is feeling much better (well maybe a bit bored now), hopefully he will be home this weekend, I am off to see him shortly and will let him know we have “spoken”.

Thank you again, I will post over the wekend to let you know how we both are.

Manda xx

Your boyfriend has a very special girlfriend, that’s for sure!!

I was bloated for some time. I know the very day after the operation I had put on 4kg! I cannot remember exactly when all that bloatedness actually disappeared except I know at the beginning of the second week of recovery putting on a pair of jeans was uncomfortable, so went back to skirt. You do need to make sure you are drinking enough water – around 1.5 litres spread out during the day. We need that water to help flush the toxins through the kidneys. Or should I say kidney in the singular, lol.

I did also find that with no excersise I also bloated. So I would make sure each day I had some if only walking around the house or with company up the road and back, I felt a lot better for doing that.

Urinating I can’t say I noticed anything. I tend to go to the loo a lot anyway and most times I don’t have much notice, but that is just me. I don’t remember it being any worse after the op. Main thing is that you are urinating. The colour should be pale yellow to only just tinged with colour. That shows you are hydrated. If urine is dark yellow (generally first thing in morning can be like that as no fluid during night) then you need more fluids. Not being given much notice to pee could be due to what has happened, I really don’t know. All I can advise is keep an eye on the situation, as long as no pain when you urinate or blood in the urine then maybe see how you go and if not much better mention it at your 6 week check up (or whenever it is arranged for you). You can always give them a ring at any time if you are concerned. As they say better safe than sorry though if that was me I would see what the next week was like and if it got worse then maybe just give a call. I don’t know if the catheter can do that? At this stage I personally would not be too worried. I had problems with the other output area, lol!! That took over a month to decide to behave.

Can’t really offer much more re that but pse do let me know how you get on, hopefully will improve in next few days. But don’t delay phoning someone if you stay worried as you don’t want an infection to appear and I really don’t know why you need to go in a hurry I am only making guesses.

Are you both home now? Hope both your recoveries go to plan. Should be a great Christmas ahead of you both ….

Di
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I have read and re-read your blog many times, it has answered many questions, thank you.

I donated my left kidney to my boyfriend last week. We are both doing well and I am feeling fine in myself, although very tired! I am still very bloated, were you bloated for long after?

And one more question, if I may, I find when I need to go to the toilet I need to go now, and can’t wait, I am assuming that the bladder has been a bit battered and is probably bruised, and this is why I can’t wait (it is getting better, slowly) did you find the same?

Thanks for you help
Manda xx

Please don’t hesitate to ask anything if you feel you want to know more about certain aspects.

I wish you both well and thoughts with you both.

Take care and I hope a date gets set soon!
Di
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