Author: alipolle

Hi RoyI hadn’t checked back here in a while either actually – been in hospital for 2 wks, been out 2 wks now and much better – all those aches and pains I mentioned before got too much and I was in agony. thank God for morphine!!! Anyway, the docs have now said that they […]

i don’t think they can do anything about the reflux… i’m guessin they’re doin all they can at the moment. as i said, their main concern is my overall kidney function, which at present is, although not 100%, quite good. Do u get renal colic at all? i had 2 huuuge stones when i was […]

hi again,my dr’s are actually really good. especially my nephrologist. my urologists seem to be of the opinion that until i get cancer or my kidneys pack up, they’ll stick with the usm. my kidney doc has recently said i’ll prob need a transplant at some point in the next 20 yrs – long time […]

I’m at a hospital in Manchester, England. Where do u go?

hi againi’m on sodium bicarb too – i take 4g a day though, 8 capsules. i’m also on hypertension medication and prophyactic antibiotics. was on trimethoprim for yrs and now switch monthly btwn nitrofurantoin and co-amoxiclav as am resistant to trimethoprim now. i’m have a kidney ultra sound in 3 wks time, last one was […]

Hi thanks for your response… are you on any medication at all? What is your kidney function like?  Sorry, it’s just I’ve never met anyone with a USM before!  🙂

HelloI was just wondering if there is anyone out there in the same position as me… I had a complete cystectomy aged 6 months and had USM done, then redone when I was 3 yrs old. I had chemotherapy but not radiotherapy.I have never had a problem with malignancies and am about 90% continent. I […]