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by Rik
Tue Jan 12, 2016 2:16 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Stent Removal: different experiences
Replies: 29
Views: 80560

Re: Stent Removal: different experiences

YEAH!!!!!
glad you are all sorted Solo ... 8)
hope you manicured before the event ... :roll:
just in case hand holding was required!!!!! :wink:
by Rik
Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:12 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Stent Removal: different experiences
Replies: 29
Views: 80560

Re: Stent Removal: different experiences

how about ... UNNECESSARILY ALARMIST TITLE!! ... do not agree to stent removal without general anaesthetic ... (but don't worry if you are about to have the procedure yourself as no one else who has had this procedure has actually agreed to the description given or it being a fraction as bad ... but...
by Rik
Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:28 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Urea and oxalate
Replies: 3
Views: 9662

Re: Urea and oxalate

Hi Solo ... as any long standing member of this board will tell you ... I am completely rubbish about knowing anything technical about ESRF ... and despite oxalates sounding a weird cocktail of oxo and hot chocolate ... :shock: well some fools buy mochalate!! ... eurghk!! one positive thing I can sa...
by Rik
Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:33 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Stent Removal: different experiences
Replies: 29
Views: 80560

Re: Stent Removal: different experiences

but if even Rik says it was okay .... Solo ... I should point out to that I have always had a severe allergy ........ to pain !!! :? it nearly always brings me out in a heavy stream of tears ... :roll: if your still unsure ... I could always offer to hold your hand ... as long as you promise to hav...
by Rik
Wed Dec 16, 2015 9:46 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Stent Removal: different experiences
Replies: 29
Views: 80560

Re: Stent Removal: different experiences

DeanH wrote:Solo, I second what Rik says
Dean ...
your a brave man to stand up and say that ...
suggesting that women have a lower pain threshold than men was daft enough when I said it .......... but to agree with me!!!!!!! :shock: :shock:
by Rik
Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:31 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Stent Removal: different experiences
Replies: 29
Views: 80560

Re: Stent Removal: different experiences

I wouldn't let the other half read ANY of my posts!!!!
I like living far too much :roll:

what ever you do ... don't let the original post put you off stent removal ...
read the other posts that gives a far more realistic view of it ...
by Rik
Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:45 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Stent Removal: different experiences
Replies: 29
Views: 80560

Re: Stent Removal: different experiences

I can understand your feelings after reading the original message Solo ... as a man I can assure you ... our pain level threshold slightly different to women .... :roll: I can still feel the other half's fingernails digging into the palms of my hands as she made such a fuss giving birth!!!!! ... our...
by Rik
Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:54 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Stent Removal: different experiences
Replies: 29
Views: 80560

Re: Stent Removal: different experiences

I have to say that posting such a message ... is excessive ... unreasonable ... ill-judged ... thoughtless and scaremongering towards others in this forum ... to scream a title of "DO NOT AGREE STENT REMOVAL WITHOUT GENERAL ANAESTHETIC" is way over the top and only causes unwarranted worry...
by Rik
Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:53 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Happy Transplantiversary to Me
Replies: 9
Views: 21420

Re: Happy Transplantiversary to Me

YEAH!!!!!
I love Transplantiversary news!! :0)
looking forward to you having many many more :0)
by Rik
Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:43 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Some people just don't know how lucky they are.
Replies: 6
Views: 18957

Re: Some people just don't know how lucky they are.

Hi Cigarband ... welcome to the forum ... though UK based ... we have members from all over the globe ... so please dont feel this isnt the forum for you!! you might find this link John Hopkins useful ... at least as a starting point ... I think in the past we have had US based members who went down...
by Rik
Thu Nov 19, 2015 9:58 am
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: Looking for help for a survey
Replies: 3
Views: 6762

Re: Looking for help for a survey

Hi Elysa ... as a Mod I was originally going to remove your post as this is a health forum and not a gaming forum ... but I tend to check things first ... the front of your questionnaire does actually say its health related ... be it seemingly loosely ... so I started the questionnaire ... I found t...
by Rik
Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:34 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: i need your help
Replies: 3
Views: 7826

Re: i need your help

Hi again Ivo ... although the forum has many peoples stories already ... its spread through the pages ... it has been suggested that this could be a really useful thread for all to read ... and I whole heartedly agree ... but as I said before ... it would help if you gave us a bit more information a...
by Rik
Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:02 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: rejection by his own fault
Replies: 15
Views: 27483

Re: rejection by his own fault

I think Tara means they have a pairing ... live donor that matches Sporti :0)
by Rik
Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:37 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: i need your help
Replies: 3
Views: 7826

Re: i need your help

Hi Ivo and welcome to the Board ... its great that you are looking to make things better and easier for patients when facing CKD ... though I think it would be better for those here if you told us a bit more ... we all have some stories to tell in one form or another ... so some stuff affects us in ...
by Rik
Wed Oct 21, 2015 3:17 pm
Forum: The KPG Forum
Topic: rejection by his own fault
Replies: 15
Views: 27483

Re: rejection by his own fault

Hi Tara ... blimey you have had a crap time and damn well deserve to be angry ... but unlike some who will post and say its all his fault and shame on him ... with kidney failure and its surrounding issues I have found things aren't always that black and white ... I think what needs to be done is ta...