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The Borrowers Club · 1M ago

Corpus Revivicus…or why a little pain is a good thing

As I write this post, I can feel the easy, buttery sensation of dialudid gently sluicing through my system. It’s taking the edge off my pain and calming my hyper-functional brain.  In the hospital, I usually need to give directions about pain medication. I always preface it by saying this is not the
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The Borrowers Club · 5M ago

It was all too good to last…sorta…

No, the kidney is fine. But it nearly wasn’t. So, I admit it, I got cocky. I got brave thinking I was soooo smart and had avoided anything to do with hospitals other than a regular check-up. I got a cold – or rather, a cold got me. It started as the mother of all [...]
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The Borrowers Club · 6M ago

Post-Tgiving T-fulness Redux

So, last year, I did a post on what I was thankful for – after Thanksgiving. Here I go again. I was too busy enjoying my day on Thanksgiving to want to write anything, which is as it should be. What am I thankful for this year? Well, so far, 2011 has sucked for me. [...]
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The Borrowers Club · 1Y ago

Year Number 5

Well, hello there. Lookey! Another post in less than six months. Am improving dramatically. So, I nearly forgot my transplant anniversary yesterday. I didn’t remember until almost midnight – how very Cinderella’ish of me, non? I was busy all day with work, groceries, getting dog food for Denny and e
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The Borrowers Club · 1Y ago

My Father’s Daughter

I haven’t been sure I could write this post. I’m still not sure how I’m going to do it, how I’m going to get through it. But it has to be written. My father, Kailash Chandra Khemka, passed away on January 15, 2011. He had suffered two strokes in 24 hours on January 9 and [...]
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The Borrowers Club · 1Y ago

A Prayer for Prograf

Prograf is my lifeline. The generic name is tacrolimus, not to be confused with sirolimus (Rapamune). Prograf is one of my two immune-suppression drugs, with the other being prednisone (yay, boo – see my post on “The Devil you know”). Prograf keeps my kidney alive, thereby keeping my transplanted ki
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The Borrowers Club · 1Y ago

Why I Hate Yoga – But Do it Anyway

The short answer? Because nothing shapes up your body like yoga. It’s an amazing exercise and transforms you. It’s good for your organs, your blood pressure, your muscles, flexibility, lungs, heart, everything. It’s great for transplanters. But, that still doesn’t mean I like it. I have been doing y
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The Borrowers Club · 1Y ago

Owning It

I have been a bad blogger. But, I have figured out the reason why. Writing about my transplant and other conditions makes me think about them, and it has been my guiding philosophy since I received my initial diagnosis all those years ago that I would only think about it when I absolutely had to. [.
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The Borrowers Club · 2Y ago

The Deadliest Catch vs. Me

I’m sitting here in my lovely new living room, relaxed after dinner and with Denny snuggled up to me. I’m watching the best of season 5 of The Deadliest Catch and counting down the minutes to the premiere of Season 6. The Deadliest Catch was on in the hospital when I was recovering from my [...]
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The Borrowers Club · 2Y ago

Break my Bones

This is supposed to be an entry about Leukopenia, but first off, let me explain “Tough Girl.” I’ve referenced her in quite a few posts, promising to tell more about her, and never have. So here you have it. Tough Girl is tough (kind of like Long Cat is Long). For me, Tough Girl is [...]
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