#dialysis

[sugas6thtooth]

Torture. Pure Torture. It's absolutely painful to see and I can't imagine how they're feeling. It's torture and it's cruel and it warrants a scalding seat in hell for many israeli soldiers and government officials.

#free palestine #palestine #gaza #free gaza #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #pray for palestine #disabilties #disability #dialysis #torture #genocide #israel is committing genocide #israel #ceasefire #permanent ceasefire #america #usa

[reasonsforhope]

"For the first time, genetically modified pig kidneys provided “life-sustaining kidney function” during the course of a planned seven-day clinical study—a first step in addressing the critical crisis worldwide of kidney donor organ shortage.

The University of Alabama’s pre-clinical human study at Birmingham also advances the science and promise of xenotransplantation as a therapy to potentially cure end-stage kidney disease—just as a human-to-human transplants can.

“It has been truly extraordinary to see the first-ever preclinical demonstration that appropriately modified pig kidneys can provide normal, life-sustaining kidney function in a human safely and be achieved using a standard immunosuppression regimen,” said UAB transplant surgeon scientist Jayme Locke, M.D., director of UAB’s Comprehensive Transplant Institute and lead author of the paper...

The peer-reviewed findings published last month in JAMA Surgery describes the pioneering pre-clinical human research performed on a recipient experiencing brain death...

The pre-clinical human brain death model developed at UAB can evaluate the safety and feasibility of pig-to-human kidney xenografts, or transplants, without risk to a living human. It is named for transplant pioneer Jim Parsons, an organ donor whose family generously donated his body to advance xenotransplant kidney research, like the latest patient did.

A Critical Need

Kidney disease kills more people each year than breast or prostate cancer, while more than 90,000 people are on the transplant waiting list. More than 800,000 Americans are living with kidney failure and 240 Americans on dialysis die every day. The wait for a deceased donor kidney can be as long as five to 10 years, and almost 5,000 people per year die waiting for a kidney transplant.

Groundbreaking Study Details

The 52-year-old study subject for this research lived with hypertension and stage 2 chronic kidney disease, which affects more than one in seven U.S. adults, or an estimated 37 million Americans. As part of this study, the subject had both of his native kidneys removed and dialysis stopped, followed by a crossmatch-compatible xenotransplant with two 10 gene-edited pig kidneys, or UKidney.

The transplanted pig kidneys made urine within four minutes of re-perfusion and produced more than 37 liters of urine in the first 24 hours. The pig kidneys continued to function as they would in a living human for the entirety of the seven-day study. Also, the kidneys were still viable at the time the study was concluded.

“In the first 24 hours these kidneys made over 37 liters of urine,” said Dr. Locke. “It was really a remarkable thing to see.” ...

Gene editing in pigs to reduce immune rejection has made organ transplants from pigs to humans possible. The natural lifespan of a pig is 30 years, they are easily bred, and they have organs of similar size to humans. Genetically modified pig kidneys have been extensively tested in non-human primates, and the addition of UAB’s preclinical human research model—the Parsons Model—now provides important information about the safety and efficacy of kidneys in human transplant recipients."

-via Good News Network, September 17, 2023

#organ donation #organ donor #organ transplant #medical news #medical research #pigs #kidney transplant #kidney diseases #dialysis #good news #hope #hope posting #human biology

[shrimptin]

@dyatlovpassingprivilege

#shrimptin #dyatlovpassingprivilege #dialysis

[pkmn-smashorpass]

OUGH...being on Dialga's side in PMD:TSD...it's about the struggle and desire to continue existing, maybe somewhat selfishly, despite your life being objectively miserable, due to the time having stopped, fighting against someone who's trying to destroy your world essentially. it's that grey struggle for survival where no one is all evil... - 👑✨

YOU GET IT

#you understand me more than I understand me #you worded this perfectly #ask #anon #crown anon #dialysis #pmd explorers #pkmn smash or pass #pokemon smash or pass #smash or pass #pokemon #pkmn

[the-lady-maddy]

#iof terrorism #israeli terrorism #israel is a terrorist state #israeli war crimes #israel is committing genocide #murder #palestine #free gaza #i stand with palestine 🇵🇸 #free palestine 🇵🇸 #gaza #gaza strip #free palestine #gazaunderattack #palestine resources #dialysis #human rights #children rights #Instagram

[heardatmedschool]

“Have you not heard the ancient nephrological proverb? ‘Those who don’t pee, [go to] shit’.”

#medicine #med school #medblr #nephrology #kidney #dialysis #proverbs #el que no mea caga

[mjsloveslave]

PLEASE DONATE IF YOU CAN!

I'm a struggling dialysis patient. On Feb 1, 2022 I went into anaphylactic shock and nearly died while at treatment.. Just asking for a little help. Anything is a blessing.

gofundme.com/account-overdrawn-need-help

#donation #donate #help #please help #financial aid #financial assistance #crowdfunding #michael jackson #king of pop #kingofpop #mj #mjj #mjfam #3t #tjjackson #dialysis #fundraiser #mutual assistance

[siexa]

Snap and ig @siennawiltshire - me, my dialysis arm and my transplant scar. A work of art.

#lightskingirls #mixed girls #little waist #hourglass #blasian #bikini body #dialysis #kidney transplant

[yorkshire-rockchick]

An hour left on dialysis and I'm freezing cold. Roll on getting home and hiding under the duvet

#dialysis #it's freezing #I'm so cold right now #I have two fluffy blankets and still cold

[criminal-justice77]

So I’ve reached out just about everywhere trying to get others to donate to help cover my medical expenses. I’ve gotten some donations, but still haven’t reached my goal as it is much needed to do so. If you click the link it will take you to my go fund me and my story is written out there. Everyone please share this to help me out with these medical bills that have been piling up. Just a 100 dollar donation could get me closer to meeting my goal and most importantly, getting these medical bills payed off. Just a 50 dollar donation could help me with putting fuel in my vehicle to get me back and forth to my appointments as I do have quite a few of those. Nonetheless, anything is always appreciated. Thank you in advance and may God bless you back 100 times whatever you may give.

#gofundme #dialysis #need help #donations #health issues #hospital #please share #medical bills #medical problems #kidney transplant #godisgood #no work #unemployed #disability #thank you #please donate #donate if you can #pls donate #a good cause #nephrology #kidney treatment #kidneyhealth #kidneycare #kidney diseases

[ayin-me-yesh]

Something I see online that's frustrating to me is you'll get people telling the vegan activists who promote veganism as a universal ideal that there are disabled people who can't have a vegan diet, but then a lot of the people who point this out don't seem to know what conditions actually cause that. And then you end up having arguments about that so I want to actually point out a few examples

I think the number one example where there's no way to safely, healthfully avoid having to consume animal products is haemodialysis for kidney failure. People on dialysis need more protein than other people because they lose protein and blood cells during the dialysis process, and they are required to have a low potassium diet because their kidneys can't filter potassium. This means legumes and soy aren't viable alternatives. [x] "Renal dietitians encourage most people on haemodialysis to eat high-quality protein because it produces less waste for removal during dialysis. High-quality protein comes from meat, poultry, fish, and eggs." [x] If you can't meet your protein needs with these foods for whatever reason, you'll be prescribed whey protein powder, which is made from dairy. [x]

Ketogenic diets are also high in animal proteins. They're innately low carb and high in fat, which means legumes and other meat alternatives aren't a great fit. "The ketogenic diet can boost insulin sensitivity and cause fat loss, leading to significant health benefits for people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes." [x] PCOS, a common condition effecting about 10% of people who menstruate, is also often treated with a low carb, high protein diet because it involves insulin resistance. [x]

Ketogenic diets may also be recommended to treat seizures in epilepsy. [x] It is most frequently used for focal seizures in children, infantile spasms, Rett syndrome, tuberous sclerosis complex, Dravet syndrome, Doose syndrome, and GLUT-1 deficiency. In these conditions, ketogenic diets can reduce or even eliminate seizures.

People with food allergies can find it difficult to afford safe and healthy food in general. [x] The inability to rely on cheap, plant-based proteins like canned beans or dried lentils can be a general hardship, especially when disabilities themselves can limit job opportunities or the capacity to work.

Intestinal disorders are another factor that can make vegan diets difficult. Foods high in insoluble fibre, like beans and other legumes, as well as nuts and seeds, can cause Crohn's flare ups in some people. [x] Seeds, nuts, and legumes can also be trigger foods for people with ulcerative colitis. [x] IBD flare ups are not like a run-of-the-mill case of intestinal discomfort. They can land people in the hospital and require major surgery. [x]

For allergies, the main factor that can make a vegan diet difficult isn't allergy to specific vegetables, but to specific plant proteins. Someone who is allergic to soy, peanuts, or other legumes will have more limited options for meeting their daily protein requirements on a vegan diet. People with allergies to a broad spectrum of legumes may not have any reasonable substitution options. Substitutions can also increase the price point and make a vegan diet too expensive for people in poverty who also have allergies. Poor people with food allergies may find it difficult in general to afford a safe and healthy diet. [x]

For some people, including some disabled people, a vegan diet may in fact be ideal. Vegan diets can certainly be part of a healthy diet when trying to reduce bad cholesterol [x], treat high blood pressure [x], or treat earlier stages of kidney disease. [x] And while insulin resistance may be best treated with a ketogenic diet in some people, others do seem to benefit from a plant-based diet instead. [x] A person's diabetes specialist and trained dietitians can help them figure out which is best for them, potentially based on other factors like whether or not they have high blood pressure or bad cholesterol, or whether their diabetes risks are linked to PCOS or other known metabolic conditions.

Achieving sustainable food production and equal access to a safe, nutritious, well-balanced diet is fundamental to us all. But there's simply no one-size-fits-all ideal human diet, and that's something everyone needs to take into account.

#disability #ableism #dialysis #epilepsy #diabetes #allergies #long post #food tw #diet tw

[mrbopst]

#Debbie does Dallas #Dialysis

[sunnyseconds]

I almost forgot I had this😭

Can I get some f1 moots?? Or in general moots:)

#f1 #formula1 #cl16 #charles leclerc #travel #books #dialysis #cancer

[mcatmemoranda]

#renal #nephrology #nephro #CRRT #dialysis #HD

[voxxvindictae]

An acquaintance from California asked me about proposition 29, so I did some research.

Anyone in California has probably seen those “no on prop 29” ads. Here’s the thing:

This is an effort at equality and transparency. It will SAVE people’s lives and it will do so with equity.

So why is it getting so much negative criticism?

Because the people opposing it are paying over 12 times as much for advertising than the supporters are.

This makes the following statement from one of the opposing organizations particularly ironic:

The more astute among you may have seen the reason why this kind of blatant hypocrisy comes as no surprise: the opposition has the support of the Republican Party, a group that is famous for its blatant hypocrisy and its emotionally-charged and manipulative advertising (see my post re. The correlation between conservative groups and narcisistic sociopathy).

Because the clinics have to provide the dialysis experts at their expense, their opposition was to be expected. But I don’t know how they thought they could get away with spending more on this one campaign than UHW spent for all three of the proposed measures.

Threatening the shutdown of clinics over this measure is extortion, plain and simple. Any of my followers in California should make them regret that come voting time.

Sources:

Most of my info on Opposition and funding for this measure came from ballotpedia, but I also read the actual text of the proposition to verify.

If I missed something, don’t be afraid to tell me! It’s important we get facts and not propaganda, especially when it comes to things like this.

#elections #california #prop29 #research #voting #dialysis #health #healthcare

[coleclairelgbt]

So. A lot had happened since I last posted...

In April of 2022 I tested positive for HIV. Not long after that I was diagnosed with stage 2 kidney failure. Over the course of 6mo, those kidney issues escalated to 0% functionality and in December I was sent to the ER for emergency dialysis. I’ve been on dialysis for 6 months, home dialysis for about 2 weeks now.

I’ll be moving home to Texas to be near family in the next few weeks. My boyfriend and I decided that this was the best way to go, as I need the support and he’s unable to move due to his job. Still amicable, still 100% civil, we just realized it’s time.

Pics are from the last year or so

#ckd #dialysis #hiv #aids #Cole Claire #update #chronic kidney disease #kidney failure #hemo dialysis