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Thursday, September 02, 2010
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"I Love You With All My Kidney"
|  | | Rev. Bulson and Ker Yang two days after surgery. (Photo courtesy of Ker Yang) |
According to the National Kidney Foundation, 26 million adults in America suffered from chronic kidney disease and millions of others are at risk. 79,000 people are on the waiting list for a kidney and that number is growing every year. 3,916 people die each year while waiting for a kidney. I am one of the 26 million adults who suffered for 16 years from chronic kidney disease. On April 8th, 2010, I had a kidney transplant from a living donor.
My kidney problems started in 1995, when I was a junior in college. It was in the middle of winter and during final exams. I had a sore throat, but I did not think much of it because I was busy studying for final exams. The sore throat went away and two months later, I started having abdominal pain and began feeling really fatigue. I could have gone to the University Health Center for a check-up, but I was stubborn. I thought it was the flu and since I was young, I can overcome it. I was wrong. The pain worsened, and I was having problems walking 3 blocks to classes. At this time, I also noticed that my urine was frothy, reddish brown in color, and it contain small brown sediments. One night, the pain became unbearable and I finally went to the emergency room.
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St. Paul, MN
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