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Serum creatinine result from blood taken on June 2 showed it hit 299umol/L. This is the highest level yet. It has never gone above 288umol/L before this. The threshold is 400umol/L after which I have to undergo dialysis regularly for the rest of my life. I hope this is just an abnormal spike.

The one good thing about being sick is that no matter how unhealthy I felt before that I would feel all hale and hearty after I got better. This is how I am feeling right now. It is a matter of perception but I am not complaining. I had fever last Friday.

The lump in the scrotum has been bothering me again of late. Prior to the discovery of the lump, I stopped driving for a while because my legs were spasmodic. When the spasms struck, my legs would get in the way of the hand controls and steering wheel. The spasms went away about one week after I finished the antibiotics.

Early Sunday morning, I woke up shivering. It was not the air conditioner. I knew what it was as I had sort of anticipated it. Chills are the first and unmistakable sign of a urinary tract infection (UTI). It was around 4.00am then. I know for sure because I turned on the television to watch the AXN channel.

For all the years that I have been living with spinal cord and chronic renal failure, I have not had a urodynamics study done to determine the pressure in my bladder. This test is needed to determine whether the pressure in the bladder will cause a reflux and further damage to the kidneys.

The moral of the story? Do not get injections of silicone in the buttocks by an unlicensed practitioner. Via the MMWR:Soft-tissue fillers are substances injected to augment or enhance the appearance of lips, breasts, buttocks, or other soft tissues.

The moral of the story? Do not get injections of silicone in the buttocks by an unlicensed practitioner. Via the MMWR:Soft-tissue fillers are substances injected to augment or enhance the appearance of lips, breasts, buttocks, or other soft tissues.

The Star Online Tuesday April 22, 2008 MYT 7:16:12 PM Star fruit can be toxic for kidney patients KUALA LUMPUR: All it takes is one fruit or 100ml of juice and the ordinarily harmless star fruit becomes poison in a matter of hours for kidney patients.

Woke up extra early and went to SJMC to consult a hematologist regarding my anemia. I have been breathless and feeling lethargic for a while now. It is no fun waking up after 12 hours of sleep feeling like I need another 12 hours more. At the same time, had the lump in the scrotum checked by a urologist.

After a few weeks of reprieve, itchy welts are beginning to appear on my arms and shoulders again. I hope this does not turn into a full-blown itch like before that needed anti-histamines. The doctor prescribed a 2-week supply of Claritin (Loratidine).