http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/includes/rss-blogs.php Latest blog entries from Kidney Research UK en-uk Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0100 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php I was made redundant in May this year as a result of the financial crisis. I was lucky and got a freelance position with an ex-employer straight away but projects lessened as the financial crisis took hold and I decided to take the time... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:47:00 +0100 http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php The past few weeks have been quite busy, so much for a quiet spell… I haven't had many chances to post on the blog. I have managed to stay out of hospital however and haven't had to attend any clinic appointments either which... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:13:00 +0000 http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php Most of my friends and family have one-by-one skipped off on holiday over the past weeks, leaving me green with envy here in Blighty so I've been making the best of what London has to offer. First up was dinner at the Pierre... Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:48:00 +0000 http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php A belated Happy New Year to you all. The past few weeks I’ve been helping Kidney Research UK with a project that takes messages about kidney health and organ donation out into the community. A recent study has showed that certain groups of the... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php Hello there, what a crazy 6 months it's been! In November I began helping Kidney Research UK with their ABLE project. The aim of the campaign was to educate the British public (Asian, African and Afro- Caribbean residents in London and... Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:45:00 +0100 http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php Barbados was fun despite the ash clouds and airport closure. We landed in Barbados just UK airspace closed so we were slightly concerned about how we’d get home – but not that concerned! We'd got out of the UK just in time and were in fact... Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:25:00 +0100 http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php Having no kidney function means that my blood count is fairly low, running at a Haemoglobin (HB) level of around 5. Despite which I still manage rush around between bag exchanges, nights out with friends, overseas travel and so on.  In order... Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:50:00 +0100 http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php I’ve reached the six-week point since the transplant and things are going smoothly. The figure that is most closely monitored is the creatinine level. They also check patients are drinking enough fluids (around 3 litres daily in hot... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:33:00 +0100 http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php I’ve had the stent removed which is a tube inserted during the transplant procedure that holds the new kidney and its plumbing in place. It wasn’t a painful procedure but it certainly was an interesting one. Over in minutes, the build up... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:21:00 +0100 http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk/kidney-interactive/blog/ami-agbolegbe.php