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Hi Guys , well everything still going well !!! Amazing to think it's 6 weeks today I had my transplant !!!! New kidney is working well and I'm starting to feel amazing 😎😎😎 Also Time Attack released all the results yesterday and it's been confirmed we are Club Pro champions 😎😎 Thanks for all the support through the year , we will hopefully be at Autosport with the car and have confirmed with Time Attack we will be racing in 2018 🤞🤞
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So at this stage they are just starting to reduce my drugs , I'm taking a mixture of steroids , anti rejection drugs and immusuppresents , some antibiotics, blood pressure meds and cholesterol drugs as well , gradually as the body gets used to the new kidney it will except it and the kidney was a very good match to me so this will help !!! My cholesterol is coming down as the new kidney settles in . I will always be on some anti rejection drugs but hopefully the dose will be quite low !! They continually look for markers in the blood that show any rejection ! At the moment Predisone is the worse , it makes my hands shake and feet tingle but generally I seem to be coping quite well with all the drugs . Currently it's 20 tablets a day !! First 6,weeks are the hardest !!
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Hi guys , just thought I would check in , recovery is going well , new kidney is still working and slowly my levels are returning back to normal !!! Had a ride to Halfords in the Noble on Saturday in the sunshine , lovely to get out in her although the hard suspension had my new kidney bouncing around a bit which felt pretty strange !! Confirmed I will not be able to drive at Rockingham but that was expected , still get tired pretty quickly but on the upside I've lost nearly 2 stone in weight which is a bonus although I would not recommend major surgery as a weight loss program 😂😂😂😂 6 months for full recovery is a long time but hopefully it will be worth it !! Stay safe people 👍👍
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Sept 23, 2017 15:13:08 GMT
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😂😂😂😂 thankfully Dress for the good lady , I have not got the ankles 😜😜 Great to have a normal day out , ran out of steam by 3 ish but enjoyed the day out . I punched so far above my weight when I pulled Dawn 😎😎😎
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Sept 23, 2017 8:18:12 GMT
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Morning guys , well 2 weeks today the magic happened !!!! Had a quiet week this week , lots of sleeping and watching TV 😂😂😂 Discovered Jeremy Kyle , my god what a amazing program 😂😂 Kidney function is still going in the right direction and finally some of the bruising is disappearing!! Feel ok in myself although my plums are still sore 😩😩 Need to get out today as I'm fed up being at home so the good lady is taking me shopping for a new dress for the Time Attack presentation evening 😂😂😂😂 Noble is sat waiting patently in the garage , ordered a few bits for some maintenance etc , looking forward to having some energy to do some jobs . Hope you guys are all well .
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Sept 19, 2017 15:18:30 GMT
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Quick update guys , blood results are in from yesterday , kidney function up to 30% it was 7% when I went in !!!!!! Blood is cleaning up nicely and feeling very good 😎😎
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Sept 18, 2017 10:11:33 GMT
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Heater assembly will definitely come out as it's curse word anyhow , not sure about the radio though 😱😱😱
Going to get some bigger injectors so should be able to tweek power but to be honest 650 bhp is plenty , we are working with mbe on a button that I can press on the steering wheel that will give me full boost straight away !!!! It will pretty much be a 100bhp shot 😎😎😎
Up until last week I could not eat beans 😂😂
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Sept 17, 2017 11:11:52 GMT
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Morning guys , recovery going well , still a bit sore and some bruising coming out on places I did not expect but ok so far .
There has been a lot of discussion this week with the transplant team about how good of a condition I was in health wise , normally with chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis are in pretty poor shape , regular exersize plenty of water and a good diet seemed to help but overall controlling my weight seemed to have made the biggest difference !! The main reason for my weight control was the racing and this year it's been pretty tough keeping under 90 kg as once over that I could not get in my seat 😂😂😂😂
Last week when I arrived I was 85kg the lightest I had been all year !!!
Biggest improvement is how clear my head feels , at Croft I felt pretty foggy and I'm still very surprised how fast we were !! Will certainly but interesting to see what it feels like to drive again !!!
No plans to change class , I love being in with the pro cars .
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Sept 16, 2017 14:30:13 GMT
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Plan now is 6 weeks of visits back to Addenbrooks to monitor the kidney and Tweek the medication , rejection is a major concern and as I'm on imusuppresents which means I can pick up colds etc so need to stay safe . After 6 weeks if everything is ok it's back to the gym and pushbike to try and get my fitness back .
The Noble engine needs to come out so the valves can be changed but that is before next season so she can stay tucked up in the garage for the time being !!!
Going to design a new intercooler with Darren at Radtec as we have seen some high intake temps of full boost , need to replace gearbox cooler pump , shiftercables , Dampers will go back to Protech for a rebuild and some upgrades ,
The car has been massively quick all year so I don't plan to change any aero but there will be a Tweeks to geometry with what we have learnt this year , you can probably tell I'm quite exited about 2018 😎😎
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Sept 16, 2017 11:18:19 GMT
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Yeah you know what I was saying about the truck 😂😂😂
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Sept 16, 2017 10:15:02 GMT
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Thanks but I have a amazing women behind me which definitely helps !!! Got some cracking bruises !!!
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Sept 15, 2017 20:58:44 GMT
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Hi guys just a quick update, I'm home 😎😎 Everything went to plan today so looking forwatd to a weekend at home , hoping to have a sit in the Noble Sunday 😎😎😎 Cannot the RR for all its support this week , you guys have truly been brilliant , some of the banter has been brilliant 😂😂😂 Picture of the car I love just to end my post .
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Sept 15, 2017 12:01:14 GMT
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Well numbers are better again so it looks like home today at 6 days !! New record for the dep and right on the government limit to be real eased 😎😘😎
Thanks for the support guys , you have all been amazing 👍👍👍
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Sept 14, 2017 11:15:50 GMT
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Trust me guys this thread and all you guys has kept me going when I just wanted to quit !!!!
Bloods confirmed today that levels are still dropping and kidney is slowly working 😎😎 Plums improving too 😂😂😂
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Sept 14, 2017 9:26:50 GMT
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Morning guys , catheter out today which was a massive relief !!! Oh the colors 😂😂😂😂
Feels great to be in my own boxers , managed a shower this morning as well which felt great 👍 Thanks for all the comments , made me laugh and helped me through a difficult day yesterday !!!
Onwards and upwards want to be at Rockingham with the Noble , cannot drive but want to take part !!!
Awards night is the 4th Nov and I so want to be there to collect my pot 😎😎😎😎
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Sept 13, 2017 16:45:17 GMT
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Hy guys , tough day today , as part of the op they get a racehorse to kick you in the nuts 😱😱😱 bits of me swelled up overnight that you really do not want to swell up !!! Not much to do but keep elevated and cold compress 😩😩
Cannula in as well which is not nice 😔 On the upside the new kidney is working but I'm still struggling with the fact that a 50 year old man died to keep me alive 😓😓😓 thoughts are with his family .
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Sept 13, 2017 0:37:20 GMT
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Hi guys 1.30 in the morning and I'm sick of laying in bed !!! Been for a walk around the hospital and ordered my new socks Steve 😎😎 Feel great , stomach muscles are saw where they have cut them and slowly the tubes are coming out !!!!
Surgeons are very happy so could be home for the weekend 😎😎😎
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Sept 12, 2017 7:55:09 GMT
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Sorry closest we could get at short notice 😂😂😂
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Sept 12, 2017 6:17:24 GMT
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Morning guys , day 3 post transplant and I'm still breathing 😎
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Well guys it's getting close !! Bloods all ok and passed health check so I guess we are nearly ready . Stay safe guys hopefully see you later 👍👍👍
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