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At Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Helen Dynda wrote:
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>In an email...Karla (ifirgit@new.rr.com) has given me permission to share her current health status:
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>August 5, 2002
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>I just was released from yet another hospital stay. Once again I was in the ICU with total renal failure. This time it took a little longer to get my kidneys functioning properly, but the Lord was with me all the way. They have realized that I have a very substantial blockage of both of my ureters; so on Tuesday I will undergo xrays to try and determine exactly where the blockage is.
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>Once this is determined I will undergo an angioplasty type procedure where they insert a balloon through the nephrostomy tube in my back which will then be inflated to attempt to break free the blockage. If this cannot be done, I will have to maintain this nephrostomy for the remainder of my life - having new tubes placed every few months.
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>The good thing is that this tube helps to cut down on the number of infections and hopefully will keep my kidneys functioning much longer. It is quite painful....but a pain that I am more than willing to live with - even if for just one more day.
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>God's warmest blessings,
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>Karla
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>~ ~ ~ ~
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>Dear IAS friends,
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>Please continue to encourage Karla with your messages - and remember her in your prayers!!
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>For those who don't know Karla's ARD story, please go to the Adhesions Quilt. Then scroll down to her name, Karla Nygren; and read her story. After you read Karla's story, you may change your mind about having surgery - with just any surgeon!!
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>Karla continues to be an inspiration to all of us!!!
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>Love, Helen