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Need some advise or at least someone else perspective on my situation....

Three years ago I was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney disease. Over those three years my kidney functions decreased more and more and this past December I was diagnosed with End Stage Renal Failure. The doctors said that I would need a Kidney transplant and in the meantime will have to start dialysis treatments until I find a donor for the transplant. I was put on the national organ transplant list but was told that the wait could be anywhere between 2-6 years for a kidney. My sister and my best friend volunteered to be tested to see if they were a match to donate a kidney to me. My bff was tested but not a match. My sister was tested and she was a perfect match. After she found out she was a match she went ahead with all the other test to make sure she was healthy enough to be a donor. All test were coming out fine and we were both excited. She started testing back in February and we were looking at possibly having the transplant done by late March or early April if all went well. At first she was doing everything right away, getting all necessary test done but then things started to slow down. Then summer came and all of the sudden she didn't have time to proceed with the last phase of the process to become a donor. I would ask her how it was going and she will just say that she needs to schedule time to do the rest of the testing but she couldn't find the time. She tells me she doesn't have the time yet she took 2 weeks off of work to go on vacation and takes a day off here and there to go to water parks and amusement parks. On top of that she volunteered to help out a friend coordinate her wedding which takes alot of her time as well. How do you tell me you have no time yet you have time for all of these other things? I'm starting to believe she doesn't want to go ahead with the transplant anymore. I'm hurt because if that's the case she should just tell me instead of leaving me in limbo.

I leased a new car 4 days ago. The finance manager at the dealership called me today stating that they were unable to find someone to finance the car under a lease (due to my past credit history) but they were able to find someone to finance the car as a purchase with the same monthly payments as the lease. The car is a nice car but it is not my first choice (not crazy about it). I agreed to go with this car because I figured that I was just going to lease it for 3 years then I'll trade it in for something else. If I knew that I would have to purchase it I would have gotten the car I really wanted. I have to go back to the dealership today or tomorrow to change the loan application from lease to purchase. Will I be able to change the car to the one I really want instead of the one I chose? I have the 2011 Toyota Yaris, I will really like a 2011 Toyota Corolla S.

What will you choose if the name had to end in "of the seas"?

Ex. _______ of the seas.

Keep in mind that this would be the largest cruise ship in the world.

What will you choose if the name had to end in "of the seas"?

Ex. _______ of the seas.

Keep in mind that this would be the largest cruise ship in the world.

What will you choose if the name had to end in "of the seas"?

Ex. _______ of the seas.

Keep in mind that this would be the largest cruise ship in the world.

I've been on this medication for 3 weeks now and for the last 3 days I've been experiencing muscle pain and weakness, nausea, and fever. I thought I may have come down with the flu but all the symptoms have gotten better except for the muscle pain and weakness. After reading the possible side effects of this medication, which listed all of these symptoms I've been feeling, I think the cause may be the medication and not the flu. Anyone else have/had this problem?

My favorite is:

Arroz con Pollo (Chicken and Rice Puerto Rican style)

or

Pollo Guisado con Arroz Blanco y Platano maduro (Chicken Stew with white rice and fried sweet plantains)

Personally, I believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. I believe it's an awesome thing and a wonderful way to communicate with God.

Will a doctor perform invitro-fertilization to a patient that is a type 1 diabetic with some kidney insufficiency if she really wanted a baby and would be willing to take the risks?

I have been married for 2 yrs to a wonderful man in which I love very much. We both have children from our previous marriages. He has an 11 yr old daughter and I have two boys 16 and 12. He's a wonderful step-dad to my kids, very involved in their lives and he gets along with them great. On the other hand, I do not have that same type of relationship with his daughter. I feel bad because he is so good with my boys but I cannot seem to develope that same type of relationship with his daughter. She doesn't act like a "normal" 11 yr old girl. She is very negative and has alot of emotional issues. I cannot stand talking to negative people. It just drags me down and that's how I feel when I talk to her. My husband is aware of his daughter's issues and he has suggested counseling to her mom but her mom is totally against it. I've gotten to the point where I do not want to be around her when she comes over the house. I don't know how to handle this. Please Help!

I have been diagnosis with gastroparesis due to many years of diabetes. I've tried many medications to treat this condition but no success due to the medications causing side effects. I've heard of a "stomach pacemaker" being used to treat gastroparesis and I wanted to get some feedback on it. I would really like to hear from someone who has had it implanted or from somenone that knows of someone who has a stomach pacemaker.

I click on the icons but nothing happens. Help!

My husband and I will like to go on a cruise to celebrate our wedding anniversary in November. Could anyone give me their opinions on what you think is the best cruiseline to use for a 5-7 day Caribbean cruise.

I've been told before by my gyne during exams, that my uterus is tilted to the back. I didn't really think much about it then. My husband and I are ttc for the past year and a half and still nothing. Has anyone heard of this being a problem in ttc? Also, I heard that some women experience darkening of the areola area of the breast when they are pregnant. I am 9 days late on my period, had a negative hpt 2 days ago, but I am experiencing the darkening of my areola. Has anyone heard of this?

I am 33 years old and for as long as I can remember I've struggles with illnesses. I was diagnosis with diabetes at the age of six and ever since then I've been prone to all kinds of sicknesses. If it was not one thing it was another thing wrong with me. I am a believer in Christ and I am a member of a church in which I go regularly. Recently, they found that I had kidney disease and other complications due to the diabetes. I was not doing so well and I was very close to kidney failure. The church prayed for me and I got better. I was out of the hospital and back on my feet. Soon after, I got sick again and other complications have come up. I felt discouraged and when people will ask me "How are you feeling?" I would give them an honest answer "not well". The answer I would always get from them was"Don't say that, you must speak with faith and walk in your healing". How do you do that?? Do I just say I'm feeling good even when I'm not? I don't know what to say anymore. Help!

I had a history of irregular periods throughout the last year. I would go 2-3 months without a period and then I would get one and go another 2-3 months without. In January of this year I got a period, after not getting one since November of the previous year, and I've been getting a period every month like clockwork ever since. I had a "light period" last month (only lasted 3 days) kind of brownish in color. My periods usually last 5-6 days. Now, I am 8 days late this month. I have the usual symptoms (breast tenderness,bloating, emotional/sensitive) but this time it feels like it's lasting forever and I also feel nausea and frequent urination. I haven't taken a pregnancy test because I think that my period will just come eventually. I will really like to be pregnant. (Husband and I have been trying for a year and a half) Worried about being disappointed.