Transplant Athlete
Monday, November 14, 2005
  Procardia

I have a really odd body. Odd in the way that I always seem to get the least likely adverse reactions to medicine. For instance, I started taking Procardia a couple of weeks ago in addition to the Cozaar in an attempt to control my blood pressure. I knew that after the biopsy, I wouldn't be able to exercise and my doctor felt it would be prudent to be on both.

I got the headaches, 23% of the test population got them. But, the first night I took Procardia, I had the most realistic dream I have ever had. (Rough Outline of Dream: I went to a concert with my wife and kids, My sister Clair and her husband, and my cousin Matt. Afterwards, we spent the night in a Frat House.) When I woke up in my dream in the Frat House, it felt so real. When I actually woke up, I googled the drug to find out if that was a side effect This site had "Abnormal or Terrifying Dreams" listed as a rare side effect. The official Procardia page lists Abnormal dreams as occuring in 2% or less of the people in the test population.

I am thankful that its not some of the other "rare" side effects though, like "Transient blindness" or "sexual difficulties". That would suck. Another example? Prograf's rare side effects include: Alopecia (got it) and Hypertension (got it).

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In 1986, doctors discovered that my Kidneys were failing, they gradually got worse until September 25, 2000 when my mother donated a kidney.

After the transplant, I felt like I needed to prove something to myself, so I took a bicycle tour(PACTour) across the US. I've competed at the US and the World Transplant Games as well as in Ultra distance events. My transplant will likely fail in the next couple of months and I'm currently preparing to go on dialysis.

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