u/Soft_Channel_423

Hi, i'm from Chile and i was doing a quick research to assess the possibility of traveling to the U.S to buy drugs that are not available in my country like filspari and tarpeyo. My jaw literally dropped when i read the prices and can't stop wondering how can you guys afford it, does your insurance cover it for you? I'm curious because i still can't believe how expensive they are and i'd really like to find a way to buy better medication that the ones we got here

A couple days ago i posted i was worried about getting my biopsy. Well, it didn't go very well, i'm still at the hospital in intensive care because i had and hemorrhage. Good news is the blood is not coming from my kidney, and the preliminary report of the biopsy confirms IgAN, i still have to wait for the final analysis to know my prognosis. Even though that was the most likely result, i'm so emotional right now knowing it for sure. I also was going on vacation with my mom at the end of may and i've been told by my neph that won't be possible. I don't know, i'm so sad thinking about the future, now my dad's been taking amazing care of me and i think about if i ever need a transplant he won't be alive anymore and i'll be alone, i think about my friends having fun at the bar right now to go to the club later and i won't be able to enjoy those things with them anymore. I'm just so sad but i'm also glad i've found this community that has been so supportive since everything began in 2024. Anyway, thank you all, i'll be trying to find out how to cope with this

Hi! My kidney biopsy is tomorrow, i'm so nervous and scared, but it also means that i'm finally getting answers. For the ones that have undergone this procedure, was it painful? Were you scared? I'm lowkey panicking.