The book about personal experiences before and after kidney transplantation
“My second birth” by Krystyna Murdzek

“My husband drove me to the first dialysis at the Regional Podkarpacki Hospital in Krosno. I was so anxious, I don’t remember what time I was admitted to the hospital and what it was like. I was prepared for a week long stay, because on the day of admittance to the ward, my creatinine level exceeded 11 mg/dl.
I was completely overtaken by fear. Entering the dialysing room on that day felt equal to entering a prison cell, but without knowing how long my stay was going to be…
When the dialysis began, I had the feeling someone was sucking blood out of my body and that the blood was accelerating its own current. The emotions of the first dialysis were holding firm. I thought there was no way back and that I was “condemned”. What would happen to my travel plans? – I thought…
I remember the bed on which I laid. It was in a corner, near the wall facing a window. There were seven artificial kidneys in the room. Seven machines that caused pain and saved lives at the same time. Anyone to be dialysed for the first time is like an actor taking his or her first steps on the stage. There are no stars or heroes here, only monstrous stage fright and uncertainty. Almost everyone watches in silence while the poor novice is crippled with fear. I wondered what they were thinking. Whether they were compassionate, or happy the disease got someone else, not one of them? “
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The English version of the book was financed by the pharmaceutical company ASTELLAS PHARMA SP Z 0. 0 ( 2005 )

The English version you can to order by e-mail.