HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS:,  In 2002, the patient had a blood test during her routine screening, which revealed anemia and an elevated creatinine.  Two weeks later she saw a nephrologist at ABCDE were she worked at that time.  An ultrasound revealed that she had Parenchymal disease in which tissue around the kidney is diseased.  No particular treatment was advised.  She was laid off 6 months later.  In 2004, she began working at The ABCD Hospital and began seeing Dr. A.  She was put on Procrit, but could not keep the stringent appointment scheduled for the injection because of her work.  She began seeing Dr. B and was put on Procrit and Renagel.  She was advised to go on dialysis, but she felt she did not have enough information to such a drastic step.  She saw an endocrinologist for some thyroid problem and her blood work showed that her creatinine was now at 7.  She was referred to Dr. Xyz who found after a parathyroid scan that she may have an adenoma.  Her creatinine is now 7.4.,TREATMENT AND IMPACT OF DISEASE:,  She is on several medications.  She is not on a renal diet yet.  Her energy is good and she is still working full time.,TRANSPLANT FIRST MENTIONED AS TREATMENT OPTION: , She has wanted to transplant ever since dialysis was first mentioned.,EMOTIONAL REACTION TO DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT COURSE:,  She is frustrated by the lack of information about what exactly has caused her renal failure and has had a real feeling of helplessness in her efforts to pursue this understanding.,OTHER SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL HISTORY/SURGERIES:,  She had a Bartholin cyst removed in 2002.,PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY:,  None.,COPING STRATEGIES:,  She used to exercise vigorously, but has stopped at this time.  She enjoys watching movies with her children.,COMPLIANCE:,  She feels she watches her diet and medication regimen very closely.  She said she communicates daily with Dr. Xyz,PAST AND PRESENT SMOKING:,  She began smoking 2 cigarettes a day when she was 22, but stopped after a year.,PAST AND PRESENT ALCOHOL USE:,  None.,PAST AND PRESENT DRUG USE:,  None.,LEGAL ISSUES:,  None.,TATTOOS:,  None.,MARITAL STATUS:  LENGTH OF THE TIME MARRIED:,  She has been married for 25 years.,AGE AND HEALTH OF SPOUSE:,  Xyz is 62 and in good health.,CHILDREN:,  Four, all are in good health.,FATHER:,  Father died in 2001, at the age of 62 of cardiac cancer.,MOTHER:,  Dolorous Massey is 63 and in good health.,SIBLINGS:,  Ben Doherty died in 1984 at the age of 26 in an automobile accident; Steven Doherty is 46 and is in good health.,PREVIOUS MARRIAGES AND DURATION OF EACH:,  None.,PERSONS LIVING IN HOUSEHOLD:,  Six.,RELATIONSHIP WITH FAMILY MEMBERS/IDENTIFIED PRIMARY SUPPORT SYSTEM:,  She is close to her brother.,HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION:,  She has 2 years of college at ABCD College.  She is a licensed LVN.,MILITARY SERVICE:,  None.nan