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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: News Articles => Topic started by: LightLizard on October 27, 2008, 09:18:12 AM
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080710153015.htm
Edited: Moved to proper section: News Articles - okarol/admin
Story also here: http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=8997.0
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I haven't read the article yet----just wanted to say "HI LL" Good to see you :cuddle; Ok, now I will go back and read what the article is all about.
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Welcome back LL. Hope both you and The Wife are doing well. :waving;
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So if I'm already NOT a candadiate for PD then this wouldn't work for me. It said it would reuse the fluid. Does that mean you would be really limited on fluid intake? Just wondering......
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So if I'm already NOT a candadiate for PD then this wouldn't work for me. It said it would reuse the fluid. Does that mean you would be really limited on fluid intake? Just wondering......
No soup for you!
>:D
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well, i've been in contact with the researchers recently thru email and they tell me that 'clinical trials' begin next year and the product will be available by 2010, if all goes well. normally, i would dismiss this type of article as a scam of some kind, but i showed it to my nephrologist and he was actually impressed with the idea.
thanks for the 'welcome backs'...
:guitar:
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How've you been feeling LL?
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thanks for asking, monrein. i've been better, but today, my energy is not too bad atall. i've had a bit of a cold/infection for the past week, coughing a lot and i was feeling pretty weak for the past while. my heart rate dropped last week to half of what it has normally been, so i'm a bit concerned about that. my dialysis team suggested that i half my heart medication (metoprolol) for awile. i did that, but my heart rate has not changed, so a few days ago i stopped taking it altogether. still no change. maybe when this cold passes it will change. or maybe my heart has been damaged permanently by all the meds and such. its riding at around 46 49 beats per minute, now, and the frustrating thing about the medical establishment is that they just say, 'well, you know there are healthy, active people out there with that kind of heart rate...'
yeah, right, and they're on dialysis too, hm? i guess they figure big hairy deal if i die. i would have been dead three years ago if not for their treatments, so i'm supposed to be happy about the three years of so-called 'life' i've had on dialysis? ok. i'll smile now... :)
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:welcomesign; back LL.
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Looking forward to hearing more from you and The Wife. You have both been missed. :cuddle;
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thanks paris, and sluff. i'll try to be a good boy so i don't get banned again.... maybe. >:D
personally, i am more hopeful of this artificial kidney than i am about a transplant. it appeals to me and i think that it could make things better for a lot of people. plus, i would just LOVE to finally realise my dream of being an bonafide CYBORG. :cheer:
from what i have read, i understand that the unit is simply worn, probably on the hip, and provides 24-hour dialysis for the patient, which means greater removal of toxins and more energy. at least, this is the hope. we'll see. in the meantime, i'm not going to alienate the transplant team i'm waiting to hear from...
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hello again everyone,
LL has been admitted to the hospital. His heart isn't working right and they're talking about putting in a pacemaker. I'm really tired as I've been at the hospital and will get back when my brain clears.
Thanks,
Joie
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Wife,
First, welcome back.
Sorry to hear about LL's heart problems. My Marvin had a problem with his heart last Dec-Jan-Feb. He had MRSA and it settled on his heart valve and damaged the only "good" organ Marvin had (the heart). A pacemaker was put in in Dec. (didn't work), and another was implanted in late Jan. They put Marvin's pacer in his abdomen with epicardial leads (because so much scar tissue from perm caths in the neck, chest). His heart rate dropped to 36 one time, and then hovered around 48 for a while. The pacemaker has greatly improved his health, and his rate stays steady at 70 beats per minute now. Those were three tough months for us, but since then, everything has been great. I'm hoping the same will happen for LL.
Let us know.
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oh no. hope they get it straight soon. :cuddle;
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Joie, we were all so excited to see LL back and now this. Get some sleep. Please let us now tomorrow how he is doing. Tell him we are all worried about him and need him back with us. :cuddle; :cuddle;
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Thank you so much for your support. And thanks Petey. To know someone else went through this and is doing well brings hope.
His heart rate got down to 33. His potassium and calcium levels are perfect....a blockage they said. A blockage of what?
I'll keep you posted as I know more and I'll try to get some sleep. It's so strange without him here. He sent me home from the hospital and I'm walking around in circles not knowing what to do. It's like when his kidney's failed and we had to go to the hospital for emergency dialysis.
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Sending you hugs. :grouphug;
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Glad to see you back Joie. :cuddle; Please know that you and LL are in our thoughts and prayers. Keep us posted. :grouphug;
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Thank you again. I'll be posting in the caregiver section.
:grouphug;