I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: moonshadow22 on December 04, 2008, 11:06:34 PM
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Hi everyone,
I am 44 years old, married with 2 children, one son 24, and a daughter 12. Plus 2 dogs, 4 cats, and a sulphur-crested cockatoo. Nothing like unconditional love, they accept you on your good and bad days - no matter how bad you look or feel. I would be lost without them. My husband however that is another story. >:D There are several fish tanks around the house which are soothing to watch, but that is my husband's hobby.
I have been on home dialysis for 2 years officially this Christmas, - it was one hell of a Christmas present 2 years ago. Although I have only been a dialysis patient for 2 years, I have been a lifetime renal failure patient. So I knew this was coming it was just a matter of when.
I am looking forward to corresponding with other people, sharing experiences as some days even just looking at my dialysis machine i feel utter comtempt, borderline hate for it. But then it is a necessary evil, and down deep (I mean real deep) I mean abyss type deep :Kit n Stik;- I am eternally grateful that it is there.
Happy to have found this forum, and looking forward to learning, chatting and sharing.
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g'day moonshadow22 and welcome :) Sounds like you share a few frustrations with a number of us. Happy upcoming dialysisversary I guess. I'm just coming up on 2.5 years in centre. blech...
I look forward to seeing your posts, and meow to your 4 cats from another aussie cat lover :) :grouphug;
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Welcome moonshadow22 , good to have you aboard.
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Hi Moonshadow....where do you live? Welcome to the board. Everyone here is terrific. I am in Sydney and there are quite a few Aussies on here. Looking forward to your posts. xx
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Hi and welcome great to see another Aussie here , I live in country NSW but currently staying in Sydney after a transplant , i did home dialysis for 18 months before my sister donated her kidney to me 5 weeks ago . hope to hear more from you
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:welcomesign;
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:welcomesign; Post often.
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Glad to have you here!
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Welcome moonshadow!! you will absolutely love this site. It has a little bit of everything so never hesitate to ask a question or just post something silly dependent upon how you are feeling. Great to have you and look fw to your posts!!
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:welcomesign; moonshadow. Love the name. We are a wonderful group and offer up information and support every chance we get. Hope to hear more from you. :cuddle;
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G'day mate and :welcomesign;
I live in the top end - you ?
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:welcomesign; to the family.
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I'm glad that you joined and I hope that you visit often. Your right about "the machines" , they are a necessary evil. :waving;
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Hi and welcome to IHD. I look forward to getting to know, please post often and have some fun. It becomes real easy for this site to become your own.
Boxman,Moderator
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome, just still looking around at the site at the moment, learning how it works and getting the feel of things. Please excuse me for any mistakes or errors I make. I live in Queensland, and at the moment we are presently in the process of moving. We are moving only a few suburbs away, but, as I am hooked up to my "faithful friend" every 2nd day for 5 hours - life is a little bit hectic at the moment. Hopefully in about a months time, will be able to spend more time raving and ranting. This is wonderful site and I have a lot of reading to catch up on. :thx;
:oops; sorry just read the do not reply.
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Welcome to our community, moonshadow! (no, you can reply in this section. just don't ask questions that should be in a discussion thread). it's great to welcome another Aussie among us. this welcome is from one born under the Union Jack (Barbados, now living in the British Virgin Islands) and sharing the Commonwealth and Cricket!
As you would have seen, you have joined an absolutely superb international family, caring and sharing! :grouphug; So when you have the time, keep reading, and above all, keep posting! Looking forward to hearing from you.
Bajanne, Moderator
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome, just still looking around at the site at the moment, learning how it works and getting the feel of things. Please excuse me for any mistakes or errors I make. I live in Queensland, and at the moment we are presently in the process of moving. We are moving only a few suburbs away, but, as I am hooked up to my "faithful friend" every 2nd day for 5 hours - life is a little bit hectic at the moment. Hopefully in about a months time, will be able to spend more time raving and ranting. This is wonderful site and I have a lot of reading to catch up on. :thx;
:oops; sorry just read the do not reply.
Good-o moonshadow22. I'm actually flying up to Brisbane tomorrow... so I will wave!!!! hehehe :)
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:welcomesign;
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:waving; welcome to IHD
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:welcomesign;Moonshadow22
melbournite here. :ausflag;