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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Gilly on September 13, 2006, 03:23:14 PM

Title: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: Gilly on September 13, 2006, 03:23:14 PM
 :welcomesign; I'm new here, trying to figure out how to communicate.  I've been on capd since June.  Curious about traveling with all these contraptions.
Gilly
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: Sluff on September 13, 2006, 05:04:48 PM
:welcomesign; I can't answer your question because I am not on Dialysis. However  welcome to the site.
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: Zach on September 13, 2006, 06:17:11 PM
Hi Gilly,

Welcome to our little community in cyber space.

Traveling is very possible --both on CAPD and hemodialysis.
I don't know about your supply provider, but Baxter ships their CAPD bags almost anywhere you want to go!

 :beer1;
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: anja on September 13, 2006, 09:39:06 PM
Welcome, Gilly!  My dad is 88 and on hemo.  I am on CAPD- (since June '05)  You will like it here, we are all one big (extended), happy (most of the time...)  family!
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: Rerun on September 13, 2006, 09:46:01 PM
Hi Gilly and welcome to our site.   :welcomesign;

The Question on your Poll should be "Is traveling on dialysis hard or easy?".  But, then again that should be in General Dialysis Discussion. This is "introduction"....  Again Welcome.  Please read the Site Rules and Regulations in the Introduction section.

This is a great site and I lookforward to your participation.
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: Joe Paul on September 14, 2006, 01:17:02 AM
Welcome Gilly, good to have you aboard.
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: Gilly on September 17, 2006, 05:52:56 PM
 :thx; you have all made me feel welcome.  I do use Baxter, have a whole garage filled with boxes of dialysis solution.  But traveling seems almost overwhelming.  I travel with my wife of 32 years and two spoiled Yorkies.  Any travel hints would be welcome. 
Gilly
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: angieskidney on September 18, 2006, 06:29:01 AM
I answered easy since you are on PD because when I was on PD I could travel out of the country to the States sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo easily .. but now that I am on Hemo it is impossible without extra medical coverage in other countries  :thumbdown;

While on PD I travelled all the way from Ontario CANADA  on one side of the Great Lakes to the other side to MN USA! I didn't even have to bring ANY supplies as they delivered!!! That was so nice! They even delivered my Cycler machine!! (I was on CCPD)


And Refun is right. Having the poll here encourages us to discuss it here and this is the Introduction thread only .. :(
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: Gilly on September 18, 2006, 12:05:09 PM
I will reintroduce myself.  Which is what I was trying to do, not start a "poll".  I'm having trouble navigating this site, be patient.  Thanks for the welcomes, and the info on traveling.   ;)  My name is Lyle, I go by Gilly, I'm new to dialysis, was told 3 years ago I'd be on dialysis soon.  My one kidney died from unknown causes, the other one hung on quite a bit longer than the Dr.'s thought it would.  Yes, I love/hate my cycler. 
Gilly
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: angieskidney on September 19, 2006, 05:21:16 AM
My name is Lyle, I go by Gilly, I'm new to dialysis, was told 3 years ago I'd be on dialysis soon.  My one kidney died from unknown causes, the other one hung on quite a bit longer than the Dr.'s thought it would.  Yes, I love/hate my cycler. 
Gilly
Welcome Gilly!!  :welcomesign;
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: Bajanne on September 19, 2006, 02:35:20 PM
 :welcomesign; to our community :grouphug;  We are glad to have you here with us.  This is an excellent place to have questions answered.  Please feel free to share with us.  We are here for you.  Welcome!
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: 1093ras on September 20, 2006, 06:20:55 PM
I am the daughter-in-law of a wonderful 81 year old man in his second year on dialysis. I am the only one in the immediate family with Internet and have been asked to try and find some answers and helpful hints and some "is this normal" stuff, and this seems to be the place.
Title: Re: new member "intro yourself"
Post by: Rerun on September 20, 2006, 06:47:17 PM
Yes, this is the site, but you are horning in on Gilly's introduction.   ;)

Please start your own topic in" Introduce Yourself", start over and tell us a little about the situation, where you are from and why your father-in-law lost his kidney function.  Well, 81 years old answers a lot of that question.   :banghead;

BTW, welcome to the site.