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Title: Hello to all
Post by: tyefly on May 15, 2009, 06:16:12 PM

Ok   here I am  ready or not.... learning all I can about kidney failure..... Last year I my GFR was 79 and now its 21.....  Had and still have many symptoms and thought it was just a part of getting older.... At 51  I guess I am really not really old....    I never thought I would have kidney problems..... I have never know anyone to have kidney problems.......  I thought only a few people had kidney problems.......boy was I wrong......  anyway..... hello to all

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: Romona on May 15, 2009, 06:21:02 PM

 :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: willowtreewren on May 15, 2009, 07:17:09 PM

Glad you found us! :welcomesign;

I hope this IHD family comes to mean as much to you as it does to me.

Aleta  :waving;

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: kellyt on May 15, 2009, 08:16:26 PM

 :waving;   Learning your numbers can be jolting.  And going from 79 to 21 in one year is jolting to me!  My disease progressed slowly over the last 14 years, but I don't know if it was the disease itself moving slowly or something I did or didn't do.  ???  Who knows?
Learn all you can.  This site is excellent for that.  You will go back to your doctor feeling so much more in control of your disease than you ever thought possible.

Welcome!  Welcome!  I look forward to getting to know you better. 

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: Joe Paul on May 16, 2009, 01:27:50 AM

Welcome tyefly, good to have you aboard.

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: Hanify on May 16, 2009, 01:44:26 AM

Welcome  :cheer: This is a great site.  You'll learn heaps.  Ask lots of questions - there's always someone who'll have a good answer (or maybe a silly one - who knows).

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: willieandwinnie on May 16, 2009, 05:38:05 AM

 :welcomesign; tyefly. You found the place you need to be for information, support and some good laughs. Hope you post often.  :cuddle;

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: monrein on May 16, 2009, 05:52:34 AM

 :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: paris on May 16, 2009, 10:52:42 AM

 :welcomesign;  We are glad you joined this site. It has a lot of information but we are especially good at giving each other support.  It is shocking how many people have kidney disease and how little the general population know about it.  I hope you find good answers here and good friends.  We really do care about each other.  I look forward to reading more of your posts.   :2thumbsup;




paris, Moderator

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: MandaMe1986 on May 16, 2009, 11:18:53 AM

Happy to have you  :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: Zach on May 16, 2009, 01:27:19 PM

Good to have you here!
 :beer1;

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: G-Ma on May 16, 2009, 02:22:58 PM

 :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: TeenHatesDialysis on May 22, 2009, 09:43:42 PM

 :welcomesign;

I never knew anything about kidney disease until two of my daughters were diagnosed with CKD several years ago.  I think I spent a couple of years in shock, searching for answers and finding a bunch of confused doctors. I wish I would have found this group years ago.  I think that anyone looking at kidney failure should be referred here. I am glad that you joined the group.  I think that most hospitals will get you on the transplant list at 21% GFR even if you haven't started dialysis.  Even if you have potential living donors, get listed as soon as possible.

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: Bajanne on May 25, 2009, 04:35:38 PM

Welcome to our community, Tyefly (interesting screenname!)  This is just the place for you to be.  Here you will find lots of support, information and even fun.  We have become a real family - caring and sharing  :grouphug;  Just keep reading and keep posting. We need to know how you are doing.
Looking forward to hearing from you.




Bajanne,  Moderator

Title: Re: Hello to all
Post by: tyefly on May 26, 2009, 08:02:54 PM

Thx everyone...... my screen name is cause I love to fish...as I live here in ORegon....fly fish and i am still working on learning to   tye flys    and that is how I got my screen name.....

   All of you are brave people.....  with lots of information..... and this is a great site.....
 
                  I hope that I too can grow and learn here so that I will become just another family memeber....... 
             Once again   thx so much for the great welcome       Kathy