I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: jedimaster on October 03, 2006, 11:47:42 AM
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Hello all!
I just started dialysis after 8 years of having my kidneys fading away. I signed up for a home program (I'm in Canada) and I have Vlad (my machine) at home for a month now. The idea is to be able to do dialysis during sleep...which I haven't been able to. At this stage...I feel overwhelmed. It has taken over my life....and the worst part is that I don't feel like a million bucks or near that.
I'm more than happy to share my experience with all of you. :thx;
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:welcomesign; Jedimaster you will find this website very informative and we are glad to have you on board.
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:welcomesign;
You have come to a great place, with a fantastic amount of support.
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Welcome Jedimaster, glad to have you aboard.
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Hello O'mighty Jedimaster, and Welcome ;) So glad you came to join us, so much info here to share and i hope you can add to it as well. Looking forward to hearing some more of your wisdom Sir Jedimaster ;)
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Welcome and may the Force be with you!
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Hey, welcome to the community!
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Welcome to our community. Please feel free to share with us. We look forward to hearing from you. [you have lots of posts to read as well]
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:welcomesign;
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Hello all!
I just started dialysis after 8 years of having my kidneys fading away. I signed up for a home program (I'm in Canada) and I have Vlad (my machine) at home for a month now. The idea is to be able to do dialysis during sleep...which I haven't been able to. At this stage...I feel overwhelmed. It has taken over my life....and the worst part is that I don't feel like a million bucks or near that.
I'm more than happy to share my experience with all of you. :thx;
Where in Canada are you? I have been told they don't have home hemo yet in my city but they do have it north of me in London ON and Toronto.
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Hello,
Welcome to the group. Please ask anything you wish to know and feel free to share your knowledge.
Cheers
Alasdair
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Welcome, Jedimaster. You'll find a lot of great information and support here, things will get better! :welcomesign;
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angieskidney :
Thank you for the wellcome. Answering your question, I am in British Coulumbia. The home proram started 2 years ago, as a pilot and it's working just fine. We are about 100 people on the program right now and keeps growing. The machine is a Gambro machine, the size of a skinny fridge, AKS-95 to be exact....a bit noicy (like having a washing machine next to you) but it does the job. I have the machine for a month at home, lots and lost of work but better than going every day to the clinic. I can dialyze anytime I want, but for now I do it 4 hours a day 5 days a week. Don't feel like a million bucks, but now I'm humgry again and not that much nausea....how about you? ;)
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angieskidney :
Thank you for the wellcome. Answering your question, I am in British Coulumbia. The home proram started 2 years ago, as a pilot and it's working just fine. We are about 100 people on the program right now and keeps growing. The machine is a Gambro machine, the size of a skinny fridge, AKS-95 to be exact....a bit noicy (like having a washing machine next to you) but it does the job. I have the machine for a month at home, lots and lost of work but better than going every day to the clinic. I can dialyze anytime I want, but for now I do it 4 hours a day 5 days a week. Don't feel like a million bucks, but now I'm humgry again and not that much nausea....how about you? ;)
I still go to the dialysis self care unit 3 times a week for 3 1/2 - 4 hrs each run. They don't have home dialysis in my city yet but I have pushed and pushed until they agreed to finally start doing buttonhole on me. When they get it in my city I hope it is the kind where I don't have to make any plumbing alterations.