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Title: Hi from India
Post by: kamalshah20 on September 26, 2009, 06:36:00 PM: Hi all,

I am a 34 year old from India. I was diagnosed with kidney disease (Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome) in July 1997. I was on hemo for about a year and a half, had a failed transplant and was on PD for the next six years.

I was caught on a beach during the December 2004 tsunami, somehow managed to save myself after which I had a series of tunnel and exit site infections and peritonitis and had to stop PD.

I am now on nocturnal home hemo, six nights a week, 7 hours each night. I use a Fresenius 4008S.

I work full time on developing applications for the iPhone and the Mac.

Thanks
Kamal
http://kamaldshah.com
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: Hanify on September 26, 2009, 06:38:41 PM: Wow, what a lot of things you've had to deal with! Welcome to ihd. Look forward to your input.
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: Meinuk on September 26, 2009, 06:45:24 PM: Kamal,

It is wonderful to see you on IHD! Your blog is a great read!

Best,

Anna Bennett
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: willowtreewren on September 26, 2009, 06:47:48 PM: Hi, Kamal,
Welcome to IHD!

I visited your Web site as I have been a Mac user since February 1984 when they first came out! :2thumbsup;

Enjoyed your blog.

There is lots of shared wisdom here on IHD. Hope to hear more from you!

Aleta
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: Razman on September 26, 2009, 06:58:21 PM: Thanks for joining. You may be around the world but dialysis and kidney disease immediately brings you into the family. Please stay in touch.
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: Zach on September 26, 2009, 08:52:00 PM: It's great that you have joined our community!
:beer1;
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: kidneydoc on September 26, 2009, 09:56:23 PM: Good show welcome Kamal we met on yourblog before. Imagine running into you here :)
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: Romona on September 26, 2009, 10:02:58 PM: :welcomesign;
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: Jean on September 26, 2009, 11:57:58 PM: Welcome Kamal, to IHD, we look forward to hearing more from you.
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: willieandwinnie on September 27, 2009, 04:55:53 AM: :welcomesign; Kamal. So glad you joined us and we hope to hear more from you. :cuddle;
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: monrein on September 27, 2009, 05:07:02 AM: :welcomesign; glad you joined us here. I spent about 5 months in India in 1975 and am only sorry that my immunusuppression since transplant keeps me nervous about returning. I loved traveling in Southeast Asia. I too find your blog interesting and I'm quite sure that you are so far our only member who got a PD infection from a tsunami. What a scary time that must have been. Hope to see you posting here regularly.
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: Rerun on September 27, 2009, 05:19:58 AM: Welcome Kamal and "Hungi" (The only word I know in Punjabi) ;D

I read your Tsunami story. How scary and how blessed you are to be here. I'm surprised that you didn't get an immediate infection. After your morning on the beach when did you get to do your next exchange? Weren't your supplies contaminated? Fascinating story.

Welcome to IHD :welcomesign;

Rerun, Moderator
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: napala turki on September 27, 2009, 06:21:22 AM: Assallamu'alaikom bro Kamal,

Welcome to IHD.... you have a great website.... :clap;

Regards & Wassallam.
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: Bajanne on September 27, 2009, 09:00:26 AM: Welcome to our community, Kamal! Tum kase ho? (my little piece in HIndi) So glad that you found us. This is great place for informtion and support. Everyone was talking about your blog, so I had to go and take a look. Interesting! I hope you realise that you now have a new international family :grouphug; caring and sharing. Looking forward to hearing much more from you.

Bajanne, Moderator
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: kamalshah20 on September 27, 2009, 08:15:38 PM: Wow! so many responses! I am so overwhelmed.

Thanks so much all of you for welcoming me here.

It is actually my birthday today. I couldn't have asked for a better gift!

Thanks again!

Kamal

http://kamaldshah.com
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: kamalshah20 on September 28, 2009, 04:50:41 AM: Hi Rerun,

I did my next exchange that evening. The bags were all sealed. So, I assumed they would not be contaminated.

Again, I am not really sure that the water really caused the infection because the infection started a few months after the tsunami.

Thanks
Kamal
http://kamaldshah.com
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: monrein on September 28, 2009, 04:56:22 AM: kamalshah, जन्मदिन मुबारक हो (janmadina mubārak ho)
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: Krisna on January 01, 2010, 10:35:55 PM: :welcomesign; Kamal! My name is Krisna. (My dad had friends who were Hindu and named their daughter that and he thought it was pretty so he named me that. I like it!) In November it was 30 yrs since my kidneys failed for reasons unknown. I wish you luck in finding another kidney that will work for a long, long time!
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: kamalshah20 on January 02, 2010, 08:16:03 PM: Thanks so much Monrein! I just saw this message now. Sorry for the late reply.

Hi Krisna. What a lovely name!

Thanks
Kamal
http://kamaldshah.com
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: rocker on January 02, 2010, 08:30:24 PM: Ha, well, I have to say "Welcome from a fellow developer."

As for what I do, well, you know those meetings where everyone introduces themselves and says what they do? I always used to say "...and I program in any language for which I can get a compiler and a reference sheet." :)
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: kamalshah20 on January 03, 2010, 05:31:18 PM: Hi Rocker!

Thanks!
Title: Re: Hi from India
Post by: kellyt on June 05, 2010, 03:02:49 PM: Somehow I missed your introduction. Welcome!!! :waving; I hope you're doing well.