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Title: Hello from Canada!
Post by: RenalSurvivorDotCA on July 25, 2010, 09:23:03 AM

Hello, fellow survivors! My name is Bill. I am 50 yrs old and have been a renal patient for 8 years now. I was very ill when I was diagnosed with ESRD. I didn't know I was sick, I just thought I was getting badly out of shape for getting short-of-breath while trying to do, well,  anything. After two delirious weeks in ICU and emergency dialysis, my brain function returned and I knew where I was finally. I am on in-center hemodialysis and am beginning training for At-Home Nocturnal Hemo. I will be using a simplified version of the Fresenius 2008K machine.

During my tour of duty I've had two permacath lines, two failed fistulas and one infected graft. I now have a new graft that works very well. Oh, I've been on the transplant list for 2 years now. I count myself lucky that I have the energy to work full-time and still do three 5 hour dialysis sessions a week.

Hope to chat with you all soon.

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: Riki on July 25, 2010, 01:54:26 PM

Welcome fellow Canadian.. *G*

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: Dianejt on July 25, 2010, 02:58:51 PM

Hi Bill,    :welcomesign; to IHD

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: galvo on July 25, 2010, 04:27:23 PM

G'day, Bill, and :welcomesign;.

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: Rerun on July 25, 2010, 06:06:06 PM

Hi Bill, I'm so glad you found us.  I think you will like IHD.  You can come here and ask questions and get real answers.  With your experience you will be a great asset.

Hope to hear from you soon.            :welcomesign;

Rerun, Moderator 

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: RenalSurvivorDotCA on July 25, 2010, 06:56:35 PM

Thanks for the welcome, Folks. Glad to be here.  :beer1;

Riki, where in Canada are you? I'm in New Brunswick.

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: Riki on July 25, 2010, 06:59:47 PM

We're neighbors. *LOL*  I'm on PEI

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: jg on July 25, 2010, 07:02:24 PM

Hi Bill:

I'm Jeff. I am in  my early 50s, living in Calgary. Had kidney failure 4 years ago.
Now on home hemo with the Bellco machine using a fistula.
Had previous problems with hemo using a catheter and pd.
Had a fistula in March and started hemo training in May.
Having a big problem with one of my buttonholes in the upper arm.
When I or the nurses put the needle in, my arm spasms causing the tunnel to move and often to collapse.
I am going to start a post about this in the home hemo page.
You sound like you have had many problems too with dialysis.
Feel free to reply.

jg        :canadaflag;

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: Zach on July 26, 2010, 10:56:27 AM

Glad to have you here!
 :beer1;

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: looneytunes on July 28, 2010, 05:17:18 AM

Hi Bill and welcome!   :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: Razman on July 28, 2010, 04:36:52 PM

  Welcome aboard from another Canadian.   :canadaflag;   I've been a member since  2006  and  at that time the doctor said that I would soon be on
 die-alysis but  I'm  still hanging in .   It's  great that you joined and please stay in touch. 

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: monrein on July 28, 2010, 06:40:35 PM

Hi Bill and  :welcomesign; to IHD.  I'm in Toronto.   :canadaflag;

Title: Re: Hello from Canada!
Post by: RenalSurvivorDotCA on July 28, 2010, 08:32:57 PM

Thanks, Everybody!. Wow, quite a few fellow Canucks here, I see.

Lots of varied experience here on this board. Hopefully I can be a productive member of your group. Hope to chat with you all.

Bill