I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: ScottieX on December 10, 2006, 01:43:37 PM
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Hi there, and good morning from my part of the world.
I am a 34 year old male who has been on dialysis, and waiting for a kidney transplant for 7 years. I live in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The love of my life is a small dog named Maxxie, and I have 7 fish - guppies, as yet unnamed.
My kidney's failed as a reslut of IgA Nephropathy, which I discovered I had at the age of 13. Then, right about this time in 1999, my kidney's failed. Before then I had a fantastic and busy life, and a great job which I enjoyed a lot. Little did I know what was ahead of me!
I spent the first 12 months of dialysis on PD. That' how long it took my medical advisers to realise it was not working - that my membrane was not up to the task. They were dark days, and of course meant that I had to give up work, and suffer all the financial indignities which go with that.
I changed to haemodialysis, on which I am now relaitvely stable after 6 years. Although there were many up's and down's!
I now dialyse three times a week at a 'satellite' haemodialysis clinic. I am hoping in the New Year though to move house, and to arrange to have a machine at home. I am back at work (full-time). I am a policy officer for a health consumer organisation, the peak health consumer organisation in Australia. Ironically, health policy was my area of expertise even before my kidney's failed. It was a revelation in many respects to go from policy person to patient, but I now feel it has added an element to the professional me which many of my colleagues will never have.
This is a great idea, and I look forward to posting and to reading others' posts.
Cheers,
ScottieX
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Hi Scotty and Welcome to our awesome website/support group. Awesome introduction my friend. You have come to the right place. Here you have a great group of friends all willing and ready to answer any questions you may have and to listen to anything you have to say, whether it be a rant or a joke or just anything you want to share. If there is something in particular you need to know and cant seem to find, just ask, we are always willing to help you and if you have any questions, comments or concerns of your own, please dont hesitate to post them. Look forward to hearing more from you... :2thumbsup;
Goofynina/Admin
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:welcomesign; to IHD Scottie.
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:welcomesign; from another Aussie , you have found a great site.
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Welcome to board!
:welcomesign;
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Welcome to IHD Scotty it's good to have you here.
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Welcome Scotty - now look at all the new friends you've made.
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I now dialyse three times a week at a 'satellite' haemodialysis clinic.
So do I! My taxi cab drivers don't realize that it has nothing to do with Satelite dishes lol
Welcome to IHD! :welcomesign;
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:welcomesign; Welcome to IHD - I look forward to hearing more from you; very interesting first post.
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Welcome Scottie, good to have you aboard.
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Welcome to the community. Looking forward to your posts!
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Welcome to our community. This is just the place for you. We have lots to offer here, and I see you have much to offer us too. So, let's hear some more from you. We are soon going to have to have an Aussie section - we have a goodly group here. Well, one thing is that I share a Queen with you - I am from Barbados and live in the British Virgin Islands.
Welcome again.
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Welcome to our community. This is just the place for you. We have lots to offer here, and I see you have much to offer us too. So, let's hear some more from you. We are soon going to have to have an Aussie section - we have a goodly group here. Well, one thing is that I share a Queen with you - I am from Barbados and live in the British Virgin Islands.
Welcome again.
[OT] will there be a Canadian section too? :P [/OT]
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Welcome, ScottieX! Good first post, looking forward to hearing more from you! :welcomesign;
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Welcome to our community. This is just the place for you. We have lots to offer here, and I see you have much to offer us too. So, let's hear some more from you. We are soon going to have to have an Aussie section - we have a goodly group here. Well, one thing is that I share a Queen with you - I am from Barbados and live in the British Virgin Islands.
Welcome again.
[OT] will there be a Canadian section too? :P [/OT]
She doesn't mean it LITERALLY, Angie. She just means we have a lot of Aussies enough to fill a "section" like in a stadium. ::)
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I was being a smart ass Epoman. But thanks for clarifying! I actually think it would be cool tho .. :P
Hi ScottieX! What is behind your name anyway?
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:welcomesign; :welcomesign;
Just in case you did not get it the first time.
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:welcomesign; ScottieX- Glad you joined us here.
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Hi Scottie,
Hello from Boston MA. I visited Australia in 2003, have to say it was one of the best 2 weeks of my life.
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:waving; Hi Scottie -- Nice you could join IHD -welcome!
:waving; How much longer do you anticipate until you get a transplant?
Karol