I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: mick wallace on November 04, 2010, 06:01:38 AM
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hi all
new to this forum stuff so sorry for any mistakes made
my name mick,i'm 50 years young,live in essex in the uk,i've been on dialysis for a year after having a blood disorder that killed the kidneys, i tryed pd but that was no good for me,so back to the hospital for hemo,just got the button hole's working ok and have started sticking myself
i found this site when researching the nxstage machine which i hope to start after Christmas,well that's it in a nutshell
cheers all
mick :Kit n Stik;
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Hi Mick and welcome to IHD. I'll be 50 next July. My kidneys failed when I was 24, so I've either been doing dialysis or transplant since then. I live in the US. It sounds like you have it under control with sticking yourself. I'd die waiting with the needle in my hand. No way!
Hope you like it here and come and post often.
Rerun, Moderator :welcomesign;
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Welcome to the group, Mick. Lots of good information and friends here. Glad you joined!
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:welcomesign; I read your name wrong at first and thought we had Mike Wallace from 60 Minutes. :rofl;
Welcome Mick. Glad you found us. There is a lot of good information here.
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Oh wait...NxStage is now available in the UK? I knew that Gordon Brown had spoken about it when he was still PM, but I didn't realize that it's already available! That's great!
I used to live in the UK...South Croydon.
Welcome to our forum!
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Hi Mick and :welcomesign; to IHD. Glad to have you here.
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hi all
thanks for the welcome hope to speek to you all in time,it's nice to speek to people who have the same troubles as myself
wishing you all well
mick
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Good to have you join our community!
:beer1;
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:welcomesign; Mick! You're vaguely in my neck of the woods, but it's my Blokey (husband) who's on dialysis.
NxStage is now available in the UK?
I don't think it's available everywhere over here yet, MM (although I'm happy to be wrong). I have a vague recollection of Blokey saying that his neph had mentioned that there was at least one other portable machine that the NHS may also be considering, but that was a few months ago.
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:welcomesign; my hubbys been on D for just a bit over a year as well and we're going to start NxStage in the next few weeks as well. (possibly after Christmas like you though) Im JUST getting over the needle phobia, so will be doing his cannulation. Hope you hang around and share your stories.. We'll sort of be in it at the same time so great support.. Great place here. LIVE saver for us..
And YLGuy, i thought the same as you..lol
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Welcome to our community! And a special welcome from a member of the Commonwealth (born in Barbados, living in the British Virgin Islands) The founder of IHD, Epoman, had started NxStage and really loved it. You will see that we have a whole section for NxStage users. You have found a great place for information, support and encouragement. In fact you have found a genuine family :grouphug; , so just keep reading and keep posting. Let us know how things are going with you (in the appropriate sections, of course!)
Bajanne, Moderator
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G'day, Mick and :welcomesign;.
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I'm a little late here, but :welcomesign; Mick!