I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: statesidela on November 18, 2010, 12:25:20 PM
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Hi there,
My name is Brendan thank you for all your posts they have help me out tremendously back on a positive track thanks to all you guys....it all started around April I got what I thought was a simple case of the flu and me being me I take care of it myself so anyways long story short I stay at home for 2 weeks constantly throwing up I figured I would take a non prescribe antibiotic to help kick it unfortunately I had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic and not to long after I finally gave in and went to hospital by the time I got there I was in bad shape could not walk hardly could talk they put in a neck access to get dialysised a couple of weeks after that they get my levels to a reasonable point...then comes the removal of the neck cath and a chest cath put in then I am released and told to do in center dialysis 3x a week 4 hr sessions so a few months of that they tell AV time!!!! Grrrrrrr....it's been three months and doc says it's almost ready to use I am so looking forward to getting stuck just because I know it's not to long till I get this shit out my chest I hate it more than dialysis. I try not to get to down about it all because I feel lucky compared to most folk... I still pee a lot and I don't seam to hold fluids my neph gave the order to not draw fliuds that's a fight in it's self making sure staff read doc notes and set machine accourdingly they forget somedays and draw fluids make me feel bad for two days aaaaaarrrrrrgggggg so this is where I am at now I guess they put me on transplant list I am so scared of that surgery but what can we do.....anyway I hope to talk more with u guys and hope you will accept me into your wonderful supportive family here something that I do not have in real life...it's have been so uplifting to find you guys and I will do anything In my power to help all you guys out
Big love n hugs to you all
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Hi, Brendan and :welcomesign; It sure does sound like you've had a whirlwind of a year! Pull up a chair and catch your breath! :grouphug;
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Thank you so much dancer it's been crazy for sure but what don't kill us makes us stronger right? that's what I am sticking to anyways :2thumbsup;
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It's real good to have you join our community!
:beer1;
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Cheers Zach!!! :beer1;
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:welcomesign; Glad you decided to join us here.
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Thanks monrein it's great to be here :yahoo;
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Hi, and YES, we are happy to have you here and :welcomesign; to IHD. This is the place to learn all you ever wanted to learn about dialysis.
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g'day Brendan & welcome to IHD!
You certainly had a pretty quick and unhappy introduction to dialysis - I hope when you can use your fistula (or is it a graft?) that you can get more stable, and get rid of that catheter!!
Glad to have you with us!
RichardMEL, Moderator
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Welcome aboard, Brendan.
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Welcome Brendan, I agree this site is great, it has helped many of us out, it has kept a lot of us sane. :welcomesign;
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Hello Statesidela and welcome! Ditto to Billybags comments...this site has been the best therapy for a lot of us. Hopefully you will get some good tme after the catheter comes out. :welcomesign;
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Welcome to our community, Brendan!! I really loved your intro, especially since you have really got it about what IHD is all about.
.....anyway I hope to talk more with u guys and hope you will accept me into your wonderful supportive family here something that I do not have in real life
You are already part of our family :grouphug; one of the best group of sharing and caring people anywhere.
I expect to hear much more from you. Let us know how your dialysis is going (in the appropriate section, of course)
Bajanne, Moderator
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Hello and Welcome to IHD!! Check out the transplant section of the forum lot of good info there!
xo,
R
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Thanks very much again everyone for your very kind warm welcomes
Much appreciated
Bren
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:welcomesign; from me! It is scary how quickly healthy kidneys can suddenly go downhill and start to make you :puke; Great to hear fluid retention is not an issue. All the best
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whew!! and Wow! what a spin you went for! i too am one who would have just tried self treating so you already have given some advice here :-) Welcome, and a great family you have found!