I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: doing.my.best on November 19, 2010, 04:12:04 AM
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Hello everyone!
I am a nephrology resident in my 5th year of training (fellowship). I've dedicated my professional life to dialysis and tx patients. At the moment I am working on my PhD (kidney tx).
I joined this site, because I would like to see things from your point of view in order to understand better and being able to help more efficiently.
I found out about this site from one of the patients who happened to become my friend. I have to stress, that he is not my patient. Still it's a very difficult situation. I hope you will find it in your heart to understand.
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Welcome to the site doing.my.best and that is all we expect that our nephs will do. their best. it is good that you wish to see what kidney patients have to say about their health and their treatments and how every day life treats them. Please keep coming back. You are the future, you could make a huge difference.
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Good to have you here!
:beer1;
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We've had several nephs join our ranks, but oddly enough, after a short time, they tend to disappear. Same goes for various nurses and/or techs and/or social workers who have joined. It brings home the point that you all get to go away and have normal lives while the rest of us are still stuck here.
I'm really glad you are interested enough to join this forum, but I will be much happier if you actually stick around. Best of luck with your studies, and if there is anything we can do to help you advance your education, just let us know! Welcome to our community!
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Welcome a neph. Glad to have you here and glad you are interested enough to try to learn from the other side of the coin. :welcomesign;
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Welcome to our community, Neph! Moosemom really expressed candidly what I would have liked to say. Though this site was originally for patients, very soon Epoman realized that we needed everyone who has any connection whatsoever with this renal challenge, and the site welcomed everyone. We even have a section where those employed in dialysis can post. So feel free - read as much as you can, and post. Ask questions, and answer questions.
Bajanne, Moderator
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Welcome Neph!! We need more doctors that really invest in their patients care. I am so very fortunate to have a nephrologist that is AWESOME! Allows me to email him directly, calls me at home to check in, and squeezes me in for appointments. I would be lost without him...
xo,
R
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I have crazy respect and appreciation for both my pre and post transplant nephrologists. :thumbup;
Welcome to this site. I now have crazy respect and appreciation for you. ;D I hope you check in often. :waving;
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:welcomesign; This site comes guaranteed with one thing: no two D patients are the same! What a wonderful resource all the posts are a) for a neph who wishes to learn more, like you and b) for other patients. Glad that you have found IHD and hope that it helps make you a SUPER neph :)
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Glad you joined us, hope you stick around.
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G'day and :welcomesign;.
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:welcomesign; and thank you for caring as much as you possibly can. I've been very lucky to have had a wonderful and dedicated neph for many many years and greatly respect the difficulty of your job. Seeing underneath a person's illness is one of the best gifts you as a professional can give to us as patients....that and of course continued competence.
Please stick around.
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Welcome!! I am sure you are doing your best, and coming to a site like this to learn more is admirable - even more so with all the pressure you must be under doing your ph.D and working! Glad to have you with us!
:welcomesign;
RichardMEL, Moderator
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Glad you came to help and learn :-) As i told 'a friend' on here, it's wonderful when you find a
neph or tech that is also a friend, you KNOW they're gonna look out for your best interest. Theres a few of us here that you'll be getting input from too,,the *other* side of dialysis..The cargiver :2thumbsup;
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Thank you all for the warm wellcome!