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Title: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: HILINE on May 20, 2011, 07:53:53 PM

I get D from the Davita Clinic in BERLIN, MD.. IMO they do  a excellent job. I do dislike the chairs. sitting in one for 4 hours is a bear.
I am a retired Master Chief Petty Officer. USCG, I retired in AUG 1978

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: boswife on May 20, 2011, 08:44:52 PM

welcome Andrew, and thank you for your service!!  Im so glad you are happy with your dialysis.  My hubby is now doing home D but we too felt we had excelent help at our center so i know that can be done ;)   So how long have you been on Dialysis?  Hope ya like it here and share with us more of yourself and get info and friendship from others here.  :welcomesign;

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: HILINE on May 20, 2011, 08:55:36 PM

I started dialysis in OCT 2006, I tried home d in Jan 2011, I didn't like It because all I  did was think about dialysis and became weak due to inactively

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: boswife on May 20, 2011, 09:07:11 PM

oh boy Andrew, im with ya on the 'only thinking about dialysis! ' We just started in jan this year as well and i was overwhelmed with that very thing. Unbleavable!!! Hubbys the one on D, and im a needle phobic with OCD so that combination was hard to overcome.  It's now been just over 4 months home and we're settled in and FINALLY it's not my/our main focus and we're starting to live again.  Did you feel better on it though?  or was it just plain overwhelming.  Hubby did feel lots better and so we pushed through and now we're good with it, but !!!!!!  i wasnt worried about going back incenter as they were great and had friends there too  ;D .   

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: galvo on May 21, 2011, 12:23:36 AM

G'day, Andrew, and  :welcomesign;. :ausflag;

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: HILINE on May 21, 2011, 12:46:09 AM

Quote from: boswife on May 20, 2011, 09:07:11 PM

oh boy Andrew, I'm with ya on the 'only thinking about dialysis! ' We just started in Jan this year as well and i was overwhelmed with that very thing. Unbelievable!!! Hubby's the one on D, and I'm a needle phobic with OCD so that combination was hard to overcome.  It's now been just over 4 months home and we're settled in and FINALLY it's not my/our main focus and we're starting to live again.  Did you feel better on it though?  or was it just plain overwhelming.  Hubby did feel lots better and so we pushed through and now we're good with it, but !!!!!!  i wasn't worried about going back incenter as they were great and had friends there too  ;D .

no pain at all, I wasn't using needles, later

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: willowtreewren on May 21, 2011, 05:16:38 AM

Hi, Andrew!  :waving;

I'm glad you found IHD!

You'll find plenty of info here and lots of support, too.

 :welcomesign;

Aleta (who grew up on the Eastern Shore of MD)

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: HILINE on May 21, 2011, 06:41:32 AM

Quote from: willowtreewren on May 21, 2011, 05:16:38 AM

Hi, Andrew!  :waving;

I'm glad you found IHD!

You'll find plenty of info here and lots of support, too.

 :welcomesign;

Aleta (who grew up on the Eastern Shore of MD)

we have lived in lower slower DE since 1978 .  after reading many posts I think the Berlin, MD clinic is great

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: Rerun on May 21, 2011, 09:40:14 AM

Hi Andrew and welcome to IHD.  I'm so glad you joined us.  There is a lot to read on this site, but just jump in and post if you have a question or a contribution.

Rerun, Moderator         :welcomesign;

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: peleroja on May 21, 2011, 10:00:04 AM

Welcome to the group, Andrew.  Lots of good information and friends here.  Glad you found us!

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: jamoman on June 02, 2011, 10:14:18 AM

welcome home brother.

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: Zach on June 02, 2011, 10:41:53 AM

Good to have you join our community!
 :beer1;

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: steph1984 on July 14, 2011, 10:04:00 AM

Hello Andrew!   :waving;  I too hail from LSD!!! But, I just moved to Ocean Pines about a month ago. Hope things are going good   :)

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: lmunchkin on July 14, 2011, 10:54:05 AM

Welcome Andrew!  We liked our in-center too, but just wanted to be home more!  We are doing NxStage and it absolutely can be frightening at first!  But now we have settled in and all is right with us now!  We do miss the staff and friends in the Center!  Occassionall, we pop in to say Hi and see how things are going!

You are in the right place and come here to ask anything!

lmunchkin      :flower;

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: Bajanne on July 14, 2011, 10:39:31 PM

Welcome to our community, Andrew!  this is just the place for information, support, encouragement and sometimes, even fun!  So glad that you found us.  Your duty is to read as much as you can and post as much as you can.  We are more than just a forum - you have just become part of the IHD family :grouphug;
Looking forward to hearing more from you.




Bajanne, Moderator

Title: Re: HELLO FROM DE
Post by: Ang on July 14, 2011, 11:18:40 PM

 :welcomesign;