I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Knucklehead on January 14, 2007, 08:05:17 PM
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Hi..My name is Anthony, I am 44 years old, and was born with Spina Bifida, although i got off with it pretty lightly and i am fully mobile, apart from a slight limp, i suffered from some damage to my uriinary tract also, which, by the time i was 16 years old, was significantly damaging my kidneys due to reflux.
I then had to have a urostomy to prevent further damage, and that served me well until 1999, when i was diagnosed with chronic renal failure, since then my kidneys have slowly declined, and i am less than 10 per cent function now, and i had a fistula formed 4 months ago, so i don'tthink it will be long before i start hemo dialylsis.
i cannot have any other from of dialysis do to the proximty of the urostomy, e.g not enogh room in my abdomen and the risk of infection is also higher.
I have been lurking on this message board for i while now, and only plucked up courage to join today, i have allready learned alot from the members of this board, who i have nothing but respect for, i find you all inspiring, brave, sometimes frightening, but always informative and sometimes very funny.
I also hope i can contribute something that may be of use, and i thank you for reading my first post
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Welcome Anthony! I hope I'm not one of those "frightening" members you mentioned. At least not all the time. ;)
Anyway, it's good to have you join the community. Looking forward to your posts!
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Knucklehead I love your name and avatar. Thank you for your introduction. Are you a candidate for a transplant?
I'm so glad you finally joined. :welcomesign;
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Rerun, actually i am, my sister is a good match, but i have to have my one remaining kidney removed first, because it is causing repeated infections, so i will have no function for about three months, then if i am stong enough, they will proceed with a transplant, assuming everything else goes to plan.
and hello Zach
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Hey Knucklehead, Welcome good to have you around, :welcomesign; :2thumbsup; every group needs a knucklehead! LOL
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Welcome to our community! I was thinking that you can't really be a knucklehead if you had the good sense to come to IHD! Sorry to hear about your challenges, but I can sense that you are a survivor, like me. I am looking forward to hearing how everything goes. Keep us posted. You clearly understand this group already, and will be an excellent addition.
Blessings!
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:waving; Hi Knucklehead!
Welcome! Nice to read a little of your history!
Take care,
Karol
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Welcome Knucklehead, good to have you aboard.
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Thanks for all the kind comments, made me feel better already ;D
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Hey Knucklehead,
Thanks for becoming a member of IHD.
I'm looking forward to your posts.
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Welcome, Knucklehead! :welcomesign; I'm glad you decided to come on out and play! :2thumbsup;
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Welcome, Knucklehead, glad you're here! I hope I'm not one of the frightening members, but I probably can be. Don't ever be intimidated, you have a lot to add and we're glad you joined! :welcomesign;
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Welcome to IHD!
:welcomesign;
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:welcomesign; I know I'm prolly one of the scary ones!! lol Welcome to IHD. Don't forget to post a pic in our "family photo album" here: http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=1227.340 if you want to...
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Sorry i am a little late welcoming you to our website Knucklehead (Anthony) but you know the saying, better late than never right? right! :) :) I hope they are able to remove that kidney so you can get your sisters and get on with your life. We are here for you and we look forward to hearing more from you...
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