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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: bribbs33 on February 17, 2007, 07:59:32 AM

Title: I would just like to introduce myself.
Post by: bribbs33 on February 17, 2007, 07:59:32 AM: My name is Amy and I live near Ft Worth, Texas. My husband (James) was dx with ESRD in Feb of 2006. In May he started Hemo dialysis in center. It has been a long year, we have 3 kids, 11 year old twins and a 3 year old. He has not been able to work since Feb '06. Just recently I found places like this were everyone is going through the same thing and it is very nice to talk to someone and them not look at you like your crazy.

Thanks for listening,
Amy
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Post by: boxman55 on February 17, 2007, 08:17:06 AM: Welcome to IHD---- Boxman55
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Post by: Joe Paul on February 17, 2007, 08:54:27 AM: Welcome Amy, good to have you aboard.
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Post by: Sluff on February 17, 2007, 09:16:15 AM: Welcome to IHD Amy,

Thanks for taking an interest in IHD. A good place for you to begin would be in our Spouse and caregiver section,
here is the link >http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?board=33.0

Trust me you are not crazy, you have been drafted into the caregiver role, it takes a special person to be able to handle all this and you will do fine.

Check back often, we are here for people like you and if you need anything, feel free to ask.

Sluff, Moderator
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Post by: glitter on February 17, 2007, 09:48:54 AM: Hi - my husband is the one on dialysis also-you will find a lot of understanding here. You will also find a lot of information here-most specifically there is a diet area that people post some great websites that help with compliance if your the person figuring it all out-my husband was too sick at first to try to figure out what he could and couldn't have. I have gotten a lot of really good cooking tips on the renal diet here. (Plus every other question we had) :welcomesign;
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Post by: aharris2 on February 17, 2007, 10:02:58 AM: :welcomesign; Amy, you and your husband will find a lot of useful info in this site and if you or your hubby ever want to rant about anything n everything this is the right place to do it. where is your husband going to dialysis at, the hospital or a clinic?

Rolando
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Post by: bribbs33 on February 17, 2007, 10:08:41 AM: He goes to a clinic, but I am just learning about in home dialysis and it sounds great.
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Post by: del on February 17, 2007, 10:42:11 AM: :welcomesign; Hubby is the one on dialysis . Has been for 10 years now. Not all smooth sailing but it hasn't been too bad. This site is wonderful!
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Post by: Bajanne on February 17, 2007, 11:17:42 AM: Welcome to our caring community. We are particularly glad to have you with us. It is always nice to see spouses, caregivers and loved ones taking the time out to join us. There is so much here that will help. If nothing else, it is a place to vent when you need to, and to know that people totally understand what you are going through. Please keep posting. Let us know what is going on with your husband. Ask questions. We even have an Off-Topic section where you can forget about dialysis for a while.
Looking forward to hearing more from you.
Here is a group hug for you and your husband (and the kids!) :grouphug;

Bajanne / Moderator
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Post by: angieskidney on February 17, 2007, 11:34:00 AM: :welcomesign; Amy!
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Post by: mrhecht on February 17, 2007, 12:00:49 PM: Hi Amy! There's a lot of good stuff here...encourage your hubby to take a look too.
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Post by: jedimaster on February 17, 2007, 01:09:10 PM: :welcomesign;
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Post by: angela515 on February 17, 2007, 01:17:33 PM: :welcomesign;
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Post by: shay_pcb on February 17, 2007, 01:25:57 PM: :welcomesign; Amy!!
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Post by: BigSky on February 17, 2007, 03:07:46 PM: :welcomesign;
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Post by: anja on February 17, 2007, 09:33:45 PM: :welcomesign; Amy and hubby to the community!
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Post by: girl-x-treme on February 18, 2007, 08:33:53 AM: Amy,
Have you and your husband considered the NxStage Home Hemo Dialysis machine?
I think it would make your lives with dialysis much much easier and traveling with this machine is great! It only requires a plug and a drain. Everything is disposable and you won't have to spend your life in a clinic every week. NxStage can give you your liives back, please look into it, I know you'll be glad u did.