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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Sleepyhead on November 22, 2012, 09:24:58 AM
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Polycystic kidneys
Peritoneal dialysis 18 months (stopped because of pseudomonas infection - traced it back to sneezing dog - he had hay fever that year!)
Haemodialysis 3 1/2 years (satellite unit, TVs hanging from the rafters, all on different channels - very noisy - has put me off TV for life - well, except for Russell Howard's Good News and Inspector Montalbano)
Polycystic kidneys out - ouch! They were huge and left a big scar inside and a nasty infection. Didn't think I'd get through that one without some lasting damage but amazing what your body can bounce back from ....
Home haemo (4 X 4 hours a week) 4 months (I thought I'd be nervous but it went like a dream. Couldn't believe I was actually at home doing dialysis on my own, with all my books and radio to hand and blissfully peaceful and quiet. Felt so pleased with myself!)
Nocturnal haemo (4 x 8 hours a week) 8 weeks - I can't sleep! Help! I'll put up a separate post.
Working 3 days a week
Hobbies - cycling, reading, listening to music, seeing my friends
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Hi Sleepyhead, and welcome to IHD. I'm so glad you found us. This site is so awesome! I'm glad you are home. I do nocturnal in center. Two of the loud guys just left and it is so much nicer. I can sleep now.
Come post often!
Rerun, Moderator :welcomesign;
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Welcome to the site Sleepyhead :welcomesign;
take care Cas
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:welcomesign; Sleepyhead! Russell Howard's Good News? Are you here to swell our UK ranks or is he just a popular elsewhere in the world too?!
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:welcomesign; and nice to meet you 'sleepyhead' ;D Its so neat to see all the 'nocturnal' people commen around. Something we think about but so far have not done. Not ready for the battle w/center but in time ;D Hope someone will help ya with that sleepy stuff as i think that would be an issue here too. He's just started sleeping through it but thats only 4 hours and he's done with sitten or sleeping. Cant handle much more (although i look at him right now, after a 4 hour sit on machine and whats he doen????? sitten watching game anyway..lo)
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Welcome Sleepy! Glad you joined IHD. Lots of people here understand!
Again welcome & God Bless,
lmunchkin :kickstart;
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Thank you all for your good wishes and, yes Poppylicious, I am from the UK as you guessed. I don't think Russell Howard has been exported yet!
Have to go into hospital today for an operation - not kidney-related - it always seems so unfair to get something else although, looking at this site, it is not so uncommon.
Back on line when I get out.
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:waving; Welcome Sleepyhead! I hope your surgery and recovery go smoothly. I know what you mean about having other medical things pop up, it makes me sad and a little angry at the cosmos when I read that one of my fellow IHDers is having another issue to deal with.