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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: staticlyme on March 23, 2014, 05:08:43 PM

Title: Complete newb
Post by: staticlyme on March 23, 2014, 05:08:43 PM

Hello(: My name is Heather, I'm 20 years old and from Washington state. Dialysis is a very new thing for me. I started it at the end of February this year. So I'm very excited to have found this website. I'm not totally sure what I'm doing yet or what certain things even mean since my diagnoses was so random and unexpected. I actually was hospitalized for emergency hypertension for two weeks, took about week in the ICU before they realized my kidneys were failing.  Hopefully this website will answer some questions and ease all my nerves.
A couple facts about me.. I attend in-clinic nocturnal 3X a week for 8 hours, diagnosed with ESRD and IgA nephroapathy. Using a catheter in my chest, only for temporary use.  Born with ureter reflux which I had two surgeries for when I was 6 months and 2 years old and had not been hospitalized since for kidney issues. Also became legally blind in my left eye because of my hypertension becoming so out of hand.

Title: Re: Complete newb
Post by: MooseMom on March 23, 2014, 05:34:39 PM

Hi!  I'm glad you found us and decided to join the site.  Please feel free to ask any questions, and we will do our best to give you our best answers.  I am sorry you've had to go through this at such a young age.  I am happy, though, that you have access to in-clinic nocturnal dialysis.  That's not a treatment option that is available as widely as we'd like, so congratulations for THAT!   :thumbup;

Title: Re: Complete newb
Post by: SooMK on March 23, 2014, 07:21:50 PM

Welcome!

Title: Re: Complete newb
Post by: Darthvadar on March 23, 2014, 07:23:12 PM

Hello Heather....

You're very  :welcomesign; to IHD.....

You'll like it here, I think, and will get lots of support and reliable information...

Visit and post often... Let's get to know each other!...

Darth, Moderator....

Title: Re: Complete newb
Post by: Bambino_Bear on March 24, 2014, 01:41:17 AM

  :welcomesign; Heather

Title: Re: Complete newb
Post by: Mr. B 123 on March 25, 2014, 09:51:48 PM

Welcome, hope you are doing well, all things considered.

Title: Re: Complete newb
Post by: shayron1982 on March 31, 2014, 11:11:27 PM

Hello Heather. Welcome to the site  :flower; I am 32 years old now, but was 21 when 1st diagnosed. I am sorry to hear that all this has happened to you so suddenly, but you sound positive & I promise that is the most important part of the puzzle when it comes to dealing with all this confusing dialysis info. I would be happy to answer any questions you have and maybe we can learn a few things together since I only started PD 2/1/14. Best wishes.

Title: Re: Complete newb
Post by: CalamityEC on April 01, 2014, 05:40:33 AM

Welcome.  I'm glad they figured out what was wrong and you found this site :)

Title: Re: Complete newb
Post by: talker on April 06, 2014, 07:20:50 AM

With some, or at least with many life issues/ we'd like to  :Kit n Stik;

That being said staticlyme,  :welcomesign;

talker