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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: ThomLehn on June 06, 2016, 07:17:28 AM

Title: introduction
Post by: ThomLehn on June 06, 2016, 07:17:28 AM: My name is Thomas Lehn and come from Germany. I am dialysispatient for 46 years.

I am married and I live in Ingelheim near Mainz. I work as a system engineer for over 36 years in the LDI (Landesbetrieb Daten und Information) in Mainz. I'm on dialysis since 1970 and therefore I am the youngest man in the world who has a chronical kidney disease and lives on the longest of renal replacement therapy - the Hämodialysis. Since 1983 I dialyze at home with my wife.
I was never kidney transplanted.

Now, 46 years ago, when I was undergoing dialysis, the dialysis process for the former nurse was a complex and dangerous treatment. The nurses learned to finally deal with it new maschines. Similarly, the nursing staff for the difficult medical supervision was responsible.

Why am I telling you this? Training sessions did not exist! It was the pure reality!

post moved to introductions by mod Cassandra
Title: Re: Re: What is the longest a patient has survived on dialysis?
Post by: kickingandscreaming on June 06, 2016, 08:00:50 AM: 46 years is quite a feat, ThomLehn. I wish you many more years of record-breaking success--through dialysis or through transplant. I hope most of us have such good luck too.
Title: Re: introduction
Post by: cassandra on June 06, 2016, 02:36:19 PM: Welcome to the site ThomLehn

:welcomesign;

I'm well impressed, and your story gives me hope.

Keep well, Cas
Title: Re: introduction
Post by: ThomLehn on June 07, 2016, 09:37:55 AM: Thank You, All.
Here is my Website (only in German): http://www.thomas-lehn.de
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Post by: kristina on June 10, 2016, 01:25:21 PM: Hello ThomLehn and welcome to IHD.
To be quite honest, I can hardly imagine how very difficult dialysis must have been when you started over 46 years ago!!!
... I have seen your website and I agree with you that the "Organhandel" of poor people's organs to "paying customers" is quite despicable...
... You also write on your website that dialysis is kinder to the body than transplant... What makes you think that way?
Is a transplant not kinder to the body in the long run? ... And is the survival chance for kidney-transplantees not better?
What do you think?
Many thanks and best wishes from Kristina. :grouphug;
Title: Re: introduction
Post by: Rerun on June 14, 2016, 03:56:11 AM: WOW, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome... To IHD. That is great. So how old were you when you started? or How old are you now and I can do the math. Next year will be 30 for me. A lot of changes since 1987 but none in the last 10 years.

Glad you joined us.

Welcome - Rerun, Admin. :welcomesign;
Title: Re: introduction
Post by: okarol on June 15, 2016, 01:30:00 PM: :welcomesign; :welcomesign; :welcomesign;

46 years! Amazing!

Welcome!
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Post by: Zach on June 15, 2016, 04:51:03 PM: Congrats on 46 years of hemodialysis!
:beer1;
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Post by: Vt Big Rig on June 17, 2016, 10:28:09 AM: Welcome to the site and CONGRATULATIONS on dialysis so long!
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Post by: PrimeTimer on June 17, 2016, 07:29:56 PM: Welcome, ThomLehn! Your many years of experience will be very valuable to all of us here. Look forward to reading more posts from you! Thank you for sharing!