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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: G.R. MAINE on May 15, 2007, 07:19:09 PM

Title: The New Guy
Post by: G.R. MAINE on May 15, 2007, 07:19:09 PM: Hello. I just started dialysis March 2007. I got diagnosed with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclrosis February of last year. I am on the transplant list and my main priority is staying positive at all costs. I've had gruesome dialysis stories:

-on the very first stick to my fistula, the tech infiltrated Vanessa (Vanessa is what I call my fistula). The very first time. Blood squirted everywhere. Then the next morning, I had to get a catheter because my arm swoll up like Popeye. But there were complications with that and I ended up bleeding out of my neck for a total of an hour and a half.

-then there was the time I coded in the hospital

-then there was the time last week when my catheter got infected, I got "sepsis" and ended up in the hospital for 5 days. And while I was there, they tried to do dialysis, but the nurse infiltrated Vanessa again (massive amounts of blood squirted out of my arm. Vanessa was angry!).

I came across this website and I hope to give support and be supported.

God bless to everyone.
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: Chicken Little on May 15, 2007, 07:48:48 PM: :welcomesign; to IHD. Nice to meet you.
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: kianhu on May 15, 2007, 07:53:15 PM: I am fairly new as well, and I love this site. Lots of love and support flows through here. Welcome. :welcomesign;
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: kitkatz on May 15, 2007, 08:48:46 PM: Holy Smokes and they wonder why dialysis patients get cranky sometimes! Welcome to the site. I hope we can help you as much as you can help us!

kitkatz,moderator
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: anja on May 15, 2007, 09:27:48 PM: :welcomesign; G.R. Maine, to the community. You have already had a string of unwelcome events, glad you found us and decided to join! Better luck in the future...
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: goofynina on May 15, 2007, 10:20:07 PM: Hello G.R.Maine, Welcome to ihatedialysis.com, and after reading your intro, let me tell you that i am so very happy that you have found us, i know you will enjoy yourself here and i hope you find alot of answers here and ask alot of questions, we are a pretty awesome support group as well, just wait and see ;) Looking forward to hearing more from you...

Goofynina/Admin.
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: okarol on May 15, 2007, 11:27:47 PM: :waving; Hi GRM!
I hope you find lots of good stuff here - it's a great group of people!
Karol
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: Joe Paul on May 16, 2007, 12:14:42 AM: Welcome G.R.Maine, good to have you aboard.
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: tamara on May 16, 2007, 04:07:31 AM: :welcomesign;

Good to see you here!

Hope to see you around

Tamara xxx ooo :cuddle;
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: Sluff on May 16, 2007, 04:33:35 AM: Welcome to IHD GRM,

I think Vanessa is a little too hot to handle, you need to have a talk with her. ;)

I hope you find your way around this site and enjoy your stay. We are like family here and there is no way out. See ya in the forums.

Sluff/ Admin
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: KICKSTART on May 16, 2007, 05:08:35 AM: :welcomesign; Wow what a rough start , never mind ,you can rant as much as you want here ..
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: nextnoel on May 16, 2007, 05:26:02 AM: Welcome to the IHD Family, GRM - it's good to have you with us! :welcomesign;
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: Bajanne on May 16, 2007, 05:31:49 AM: Welcome to our community and to the IHD family. This is just the place for you to be.
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I came across this website and I hope to give support and be supported.
You have got the basic idea of this website just right. Looking forward to hearing more from you. Keep us posted on how Vanessa is doing. She has had a bad deal so far, but she will overcome!

Bajanne, Moderator
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: bolta72 on May 16, 2007, 05:34:53 AM: :welcomesign;
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: lola on May 16, 2007, 05:45:05 AM: :welcomesign;
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: keefer51 on May 16, 2007, 06:56:01 AM: Welcome my friend. I never had that happen to my fistula. I do however have allot of pain with it. They tried twice in my other arm but they never took. I hope you enjoy the site.
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: Hawkeye on May 16, 2007, 07:37:09 AM: Hello and :welcomesign;
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: Razman on May 16, 2007, 09:12:16 AM: Welcome aboard . Its great that your telling things as they are. You are giving strength to others that may have already or in the future go through the same problems and they will know that they are not alone.
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: Wattle on May 19, 2007, 12:41:48 AM: :welcomesign;
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: Lori1851 on May 19, 2007, 06:17:36 AM: :welcomesign; GR Maine,
My son also has FSGS and was diagnosed almost 5 yrs ago. He is 21. Now on dialysis and we just found out this week his best friend since childhood is a match! You keep praying and God will answer! Dustin has a permcath and 2 failed wrist fistula's. :grouphug; thats from the COWEN family to you ;).
Have a good day ;)
Lori mom to Dustin 21 with FSGS/ ESRF
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: st789 on May 19, 2007, 06:39:37 AM: Welcome, Be obedient and submissive to your master Master please Vanessa!
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: MyssAnne on May 19, 2007, 07:41:38 AM: Welcome, to you, and to Vanessa!!! This is a great place to vent, and to have fun as well! :welcomesign;
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: boxman55 on May 19, 2007, 08:02:54 AM: Welcome to IHD. never thought about naming my new fistula. But you might want to think about renaming yours. She must not like the name. Welcome ...Boxman55
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: del on May 20, 2007, 12:52:09 PM: :welcomesign; from :canadaflag;
Title: Re: The New Guy
Post by: Earlinda on May 21, 2007, 07:14:57 PM: Welcome G R Maine. I hope you find all you are looking for and much more here with us at IHD. :grouphug;

Earlinda