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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: pandabear on June 19, 2007, 08:46:55 AM

Title: Why hello there!
Post by: pandabear on June 19, 2007, 08:46:55 AM: Hello all,

I joined this site because I work in a transplant center and would like to know more about the patients I am speaking with each day. I have been reading over some posts and my overwhelming impression is that the people on this site are very, very brave. I can't imagine I would have as much courage going through these experiences, but the human spirit is an amazing thing. I hope I can answer any questions you might have that pertain to transplants or transplant centers. Thank you for letting me join and learn from your experiences. It will help me to better understand our patients and what they are going through.

Sending good vibes to you all... :waving;

~PB
Title: Re: Why hello there!
Post by: okarol on June 19, 2007, 09:06:48 AM: :welcomesign; Hi pandabear,
Welcome to IHD - it's great to have you join.
We can definitely benefit from the knowledge you share and I bet you will learn a great deal too!
Best,
Karol

okarol/moderator
Title: Re: Why hello there!
Post by: Joe Paul on June 19, 2007, 11:20:01 AM: Welcome pandabear, good to have you aboard.
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Post by: goofynina on June 19, 2007, 12:56:02 PM: Hi Pandabear, Welcome to ihatedialysis.com. Thank you for taking the time to come and see how we as patients deal with this damn disease :P I tell you, this site helps so much. I hope you come often and learn a little more and please do not hesitate to post any questions, comments and/or concerns of your own. Looking forward to hearing more from you.. :2thumbsup;

Goofynina/Admin.
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Post by: lola on June 19, 2007, 01:10:42 PM: :welcomesign;
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Post by: Sluff on June 19, 2007, 03:21:06 PM: Welcome pandabear to our family.

Thanks for the good vibes. It's a great thing for you to want to see what it's like on the other side. It takes a lot of courage to throw yourself to the dogs so to speak. It will only make you a better person to experience that, and to offer advice from your side of the fence is always welcome here at IHD.

I hope you enjoy your IHD experience but beware, it gets addicting :lol;

Sluff/ Admin
Title: Re: Why hello there!
Post by: keefer51 on June 19, 2007, 06:56:29 PM: Welcome panda bear.
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Post by: Laurie on June 19, 2007, 07:30:51 PM: :welcomesign;
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Post by: Bajanne on June 19, 2007, 09:33:08 PM: Welcome to our community! Our founder Epoman had the foresight to make this site available not only to people suffering from renal failure but for anyone in anyway connected to this challenge. Thank you for caring enough to join us. We look forward to hearing more from you. Feel free to post often and let us know more about you and the work you do on the behalf of patients. Here is a group hug from all of us. :grouphug;

Bajanne, Moderator
Title: Re: Why hello there!
Post by: tamara on June 20, 2007, 01:10:34 AM: Hi Pandabear and :welcomesign;

Great to see another person in the profession join our site. Every little bit of extra insight into what we go through can only help you all help us.

Thanks for caring enough about the people you look after to come to our site

Tamara xxx ooo :cuddle;
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Post by: bolta72 on June 20, 2007, 05:36:43 AM: :welcomesign;
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Post by: kitkatz on June 20, 2007, 01:56:02 PM: So what is your job at the transplant center? Are you a nurse, tech or what? Curiosity here.

Welcome to the site and I hope you find time to come and discuss things with us.

kitkatz,moderator

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Here is a brief tour of the IHD.com site.
There are lots of interesting discussions in the off topic area: http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?board=5.0.

There is even a fiction story being written by our members in this area: http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?board=17.0

Home dialysis discussions are in this topic: http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?board=25.0

The area that generates a lot of discussion about dialysis is the general discussion topics:
http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?board=2.0
This area of the forum is where the meat and potatoes of the dialysis world are discussed by the members.
Feel free to post anything you want to discuss or if you have a question.

There is also a search box at the top of the boards to help you in finding topics of interest or answers to your questions. You can refine your search, too.

I hope this short tour has helped you become better acquainted with IHateDialysis.com.

Again, welcome to the site and have fun while you are here.
Title: Re: Why hello there!
Post by: del on June 20, 2007, 06:55:32 PM: :welcomesign;
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Post by: boxman55 on June 20, 2007, 08:02:30 PM: Welcome PandaBear...............Boxman55
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Post by: Hawkeye on June 21, 2007, 07:17:04 AM: Hello and :welcomesign;
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Post by: Zach on June 21, 2007, 09:29:14 PM: Good to have you here.
:beer1;
Title: Re: Why hello there!
Post by: Meinuk on June 22, 2007, 12:13:22 PM: Quote from: Sluff on June 19, 2007, 03:21:06 PM

I hope you enjoy your IHD experience but beware, it gets addicting :lol;

Sluff/ Admin

Welcome Panda Bear!

Sluff is right - it is addictive... since Feb 2007 , - I've spent : 3 days, 5 hours and 34 minutes of my life on these boards (and I'm still a newbie!)
Title: Re: Why hello there!
Post by: pandabear on June 25, 2007, 07:12:28 AM: Well I definitely feel welcome now! :thx;

I am the data coordinator for a transplant center, so I handle everything and anything to do with "the list". I also follow up with patients each year post-op to see how they are doing.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

~PB