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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: HappyPenguin on September 16, 2007, 10:47:40 AM

Title: Hello All
Post by: HappyPenguin on September 16, 2007, 10:47:40 AM

Hello everyone. I was on renal web and saw a link to this site and thought I'd check it out. I started as a patient care tech/reuse tech in dialysis 15 years ago. At the time, we didn't use LPNs so I had to wait about a year before I could work as an LPN. I stayed in nursing for 10 years and changed over to technical. I became certified as a Bio-medical technician and have worked in that position for the last 5 years. Currently I am enrolled in an RN program.
   I think working in both areas has really helped me to understand dialysis from every standpoint possible. I also have volunteered for the AKF annual Kidney Walk, Forward Bound - a camp for dialysis patients, and even spoke at a few dialysis patient meetings.
 Gonna browse your forums now and basically get an idea whats currently being discussed.

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: angela515 on September 16, 2007, 10:54:36 AM

 :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: boxman55 on September 16, 2007, 11:26:51 AM

IHD welcomes you...Boxman

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: paris on September 16, 2007, 11:41:45 AM

 :welcomesign; This is an incredible site. Post often.  I am sure we can learn much from you.

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Redbomb on September 16, 2007, 12:40:03 PM

 :welcomesign; -- Look forward to hearing from you!

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Sluff on September 16, 2007, 01:10:54 PM

Thank you for all you do HappyPenguin, and welcome to ihatedialysis.com.

You have obviously dedicated your life to helping patients and we are glad to have you here.

Feel free to browse all sections of the site and please understand that there have been bad experiences as well as good ones, and the members here are allowed to express themselves openly regardless on their personal experiences.

Sluff/ Admin

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: kitkatz on September 16, 2007, 02:11:55 PM

Welcome. It is always good to have workers in dialysis on the board. You have a unique viewpoint into the world of dialysis.




kitkatz,moderator

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: goofynina on September 16, 2007, 03:03:13 PM

Hello HappyPenguin, Welcome to ihatedialysis.com.   I am sure you will enjoy yourself here and i look forward to hearing all you have to share with us  :2thumbsup;  Welcome to the IHD Family  :yahoo;


Goofynina/Admin.

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Lulu on September 16, 2007, 08:53:35 PM

Hello and  :welcomesign; :welcomesign; :welcomesign;.

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Joe Paul on September 17, 2007, 12:21:43 AM

Welcome  HappyPenguin, good to have you aboard.

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Hawkeye on September 17, 2007, 07:08:04 AM

Hello and  :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: MyssAnne on September 17, 2007, 07:35:00 AM

Hello!! And welcome!! :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: donnia on September 17, 2007, 08:31:03 AM

 :welcomesign;

I am sure we can all learn much from eachother!

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: keefer51 on September 18, 2007, 05:03:55 AM

 :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Bajanne on September 18, 2007, 09:53:55 AM

Welcome to our community.  This is a very wonderful community with a place for everyone with any connection whatever to the renal challenge.  I particularly appreciate you joining us, since it shows that you are patient-oriented, and not just job-oriented.  Here is a good place to see things from our perspective, and to get us to see it from your perspective too.  Feel free - there is lots to read on this site.  But I hope you will also post a lot.  We want to get to know you.  This site has become a genuine family.  Check it out and you will see.


Bajanne, Moderator