I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: jeanne on September 27, 2007, 06:19:34 PM
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Before I launch into my story, I thought I'd ask -- are there people on this line who do or have done PD? Or do I need to go somewhere else?
Jeanne
(My grandson calls me Majeanne)
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use the search engine for PD info...Welcome to IHD...Boxman
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:welcomesign;
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:welcomesign; there are many here on PD...try us, you'll love us!
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This site is for anyone affected by ESRD.
I'm pre dialysis and they let me hang around on a limited basis. (Just kidding) You are more than welcome here. Let it all hang out Jeanne.
Sluff/ Admin
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:welcomesign;
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We are all in different stages of ESRD. You will find lots who are on PD. Glad you found us :welcomesign;
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The PD line starts around back... just kidding! There are a lot of folks around here on PD just take a look aorund the boards. There is an entire discussion on it. Come on in, the water is fine!
kitkatz,moderator
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PD is the dialysis of choice for many people in this website. Just have a look around and you will see. Hope to hear more of you. You haven't really introduced yourself to us as yet. That is a nice French name - Jeanne (I hope you pronounce it the French way).
Bajanne, Moderator
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Welcome Jeanne, good to hqave you aboard.
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:welcomesign;
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:welcomesign;
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Hello and :welcomesign;
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Hi Jeanne, Welcome to ihatedialysis.com. Here is a thread that may help you out a little more: http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?board=25.0 There you will find alot of Q & A regarding PD and if you dont find what you are looking for, please dont hesitate to ask, we will be more than happy to help you as much as we possibly can. Looking forward to hearing more from you.
Goofynina/Admin.
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:thx
How great to get online and find all these people just saying Welcome and hello!
I'll have to see if I can figure out how to get a picture of myself up. I am not a technological marvel. By way of introduction, the other day I had a little steroid shot in my arthritic foot and felt so good I was able to parallel park my car. This was not quite a first, but the first time I had a cellphone with a camera. So of course I took a pix, even though by that time the back car was gone, so you couldn't see what a feat it had been.
My story: I started CAPD last December with GFR of 15, stable for over a year then (and now for another year). My diagnosis is, kidney failure caused by a succession of serious infections.
They had me on too much volume, apparently. I developed very bad GERD, had to have bigtime meds for it, and then an abdominal hernia. The idiot doctor let me go with it, and it ruptured. This makes having a baby look like a pleasant walk in the park. . . Since I still had kidney function, I could be empty while I healed after the emergency surgery.
I changed to a younger doctor who understands that I had a very bad experience and need to make my own decisions. I am still not back on dialysis. I flush the cath once a week. I am not energetic (am 65), but in very good spirits.
The doctors want me to go on CCPD, but I wonder how much I would gain from it. Can anyone point me to any studies on that?
Majeanne
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Wow Jeanne, you sure have gone through your share of downs havent you, here is the link i gave you earlier, there you will find alot of info on both CAPD and CCPD, the best thing to do is to click on the link and when you are there, find the search box up towards the top of the page and type in CCPD or cycler, that should bring up alot of posts regarding CCPD, if your having trouble, please dont hesitate to give a holler, we will be more than happy to help you find anything it is that you need :2thumbsup; Good Luck to ya :cuddle;
Goofynina/Admin.
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Welcome Jeanne.
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