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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Working while on Dialysis => Topic started by: kitkatz on November 21, 2007, 10:52:35 AM
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Let's see How many people here ares till working in spite of being on dialysis. Write what kind of dialysis you do, how long you have been on dialysis, and what kind of work you do
Hemodialysis
9 years
Special education Teacher
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I work part time 4 mornings a week for 2 to 3 hours sorting mail at the local post office, i do home hemo every second day for 7 hours only been doing it for 7 months :ausflag;
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i do in center dialysis mwf, i don't officialy work but am a contractor for a marketing research firm doing mystery shops.
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I'm currently on a 6 weeks leave of absence. Returting to work on Dec. 17th. I'm a Revenue Analyst. I've been with this company for 12yrs. I work Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.
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CAPD - almost 2 months
Adminstrative Assistant & Mommy (the best job in the world)
I work Mon-Fri 6:30 am - 4:00 pm
I have worked for the same company for 8 years.
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CCPD for four months; CAPD for nine months before that
Admin assistant full time (40 hours/week minus time for doctor's appts and clinic visits)
Been with the company for 20 months.
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Hi all
When I was on Dialysis I worked full time ,I started PD in 1996 , and went to Hemo in 1997 after repeated peritonitis attacks.
While on Hemo I was still able to work full time as I was working nights 5 at night to 5 in the morning Thurs Friday , Sat and Sunday nights.
I was on a Tuesday , Thursday and Sat, schedule for treatments . So Saturday was the hardest day for me , working Friday night,
getting treatment and being back on Saturday night ,
I had been with the company for 17 years at that time . Finally I needed more time off and took disability in Jan 1999 and got transplanted
in Aug 1999 and went back to work for the same company in Jan 2000 . I missed 1 full year of work and came back to the
same position . Sometimes it was tough to do the nights , but they wrapped the sites very good I was 34 when I started
treatments.
I wonder if they know how much time off they owed me because I never took a bathroom break ?
Katonsdad
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I've been on dialysis since March '07, home hemo since May '07...
Returned to work fulltime in August '07 as PR/Special Events manager for two public radio stations.
Home hemo lets me adjust my schedule to my work, and my work allows me to adjust my schedule to dialysis, so it's working out better than I could have ever hoped.
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I work full time mon-fri 7:00-4:00
Home hemo 14 years
Sales coordinator
part-time reception
assistant purchasing
cover for inside sales
with such staff shortages here I do what ever is needed at the time
I work for a fastener & tools sales company for 4 years.
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Rob works full time M-F 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
He's a Licensed Electrician for a large metro city in Mass. He's been with them for 3 yrs.
He does Home Hemo Dialysis.
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Ive been on hemo 27 months Home hemo 1 year
I am an Independant Owner Operator of a bread route
I work 5 days a week 2am-noon
Home hemo-nx stage gives me the freeddom to do my treatments on my schedule
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I am the warehouse products sales coordinator for a forklift manufacturer I started hemo dialysis on 8/14/06 from 5:30 till 9pm MWF worked from 7am till 4:30pm 5 days a week, I did this for a full year plus, on dialysis then had a surgery and now I am on short-term disability. I have done this kind of work for over 30 years...Boxman
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1/07 In Center Hemo 3x week
11/07 Home Hemo - Nxstage 6x week
Work full time at a University. My job offers me telecommuting when needed and has been very flexible RE: hours.
When in center I tended to work 10am - 4:30 and worked from home some nights/weekends.
Now that I am on home hemo I am 9-6 or 7 with less weekend/night work.
I just took off (combination off & p/t) for almost two weeks - and now I am fully back in the swing of things.
But I can't wait to take a vacation!
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I'm not on dialysis YET but I have always planned to not stop working until I retire. My neph says there is no reason to stop but I have heard from others ( nurses ) that say you will have to stop. I want to says thanks to all the people that replied. You have been an encouragement to me when I see that it can be done. Life goes on and we may have to change our routine but we can still handle work !
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I'm a radio broadcaster in Northern California and have been concurrently working and undergoing Dialysis for three and a half years now. At first, I struggled to not sound tired and sick on the air. I've learned to fake it when necessary, which is usually on days before an evening treatment. You're supposed to be happy and upbeat while Dialysis tries to steal that from you.
I'm pretty proud of the fact that I've never called in sick since I started Dialysis, although I've wanted to on a weekly basis.
It helps to love what you do.
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I worked as a manager for a supermarket company in the UK. I was diagnosed with kidney failure in June of 2005. It was a real shock but I was determined to get back to work after a long stay in hospital of 6 weeks - apparently I was close to dying and spent 2 weeks in intensive care.
My boss was very good and kept my job open but having had no experience of anyone with my illness, they wanted me to do less demanding work so they put me on checkouts when I went back to work. That was mind blowingly boring and I lost all self respect. I applied for every management post going and eventually after 6 months of checkouts, they gave me a position as petrol station supervisor.
I miss the money of a manager but at the same time I don't feel I could cope with the demands of the job role now. I wouldn't be able to commit to the number of working hours that are required anyway as I have to have dialysis. I get some financial benefits from the government but I had to fight tooth and nail for them and it doesn't take my money anywhere near to what I was earning.
I have hemo on M/W/F after work. I start my shift at 630am and finish at 1545 to go for dialysis from about 1630 to 2100.
I am contracted to work part time at 30hrs per week but usually do overtime to about 36 hrs a week.
I feel like crap on my dialysis days and absolutely washed out by the time I get home but I am earning, I have my own flat and manage to maintain my independence.
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Although my history with dialysis is complicated, I will try to summarize. I was on dialysis while going through college in Cape Girardeau, MO in the late 80's/early 90's. I got a transplant in '94 while working on my Masters degree in historic preservation. I got my first professional job in 1995. That position was working for South Carolina State Parks as a Park Ranger (actually historian/maintenance). I took a position with St. Louis County Parks as a historic educator in 1998. I lost my transplant in 1999 to recurring FSGS and returned to hemodialysis. Luckily, my unit has an evening shift. Dialysis is 3x/week, MWF, 3 1/2 hour treatments. I have been in-center since 1999. This has made for very long days. Luckily, I live within 15 minutes from work. Leave the house at 7:30 am and get home at 9:30 pm. In 2004, I accepted the position as Assistant Site Administrator for Mastodon State Historic Site, near St. Louis. All of my jobs have been 40 hour work week with rotating weekend schedules. Beginning this next week, we have decided to do home hemodialysis to give me a little more freedom of scheduling and also possibly help with promotional opportunities within the Missouri State Park System. Actually, in the 3 years I have been at Mastodon, I take less sick leave than some of the "healthy" employees.
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I have a transplant now but when I was doing dialysis I worked full time and used sick leave for when I was on hemo.
so, lets see, I had hemo Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 12 to 4 PM. It was over an hour drive so I had to leave work on Tuesdays and Thursdays at around 10:30 AM.
After a couple of months I was able to switch to PD and used the cycler at night. I missed hardly any work during that time except for the training periods.
I really felt lousy on hemo and when I wasn't working or driving back and forth I was sleeping.
I have worked in State Government for over 30 years. I am now in management (for last 16 years) and got little comment from my boss when the treatments started - "just take care of yourself" was all that was said. I had and still have a ton of sick leave built up so I am one of the lucky ones for sure.
Sandyb
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I work full time 8 - 10 hours a day as a veterinary technician ( animal nurse). I have worked for the same small practice for 10 years so they were really good about the weeks I missed when I first got diagnosed and started PD. Now 1 1/2 yrs. later I rarely miss a day. Once a month I have to leave early one Tuesday to see my doctor but that's it. Luckely my monthly bloodwork is on my day off.
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I work in the mornings and do home hemo in the afternoons before my kids get home from school. Works for me... it's like a f/t job.
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I have done a few jobs while on dialysis I treated for six years and in those six years I was owner/operator of a painting contracting business.
I recently started hemo again 10/07 after failed TX and I am now a Human Service Case Manager (3yrs) I work full time M-F 7:00 am - 5:00 pm I leave t/th after lunch to go to treatment.
I want to start pd and cycle at night so I am free on t/th
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:clap; Kudos to those of you who are able to work while on hemo. I have a transplant now but while on hemo I felt like death. I am a NICU RN and 12 hour shifts just were not possible. I am only 28 and a mother of 8 year old twins so there was little time and energy left over to even do that job! Disability doesn't make it easy, :banghead; I had a 5 month waiting period before recieving benefits for ESRD. Anyhow now I'm back to work full-time and then some like nothing ever happened!
EDITED:Fixed smiley tag error-kitkatz,moderator
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Otto works full time, he works on call as a field service tech from 5pm till 7am. When he has nights that he's busy it kills him. They(dialysis) have talked to him about not working and he says NO WAY!!!! It helps keep him feeling "normal". I at times am amazed that he still can do it no matter how bad of a day he has at dialysis.
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I Have been on dialysis 13 years and the past 8 years have been working as a legal Analyst. I have a great Boss. I used to work 5 days a week 40HR. But it really was hard for 6 years. The past 2 years I work from home on dialysis days. I go to dialysis in the morning take a nap and work from home. It is awesome. His philosophy is just get the sh*t done. Everybody in the office knows I am on dialysis the past 2 years but they don't treat me any different than other workers. Being able to work gives you independence, money and takes your mind off health concerns. :bandance;
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you are so lucky
I only wish I had that experience
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I have been out of work since January 2nd of this year. I am scheduled to return on June 23rd. I am going to try to return to my full time office job.
Previously I tried to return part time but my department refused. I am going to try my best... If I can't do it, I will go back out on disability.
Wish me luck!
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Good luck mikey!
At least you have your back up job as Her Highness Ruth's footman.
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Good luck Mikey. Remember when you feel tired sit down and relax a little bit.
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Well I made it though the first week full time. Each night I would come home and crawl into bed and sleep. (After connecting to the lil' box of alarms CAPD machine.)
Today and tomorrow: REST REST REST.
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Well done Mikey but I do know just how tiring, tiring is. Hang in there my friend and just do the best you can. :cuddle; Regards to Ruth.
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do your best
I wish I had the chance to go back and attempt to work
but adding the long hours of D to my schedule and it's too overwhelming
I am thinking of you
give it your best shot
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Mikey,
The first month or so starting work again was like that too for me. I'd come home, lay in bed, and not get up till the morning. It seemed to get easier for me. Hopefully it will for you too!
Other than taking the last month off of school when I started dialysis, I worked through my two years of in-center hemo as a 2nd grade ESL teacher and grade level chair. I always used up my ten days of sick leave due to doctor visits and transplant evaluation visits.
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I was off of work from November 1 to January 2 when I was first diagnosed. I kept telling the doctors I had to go back to work. I was going to go back to work and they were going to have to work a schedule around it. They did not believe me. Nine and a half years late I am still working as a 6th grade teacher at the same school! My neph is hilarious when he calls me his healthy patient!
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I have rejoined the working! Yay! Well, it's only part-time-- 7.5 hours a week. And it's just above minimum wage (not enough to pay back my student loans, darnit). I have a job as a library page. Hopefully, they'll hire me on as a full librarian when I finish my degree next Spring. Still a little embarrassed that my 19 year old makes more...but really grateful to have anything at this point, hehehe.
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When I first started CAPD 9 months ago, I was on short term disability for 4 weeks. I tried to go back to work full time and was able to work 3 days. So I went back on short term again for 6 more weeks. I was able to work full time for 4 weeks and went back out again for another 6 weeks. I've been back full time now since April 2008. I'm doing much better and work Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. I've learned to prioritize my time and energy when it comes to work.
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When I started on hemo, we owned and operated a little computer repair and sales store... we have since closed it, and work on the road...
Since I have started PD manual, 5 times a day, all I do is dialysis, I can barley fit in walking the wonder dog (whoes birthday is today btw) I am hoping that when I get the nite cycles (app on the 20th) I will be able to get my butt back to work..
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:birthday; to Wonderdog (I am assuming his name is Buster)! Hope you get to the night PD soon so he/she? can enjoy some more walks!
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Update: I made it through my second week of working full time. I need less naps when I get home. I feel like this is getting better. I did ask for a workplace accomodation of putting a printer on my desk so that I don't need to walk to the printer. I hope I get it. Ruth sends her love to you all.
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:yahoo; See? I said it would get better!
Hope it keeps getting better.
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Update: I made it through my second week of working full time. I need less naps when I get home. I feel like this is getting better. I did ask for a workplace accomodation of putting a printer on my desk so that I don't need to walk to the printer. I hope I get it. Ruth sends her love to you all.
Maybe you could ask to take Ruth to work with you so that she could fetch the pages from the printer. . .oh, but fetching things would not befit a member of royalty, would it? Oh well, it was just a thought. . .
Glad to hear things are going well!
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Stephen is just starting to get back to work now after months mostly off. He plays acoustic guitar for a living and typically books his jobs months in advance because he has to arrange them into groups - like west coast, or Kentucky and Tennessee. It was a real dilemma for him last summer (2007) when the docs said he could "wake up one morning needing dialysis." He didn't feel that he could book jobs months in advance knowing that he might not be able to make them. In the end, he stayed off dialysis until March of 2008. He didn't go on disability, just worked local jobs when they came up here and there at the last minute. And he has some royalties that come in on a regular basis. When he first started dialysis after his nephrectomies, no way would he have been able to work. But, just before the transplant, which was 7 weeks later, he was feeling pretty well overall and was into the dialysis routine. Still, he couldn't imagine how he could work as a traveling guitarist (who takes 3 guitars on every trip) and travel as a dialysis patient in a way that was economically viable, so he is very happy to have a transplant.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL,
I have been on Dialysis Since April 1 2008, so i am a newbie so to speak, I am haviing my "Hookup"through my Vascath 2, I attend for cleanout sessions on Tuesday at 0700, Thursday at 0700 and Saturday at 0700, I work permanant night shifts with the odd day shift, I am a security Officer, i usually work Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday nights from 1800 - 0600 .. yes i do 12 hour shifts... some days or nights it nearly kills me but i need to work, hard to survive on a beer budget when you have champagne tastes.... I also work Friday evening from 1300 - 2130 at a clothes store... I also work at the same store on Sunday afternoons from 1300 - 1700... I love the contact with people from the store but shit my back and legs are really sore by the time i finish....
I would love a full time job that i could do and get payed well for .... but hey shit i should not complain... i just have to check my diary before saying yes to social events...laughing
I did not work or could not work for the best part of three months after having started "Hookup" but now that my body has gotten use to the fact that after so many years of not working properly that it is now CLEAN, i am feeling very good, on the whole and i can't wait to get the stitches out of my chest and neck and see how i feel then...
Keep Smiling Purple... just one more thing G'day to you all from Aussie
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I have been on dialysis for 3 years and 10 months this coming Moday (10/06/08) and work full time as a medical coder in
my local hospital
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I'm retired, disabled and self-employed. It sounds strange but it pays the bills.
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is that how you get money for those enlargement drugs :waving;
I am on diability and I hate it----- I grade anything I can get my hands on
I bring home the same amout of money as when teaching but that does not include saving $400 a month
those days are gone and adding money to different things
when I was absent after the 7 sick days we were allowed the district took out 275.00 a day per absence
sometimes I would make 3.33 ( three dollars and thiry - three cents) I had been in the hospital
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giving up my season tickets saved a lot of money......dialysis on Saturday is much more fun than tailgating at Commonwealth Stadium
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I have had to stop spending hours at Barnes and Noble and any Fabric shop in the world because I couldn't leave either one without spending $$$ so that has been totally cut out. Grrrrr
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I have to start dialysis very soon. I see the surgeon on Oct 7th to get a PD catheter put in place. I am really lucky to be working where I am. I work for the Navy and my boss is more than willing to work around my dialysis. I was surprised to learn that he would make arrangements for me to work from home on days when I would have to be off for long periods of time for whatever reason. The big boss is even willing to let me bow out of certain work obligations. She doesn't want me to miss "the phone call" in case a kidney becomes available for me. They are all really very understanding. I hope it stays that way. The first time I was on dialysis I went back to work full time too.
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That's great BrightSky
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I agree Brightsky. That is very good news about your job. You must be a valued employee!
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My job gives you 100 days where you pay the sub pay out of your check. It is a hundred days for the same incident. I am sure I am almost over that for ESRD. The district has treated me really well. I am fighting this year for my aide's extra hour. For some reason it as not been approved yet. We went to work in July and here it is October. My aide is getting upset with them. I keep emailing the special ed boss about it. THey will straighten it out and pay her of I am going to really get things going.
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Went on PD about six months ago and have managed to continue working full time as a policy manager. For the first three months I was doing bag exchanges twice a day in my office and colleagues and staff soon realised it was a good time to arrange meetings with me, I could hardly refuse!
Miker
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Went on PD about six months ago and have managed to continue working full time as a policy manager. For the first three months I was doing bag exchanges twice a day in my office and colleagues and staff soon realised it was a good time to arrange meetings with me, I could hardly refuse!
Miker
They met with you in the middle of your exchanges? They had a captive audience. ;)
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Firstly congratulations to all those people still surving on Dialysis.
I work as a security officer and i was working right up to the weekend before i got sick, I lost my job when i got sick, but that is ok i needed sometime off to recoup and learn what the
FIRETRUCK was happening to me. I had a vascath insrted in April and another in October, I had my vistula made in July and it will be ready for use next week apparently. I found another job in June and I work permanant night shifts SUNDAY through to THursday, 1830 - 0630, so i work 5 x 12 shifts a week, I dialysis on Tue, Thurs and Sat and a Centre for up to five hours at a time. I go to Dialysis get "Hooked up " crawl under my hand made blanket, cover my head and put my MP3 player at a comfortable level and sleep till the machine wakes me when it is finished, I then get up go home crawl into my bed and sleep for a few more hours then get up and organised and head off to work. I must admit that i get very emotional and very tired somedays, I have trouble remembering to get the washing in or peg it out.
But i am living independently actually sharing a house with four men, and because of my schedule i hardly ever see them. I am not sure how long i will be able to keep this pace up but for now it is alright, I have no one in my life whom i have to give time to everyday so that way i am both lucky and unlucky. I would love to wake up with someone, you know what i mean, or someone to have tea with, but it is not ment to be, I love my job and i love the fact that even though i am not well somedays , my boss is great and understands exactly what i am going through , he was an ambulance person for 20 years.
Well that is about all the blurb from me Keep smiling and don't let the buggers get you down ..... :sir ken; Purple .
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I've been on PD going on 1 year this coming Oct 22nd. Can't believe it's been a year.
I'm still working a full time job as a Revenue Analyst Mon-Fri 8-5. Mornings have been so hard on me. I just can't seem to get my butt out of bed. I thought having 3 IV Iron treatment and continues EPO shots would give me more energy, but I guess not always. I have to be honest, some days I do feel so good I can run a marathon. I think I'm mentally exhausted from my job. Even though it's a desk job, it requires to much thinking, analyzing, solving and lots and lots of deadlines. I HATE DEADLINES. I hope to continue working as long as I can. I have one kid in college and one started high school. Got to pay those college fees.
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I work full-time and do in-center hemo three days a week. I arranged my schedule for Tues/Thurs/Saturday third seating to cause the least amount of impact on my job. I usually am in at work by 6:30 in the morning, although it is a little more of a struggle to motivate now. My co-workers have been very supportive of me and really helped especially while I was first adjusting to this.
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I work full-time and do in-center hemo three days a week. I arranged my schedule for Tues/Thurs/Saturday third seating to cause the least amount of impact on my job. I usually am in at work by 6:30 in the morning, although it is a little more of a struggle to motivate now. My co-workers have been very supportive of me and really helped especially while I was first adjusting to this.
You are very fortunate. Keep up the good work. :waving;
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I feel fortunate, if somewhat overprotected at times. My boss has been wonderful through this. I had low BP issues for a while until they got my dry weight squared away, and when I came to work in bad shape (occasional blackouts), she would make me go home and get me a ride if needed. At times, it bugs me when I think I am ready to do more than she thinks I can, but I know I could have it a lot worse. Having worked hard at the same place for 20+ years, and for the same boss for a good chunk of that time helps.
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Thank you God for a school district that will work with me. I am working full time for the past ten years. I will have been on dialysis ten years November 2. Long time!
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I work full time and do home hemo for 3 hours 5x/week. Not much time left for my family (husband, 2 kids). I work in an office as a Logistics Analyst Manager. My coworkers have been very understanding when I drag myself into work a few minutes late and don't feel completely up to snuff. But, corporate management isn't as forgiving, so I have to push myself very hard. There are many days when I need to stay home but push myself into work anyway. Although I am salary, I have very limited sick pay and no short-term disability pay. Very low coverage on prescriptions, so money is tight. Although the doctor wants me to go on disability, I can't see how it's possible. I must work.
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I've been on dialysis since the end of September and I travel to the hospital to get this done. I work full time (7-3) as an Electrical Supervisor in a Paper Mill. When I get out of work at 3pm, I head to the hospital (45 minute ride) hoping they will put me on early. (I'm not scheduled to be on until 4:45pm.) Sometime I get on early and sometimes I end up waiting. If I end up waiting, I don't get home 'till after 10pm (7 hours total)! It makes for a really long day...I'm going to do home dialysis as soon as possible. That will help a lot!
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Yep, you'll save waiting and feel better too.
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Doing home hemo will allow you to schedule dialysis around YOUR schedule, unlike now when you are arranging your schedule around the dialysis center. You may actually feel better too, with the more frequent treatments. Good luck! :2thumbsup;
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I work full time (40 hours a week) and do in center dialysis 3 times a week (MWF) 4 years now
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I am starting training for nocturnal dialysis next month and will be ready to work from home on my new magazine by end of January. In 2009 I am publishing a property magazine called The Property Times and I will be working on it from home. I have an office in the city so I will go there whenever I can but have the versatility to work from home and have skype connection with the office if I need to. I am in the new program where I will by doing dialysis eight hours, five-six nights a week. I agreed to being a guinea pig for longer hours and more nights. I am really well set up for it at home. Just pleased I had so much time to get organised.
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I work 40-45 hours a week from 6am to 2 or 3pm. I dialyse M-W-F at 5 pm, around a 50 minute drive from work. I usually get home around 10:15 pm, then go straight to bed...4am comes earlier than one may think!!! :P Really makes for a long day, but I think I can handle it for now. I am interested in nocturnal dialysis, but it is not yet offered here, maybe someday. Juggling this amount of time can be difficult.
John (jazzin11)
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Greetings, all! I started working part-time last August, as a librarian. In September, a full-time position opened up and I jumped at it, because I could see the economy going south and I knew that the part-timers would most likely be the first to get laid off. I hadn't been able to work full-time since going on dialysis, so this was a really big deal, financially and physically.
As far as dialysis was concerned, I had to switch to the first shift to able to dialyze before work, and that meant getting up at 5am to drive over to the center and get my time in before work. That made for a long :sir ken; day, since I had to work until 6:15pm on some days-- and 8:15pm on others. OY! was I tired.
Making the switch to the first shift at that dialysis center meant I had to shorten my dialysis sessions to 3 hours, and that made me a zombie on dialysis days-- I really needed that extra hour of dialysis I had been getting on a later shift. So I switched to another center, with an even earlier shift-- getting up at 4am in order to get on at 5:15am. The funny thing, though, was that the even-earlier shift was supposed to give me 4 hours of dialysis at each session, but somehow the extra hour got lost in the transfer. For the past 3 weeks I have been getting up earlier for dialysis, and having to go to work as an even-more-pathetic zombie.
In January, I start in-center nocturnal, and I think that's going cure the zombie-hood, and I will be more rested for my 40-hours a week. I anticipate that I will feel better on nocturnal, and get more sleep-- yes, more sleep even though I'll be in-center all night. As it stands right now, I only get between 4-5 hours of sleep at night with the 3 hour sessions.
Hell, if I feel really good on in-center nocturnal, I might get a second job, hehehe!
Treasure/Michelle
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In January, I start in-center nocturnal, and I think that's going cure the zombie-hood, and I will be more rested for my 40-hours a week. I anticipate that I will feel better on nocturnal, and get more sleep-- yes, more sleep even though I'll be in-center all night. As it stands right now, I only get between 4-5 hours of sleep at night with the 3 hour sessions.
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Good to see you Treasure and congrats on the full time job!!!
When I started on the big D, I was on that 4am shift for FIVE hours each treatment. Then I would catch a train to work ... sometimes sleeping past my stop and getting stranded for an hour at the end of the line.
Sometimes by 3pm I would get real "punchy" and tell my co-workers to stay back or else.
In-center nocturnal sounds like an excellent alternative ... I hope my center offers that option in the near future, too.
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So glad to see you back on here Treasure and congratulations on the job. That's wonderful. Nocturnal should really help with the zombielike feeling. Keep us in the loop. :cuddle;
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Give nocturnal a few weeks, the fog will lift and you will feel better. I love nocturnal dialysis. My life is almost back to normal. I am more cheerful, work full time, less mood swings, and am working out three days a week at the gym.
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Welcome back Treasure. From everything I've been reading here at IHD, nocturnal or home hemo are the way to go. Sounds like your new year will be off to a great start. Oh, and congratulations on the job! :cuddle;
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Hi,
I'm on dialysis MWF in center for 4.25 hours. I also work a full 40 hour week. While it has become a challenge at times, it also keeps me focused. I also have to give a big hats off to my company who has allowed me flexible work hours that makes putting in the full 40 hours much easier. A big hooray in my book for them.
Mike