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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Northerner on January 21, 2008, 05:46:45 PM

Title: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: Northerner on January 21, 2008, 05:46:45 PM

Administrator, Sluff,  recommended I create a new thread introducing myself.
Hi, I am Northerner.  My wife has been on dialysis for about 3 1/2 years, this time.  We started NxStage in December so am pretty much a newbie!
Wife has had two transplants, first in 1985 the second in 1997.
We live in Northern Michigan and our Dialysis Center is Petoskey, MI. 
Not much more to tell.







EDITED:Moved to introduction section-kitkatz,moderator

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: jbeany on January 21, 2008, 05:54:52 PM

Hey, someone from my center!  Hi Northerner - how's the nxStage going?  I was the second patient that Lisa trained - I've been home since August and I love it!  I don't miss that awful drive in the snow to Petoskey at all, do you?

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: jbeany on January 21, 2008, 05:58:34 PM

Welcome to my favorite website, Northerner! 

Northerner's wife and I are both patients at the same clinic.  We're in the first half dozen patients leading the way with the new NxStage program there.  They weren't offering home hemo at all when I started last year.  Thankfully, enough of us stomped our feet and demanded it that the staff there helped us get it started!

 :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: kellyt on January 21, 2008, 05:59:15 PM

 :waving;   and    :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: oswald on January 21, 2008, 06:00:13 PM

 :welcomesign; to IHD

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: Rerun on January 21, 2008, 07:15:52 PM

Welcome to IHD.  I'm sure you have a lot to tell.  There is a section just for NxStage users.  Go there and add what you've learned.  Bless your heart for being a spouse that cares enough to come online to learn about the dialysis world.

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: Ang on January 21, 2008, 07:27:27 PM

 :welcomesign;  aboard :thumbup;

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: Joe Paul on January 21, 2008, 11:21:37 PM

Welcome Northerner, good to have you aboard.

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: Sluff on January 22, 2008, 12:19:06 AM

Welcome Northerner to ihatedialysis.com,

Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself. IHD is a great place to learn more about transplants and dialysis and kidney disease in general. You will find a lot of information here on just about every subject you can think of related to ESRD. Nxstage has really brought dialysis home for a lot of our members and they all have nothing but good things to say about Nxstage from feeling more energy to adding more freedom to their schedule. Give your wife a hug from all of us here at ihatedialysis.com  :grouphug; and when you get the chance you can check out our sister site www.ilovenxstage.com

See you in the forums.

Sluff/ Admin

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: willieandwinnie on January 22, 2008, 03:38:30 AM

 :welcomesign; Northerner. From one spouse to another.  :waving;

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: bolta72 on January 22, 2008, 03:56:23 AM

 :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: Romona on January 22, 2008, 04:40:26 AM

 :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: MyssAnne on January 22, 2008, 05:27:34 AM

Welcome, Northerner!!  Spouses suffer just as much as patients do, we appreciate what you guys do for us!! :waving; :waving; :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: Hawkeye on January 22, 2008, 06:05:09 AM

Hello and  :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: Ken Shelmerdine on January 22, 2008, 09:09:03 AM

From one northerner (England) to another  :welcomesign;

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: goofynina on January 22, 2008, 03:17:00 PM

Hi Northener, Welcome to ihatedialysis.com.  Any friend of JBeany is a friend of ours ;)  Well, even if it just means you are from the same center.  Welcome all the same.  Looking forward to hearing more from you.  :2thumbsup;


Goofynina/Admin.

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: Bajanne on January 23, 2008, 11:54:22 AM

Welcome to our community, Northerner!  I am sure that you are going to be glad that you decided to join us.  Here is a place where others understand what you are going through.  when you need a place to rant or rave, when you need a virtual shoulder, here is the place!   Looking forward to hearing much more from you.  Keep on reading and reading and posting and posting.  :grouphug;



Bajanne, Moderator

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: okarol on January 23, 2008, 03:56:23 PM

Welcome! Glad you joined IHD - it's a great place for patients and the people that love them!
 :waving;

okarol/moderator

Title: Re: Introduction of Northerner
Post by: kitkatz on January 26, 2008, 06:53:54 PM

Welcome to the site.  Jump on into the conversations.