I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: sandgroper on February 23, 2008, 10:09:33 PM
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You're saying to yourself not another Aussie :ausflag;
Now for my story, I am 38 yrs of age, I was diagnosed with kidney failure about a month ago, at last count I have 13% kidney function, unfortunately my diabetes doctor failed to notify me of my kidney function despite me complaining of symptoms for the past few years. I am still in a depressed state of mind although I have come to accept that I will be on dialysis in a few weeks.
For the past few weeks I have read many posts on IHD and have gathered much confidence to tackle my problems.
Take care.
Craig
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:welcomesign; craig nice to have you here mate :ausflag; :beer1;
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:waving; Hi Sandgroper,
Sorry to hear you are bummed sandgroper
It is good you found IHD it is a great place to gain understanding and make friends! Being part of a community such as ours is a great ways to combat stress and depression. I hope you feel better about your situation soon. Read and post, it helps me a lot and I think it will help you as well.
CW
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Welcome aboard!
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Hi and :welcomesign; from :ukflag;.
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Welcome Sandgroper, good to have you aboard.
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Hey Craig,
:welcomesign; and Great to Meet You !
:ausflag; AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI ! :ausflag;
See you around the Forum
Tamara xxx ooo :ausflag;
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Glad to see another Aussie on here...... there is way to many yanks.. ;D
Joking :-*
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:welcomesign; Craig. We are a great support group. :cuddle;
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Welcome Craig to ihatedialysis.com, I think knowing you are going to be on dialysis soon is a scary thing. Come here often and read posts, knowledge is power. We will be here every step of the way as you make that scary transition. The more you learn here will make the transition much easier. Hope to see you in the forums.
Sluff/ Admin
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:welcomesign; sandgroper ! Look forward to reading your posts.
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Welcome and enjoy this great site of vast information and a lot of fun.
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:welcomesign;
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Greetings from the :usaflag; Sandgroper - You will find much much much info on this forum and you will form many friendships.
See you 'round the forum.
Sandyb
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:welcomesign; We love Aussies here! So glad you joined our family. You will find so much information, support and help here. Post often!
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:welcomesign; from :canadaflag;
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welcome aboard sandgroper
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:welcomesign;
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:waving; Hi Sandgroper!
Greetings from :usaflag; - we love Aussies! :ausflag;
I hope you have a new doctor by now - fire that diabetes doc!
I hope you will read a lot of interesting and helpful things on IHD. There are also some really supportive folks here!
Welcome!
okarol/moderator
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:waving;
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Aw :thx; for the warm welcome....I luv all those from the :usaflag; :ukflag; :canadaflag; :ausflag; and everywhere else especially the women
Now if I could find the right one :)
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Aw :thx; for the warm welcome....I luv all those from the :usaflag; :ukflag; :canadaflag; :ausflag; and everywhere else especially the women
Now if I could find the right one :)
Tell us what the right one is ................... you never know :rofl; :rofl;
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Welcome great to see another Aussie here :ausflag;
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:welcomesign; and :boxing; to your doctor for not keeping you better informed!
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Welcome to our community! :grouphug; And a special welcome from a fellow Commonwealth citizen! We always have space for another Aussie, except when they are beating the Windies at cricket!!
You are a very fortunate person. This website is just the place for anyone just before they start dialysis. I know, because it made a whole difference in my handling of it. So read as much as you can, especially some of the old posts in Frequently Asked Questions. then ask some of your own. This site has become a sharing, caring, loving family, so there are people just waiting to help you along. so take advantage of all this site has to offer.
Bajanne, Moderator
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:waving; Yeah... another Aussie!! :clap;
I am glad you joined us. There is always someone to answer your questions or discuss options with.
I hope you will hang around and post often.
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:welcomesign; to the IHD family.
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:welcomesign;.
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G'day Craig and welcome from a fellow aussie...
It's pretty tough finding out you only have a few weeks till you have to get on the blasted machine... that's very sucky.. I hope it's longer (13% function is a bit higher than the usual starting level, but it's all up to your symptoms - if you feel like crap, throwing up etc then you need dialysis.. if you are feeling more normal they may hold off).
This is a good community for support so hope to see you around on here.... remember there are no dumb questions...
As for the lovely IHD females... listen buddy I have been "on the list" longer... so I have priority!! :D :D :D :D :D
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:welcomesign; Sandgroper to the IHD Family!!!!
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:welcomesign; Craig! The more Aussies the merrier! Do you guys really call Rice Krispies - Rice Bubbles?
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Welcome. As you know we have lots of Aussie's on board here. I hope all goes well as you are on your way to life with dialysis. If you need any advice, don't hesitate to come ask questions.
kitkatz,moderator
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:welcomesign;
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Apologies for not posting on here for quite a while due to ill health (not associated with kidney failure) however I have regularly visited to read other members post....alas I nearly survived a year without dialysis but will be starting in the next few weeks as I my creatinine level has shot up since the new year :'(
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Little slow at this,
Hello from another diabetic. No problem with Aussies, wh else can keep me company with insomnia :rofl; :rofl;
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Hi :waving;
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Ohhh wow, am I ever late on this one I just noticed. This thread started last year. I thought he just joined when he made a reply at 3 am my time. Whoops
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I only just came across this thread and just like Chris - a little slow
Anyway mate - sandgroper - are you from WA
:welcomesign;
I'm up in the top end NT
Cheers and :beer1;
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:welcomesign; and sorry to hear you've been having health problems as well as needing to start D soon.
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Welcome to our community! And a special welcome from one born under the Union Jack (born in Barbados, living in the British Virgin Islands)! Glad that you found us. This is a great place to be for information and for support. In fact, this is a genuine family :grouphug; Keep reading and keep posting.
Looking forward to hearing from you :flower;
Bajanne, Moderator
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:welcomesign;
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:welcomesign; Craig
Glad you made it another year without dialysis. Hang in there maybe you will luck out again for a little while.
Hope you researched some information in the last year so you are more ready if that is possible.
Best wishes :bestwishes;
Normie
:boxing; to that doctor---sure hope you did get a new one. It is terrible not to tell a patient about their condition.