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mike27
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« on: December 02, 2008, 04:52:29 PM »
I am here for anyone who has questions. I am an Emt/dialysis tech with 8 years experience ( 6 years on home hemodialysis program). You can also reach me at f18const@yahoo.com
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2008, 04:58:21 PM »
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Lost vision due to retinopathy 12/2005, 30 Laser Surg 2006
ESRD diagnosed 12/2006
03/2007 Fantastic Eye Surgeon in ND got my sight back and implanted lenses in both eyes, great distance & low reading.
Gortex 4/07.  Started dialysis in ND 5/4/2007
Gortex clotted off Thanksgiving Week of 2007, was unclotted and promptly clotted off 1/2 hour later so Permacath Rt chest.
3/2008 move to NC to be close to children.
2 Step fistula, 05/08-elevated 06/08, using mid August.
Aug 5, 08, trained NxStage and Home on 9/3/2008.
Fistulagram 09/2008. In hospital 10/30/08, Bowel Obstruction.
Back to RAI-Latrobe In Center. No home hemo at this time.
GOD IS GOOD
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2008, 05:05:43 PM »
 :welcomesign;  Mike.  And thanks for your offer about questions.  I'm sure you'll be getting some from our members.
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2008, 05:06:43 PM »
G'day and  :welcomesign;
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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2008, 06:16:50 PM »
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1993 diagnosed with glomerulonephritis.
Oct 41, 2007 - Got fistula placed.
Feb 13, 2008 - Activated on "the list".
Nov 5, 2008 - Received living donor transplant from my sister-in-law, Etta.
Nov 5, 2011 - THREE YEARS POST TRANSPLANT!  :D
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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2008, 06:20:05 PM »
Hi Mike,

 :welcomesign; aboard and thank you for offering your service.  I'm a PD patient since Oct 2007.  Know much about PD????  Look forward to your posts and suggestions.

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2000-Diagnosed IGA Nephropathy
2002-1st biopsy (complications)
2004-2nd biopsy
10/03/07-Tenckhoff Catheter Placement
10/22/07-Started Peritoneal Dialysis
03/2008-Transplant team meeting
04/2008-Transplant workup
05/2008-Active Transplant list
3/20/09-Cadaver Kidney Transplant
4/07/09-Tenckhoff Catheter removed
4/20/09-New kidney biopsy
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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2008, 09:10:57 PM »
 :welcomesign;
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Started PD in 11/07
Started Hemo in 7/08
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« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2008, 09:40:19 PM »
Welcome to our community, Mike!  We are always glad to have people who are working with those facing this renal challenge.  There is a lot going on in this forum. In fact, we are more than just a forum - we're a family!  :grouphug;  So just plunge in!


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« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2008, 11:03:03 PM »
Welcome Mike, good to have you aboard.
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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2008, 11:15:45 PM »
Good to have you here!
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Uninterrupted in-center (self-care) hemodialysis since 1982 -- 34 YEARS on March 3, 2016 !!
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No transplant.  Not yet, anyway.  Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  ;)
I make films.

Just the facts: 70.0 kgs. (about 154 lbs.)
Treatment: Tue-Thur-Sat   5.5 hours, 2x/wk, 6 hours, 1x/wk
Dialysate flow (Qd)=600;  Blood pump speed(Qb)=315
Fresenius Optiflux-180 filter--without reuse
Fresenius 2008T dialysis machine
My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -):  2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day.

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« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2008, 10:00:41 AM »
 :welcomesign; Mike. We love to have folks like you join. Please post often and read some of the older threads that maybe you can chime in on.  :cuddle;
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« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2008, 02:38:38 PM »
Welcome Mike, your knowledge and insite is a plus on our site. We are glad you joined and look forward to your posts.

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Started Hemodialysis 8/14/06
Lost lower right leg 5/16/08 due to Diabetes
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« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2008, 04:58:02 PM »
 :welcomesign;  Mike

Welcome to our family. :)

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« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2008, 01:27:57 PM »
Hi Mike
  I have been watching my creatitine level go from 1.5 to 4.3 in the last 6 months, I have been throwing up every morning, if I start dialysis would the vomiting stop? Should I get  fistula put in now? thank you, Irv
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« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2008, 03:58:05 PM »
 :welcomesign;  It is always great to see professionals in the kidney field join our group.  I think we can learn a lot fromm each other.  Glad you are here!







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« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2008, 04:00:55 PM »
 :welcomesign; hope you post often...
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Married - three children.
Alports female, diagnosed ESRD 10/04
11/04  Hemo in clinic
6/07 hemo at HOME! 
2/3/09 - Transplant from an angel of a friend!!!
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« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2008, 07:07:26 AM »
Hello Mike,  :welcomesign;

I see that your home dialysis tec?  They are concedering myself as a home dialysis patient.  Filled all the paper work, meettings, and home visit from the tec.  home dialysis nurse.   I'm still not sure if I want to see the machine 24/7 in my home.  They say that they will provide me with a home tech that comes in for the 4 hours of my treatment.   It's just the set up in my home that is bothering me.  At the center I can hear it when it buzzes from all the machines which it bothers me to hear.   How can I have that in my home and worry that it's no clean enough.  I just think it is extra work for me where I don't have the energy after it's done.  Would the tech be doing it?   My nurse didn't really explain the details and still I'm not sure if I'll get a tec..it's not set in concret...
It's good to have some EMT/tech here to ask the questions that we so don't know what your thinking... :clap;

Rivy
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