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« Reply #25 on: January 03, 2009, 08:38:17 AM »

Hi There....I read your post.  Seems very simiilar to me.  I am 38 and got put on hemo back in march of 2008.  In oct i switched to FMC here they offered PD.  I had the surgery and started PD a little over a month ago.  It was the best move I could have ever made.  Basically my life is somewhat back.  It is kind of a pain right now having to do manual exchanges 4 times a day.  I start on the Liberty next monday and am looking fwd to it.  If you have not started on PD yet, you will love it.  well, love it in the sense that you have the control and flexibility.  it sure is nice not being on fluid restriction anymore...:-)  after a few weeks I started to feel much better than i did on hemo.  it used to make me sick.  with PD the only thing is that everynow and then, I would say maybe 3 times in 6 weeks you get shoulder paiin during an exchange but it subsides within a few minutes....let me know how things go for you on PD

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« Reply #26 on: January 05, 2009, 09:13:48 PM »

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06/85 Diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes
10/04 Radical Nephrectomy (Kidney Cancer or renal cell carcinoma)
02/08 Started Hemodialysis
04/08 Started Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
05/08 Started CCPD (my cycler: The little box of alarms)
07/09 AV Fistula and Permacath added, PD catheter removed. PD discontinued and Hemodialysis resumed
08/09 AV Fistula redone higher up on arm, first one did not work
07/11 Mass found on remaining kidney
08/11 Radical Nephrectomy, confirmed that mass was renal cell carcinoma
12/12 Whipple, mass on pancreas confirmed as renal cell carcinoma

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« Reply #27 on: January 05, 2009, 11:32:02 PM »

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