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« on: March 14, 2010, 07:16:55 PM »
hi my name is sondra and i am from chatham ontatio. i am on hemo dialysis for the last 12 years
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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2010, 07:23:08 PM »
Welcome Sondra!

Wow 12 years is a long haul - glad to have you with us - I am sure your experienc will really be valuable and you can contribute a lot to our forum!
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3/1993: Diagnosed with Kidney Failure (FSGS)
25/7/2006: Started hemo 3x/week 5 hour sessions :(
27/11/2010: Cadaveric kidney transplant from my wonderful donor!!! "Danny" currently settling in and working better every day!!! :)

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« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2010, 08:56:50 PM »
Good to have you join our community!
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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 #3 on: March 14, 2010, 09:15:40 PM »
Hi Sondra! and :welcomesign;. 12 years eh! You must have plenty of tales to tell. Let's hear some of them.
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« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2010, 11:45:00 PM »
 :welcomesign; to IHD. Can hardly wait to hear your stories, WOW, 12 years.
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2010, 12:27:07 AM »
 :welcomesign; As the others have said 12 years is a long time, hope to hear more from you over the next weeks.
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2007- since January 2007 carer to my husband John who has the following, allways been a very fit man up till then.
2007 - January Renal failure
2007 - March Diagnosed with a Horseshoe kidney and bladder cancer.
2007 - June One kidney, Prostrate and Bladder removed with stage 4 cancer. Urostomy
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2010, 05:34:45 AM »
Hi Sondra and  :welcomesign; to IHD.  I'm in Toronto, Ontario and have been involved with ESRD for a long time, mostly with transplants but also 6 years total of dialysis.  I look forward to learning more of your story and hope that you'll find this site as helpful and supportive as I and many others have.
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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 #7 on: March 15, 2010, 09:06:43 AM »
Sondra, thank you for joining and introducing yourself.  Twelve years is a long time, but it helps the new people to have hope.  There is a lot to read on here and I'm sure your experience will be invaluable.

     :welcomesign;

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« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2010, 04:32:21 PM »
    Hello from Mississauga, Ontario.  I'm not on dialysis yet and I keep fighting it off.  I was transfered to the clinic 2 years ago and my creatine has just stayed the same.  I'm not sure how I would handle 12 years. It's great that you joined.  Please stay in touch.
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« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2010, 05:39:02 PM »
Welcome to you!!
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born 1966 with PKD
ESRD 1987
PD started 1987
1st hemo 1989 (permacaths, grafts and fistulas)
1st Transplant 1990
Transplant failed 1994
Hemo 1994 (permacaths, grafts and fistulas)
2nd Transplant 1995
Hemo 2010 (permacath hopefully merging into PD)
PD training 3/16/10
CAPD...the CCPD until present
...waiting to go on "the list"
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« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2010, 05:35:26 AM »
Hi Sondra, glad you joined in!  12 years...wow!  i'm sure you will have a lot of great stories and advice for all of us.   :welcomesign;
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