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« on: January 09, 2011, 03:06:54 AM »
Hi everyone. I am Fidelius, living in tne mountains of Northern Spain, and stuck on dialysis. I am a landscape painter, which is the reason why i moved to this wild, bautiful terrain in the first place. :banghead;
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« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2011, 03:59:45 AM »
Welcome and hello!!! Spain that sounds lovely!!

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Born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
1995 - AV Fistula placed
Dec 7, 1999 cadaver transplant saved me from childhood dialysis!
10 transplant years = spleenectomy, gall bladder removed, liver biopsy, bone marrow aspiration.
July 27, 2010 Started dialysis for the first time ever.
June 21, 2011 2nd kidney nonrelated living donor
September 2013 Liver Cancer tumor.
October 2013 Ablation of liver tumor.
Now scans every 3 months to watch for new tumors.
Now Status 7 on the wait list for a liver.
How about another decade of solid health?
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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2011, 04:33:18 AM »
 :welcomesign; Fidelius ... a landscape painter in Spain?  That sounds very romantic and lovely.

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- wife of kidney recepient (10/2011) -
venting myself online since 2003 (personal blog)
grumbles of a dialysis wife-y (kidney blog)
sometimes i take pictures (me, on flickr)

Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt.
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« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2011, 04:09:33 PM »
G'day fidelius and  :welcomesign;.
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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2011, 05:00:10 AM »
 :welcomesign; we'd love to see some photos of your work some time.  So sorry that dialysis has entered your world.
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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 #5 on: January 10, 2011, 07:29:28 AM »
Hi Fidelis and I also welcome you to IHD.   :welcomesign;   Glad you're here.  You've found a great  place to interact with others who are also stuck in the world of renal disease.   Where are you originaly from?  Is it hard to get dialysis in the wilderness of Spain? 
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« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2011, 07:36:55 AM »
Welcome to our community, Fidelius!  Looneytunes just asked some questions that I wanted to ask -
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Where are you originaly from?  Is it hard to get dialysis in the wilderness of Spain? 
i am glad that you found us - this is just the place for information, support and encouragement.  Think of us as your new family  :grouphug;   Keep reading and keep posting.




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« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2011, 08:53:31 AM »
Welcome to the group, Fidelius.  There are tons of information and friends here.  Glad you joined.  You sure made Spain sound beautiful.
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