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« on: May 02, 2011, 09:17:16 AM »
I keep batting around the idea of going back to school for nursing. I'd like to actually get into Nephrology and MUSC(my local medical college) has an accelerated RN program which goes year round for 16 months, pending if you have an Associate's, which I do. I keep thinking about it, but since we're barely scraping by, going to school full-time is likely not the best idea I've ever had.
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Diagnosed with Alport Syndrome in 2004.
AV fistula surgery June 9th, 2010.
PD Catheter surgery February 7th, 2011.
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« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2011, 01:19:41 PM »
One other thing to consider is the advisability of spending very much time in close contact with sick people.  Post-transplant, I spend as little time as possible near known germs.
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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
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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 #2 on: May 02, 2011, 02:17:27 PM »
There was a male Neph nurse on the immediate post-transplant unit at my hospital who was a kidney transplant recipient...  He had the transplant and then went back to school to be a neph nurse.  I was told he just took a bit extra caution while at work. 
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« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2011, 02:47:53 PM »
That's part of my thinking, in that I can identify with the patients.
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Diagnosed with Alport Syndrome in 2004.
AV fistula surgery June 9th, 2010.
PD Catheter surgery February 7th, 2011.
Began CAPD on February 21st, 2011.
Began CCPD on April 29th, 2011.
On Transplant List since June 2010.
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