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melrich736
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« on: July 15, 2015, 03:48:04 PM »
So yea. I'm new here. Been reading the posts and what not, and finally decided to join. My name is Rich, I'm a 31 year old male from Central Florida. I've been on dialysis for about 4 years and some change. Mostly PD, but switched over to hemo this year due to a nasty peritonitis I ended up with. I've been fighting with the notion of going to support groups and what not, so I figured this would be a good place to start. That and it'd be nice to meet people who are dealing with CKD as well. (I know no one else personally, aside from some people at the dialysis clinic. They don't like to talk though lol). So I think that's it. Questions? Comments? Feel free to contact me.
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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2015, 07:16:28 PM »
Hello Melrich736,

It's good to have you join our community!

 :beer1;
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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.

"Living a life, not an apology."
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« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2015, 03:11:11 AM »
Welcome to the site melrich736

       :welcomesign;


Take care, Cas
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I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left

1983 high proteinloss in urine, chemo, stroke,coma, dialysis
1984 double nephrectomy
1985 transplant from dad
1998 lost dads kidney, start PD
2003 peritineum burst, back to hemo
2012 start Nxstage home hemo
2020 start Gambro AK96

       still on waitinglist, still ok I think
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« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2015, 05:04:15 AM »
I glad for you that you found the site. Good info that you probably know after 4 years but some good people also.

ORLANDO .... Heck you will have all kinds of folks wanting to "visit" you........ :oops; :oops;
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VT Big Rig
Diagnosed - October 2012
Started with NxStage - April 2015
6 Fistula grams in 5 months,  New upper fistula Oct 2015, But now old one working fine, until August 2016 and it stopped, tried an angio, still no good
Started on new fistula .
God Bless my wife and care partner for her help
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« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2015, 06:13:05 AM »
Welcome, now that you have tried PD and HD which is your preference?
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Transplant July 2017 from out of state deceased donor, waited three weeks the creatine to fall into expected range, dialysis December 2013 - July 2017.

Well on dialysis I traveled a lot and posted about international trips in the Dialysis: Traveling Tips and Stories section.
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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2015, 07:52:59 AM »
 :welcomesign;

Glad to have you with us...Lots of good information from people who have been "doing it for a while"  :clap;
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Caregiver for wife with ESRD and type Type 1 diabetes (almost 50 years).  HHD with NxStage machine January 2015.
Transplanted  December 7, 2016
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