Moving From New York to Pennslyvania trying to adjust..

[monsterman]

I knew moving was going to suck, no one likes to move but moving while on Dialysis is not a fun ordeal! I ended up having to move from Long Island NY as it just got to expensive for me and my grandmother to stay. I didn't want to move and I tried everything I could to stay and keep us there but that didn't work out. I am now living outside of Pittsburgh in a town called Springdale. I was going to Fresenius on LI but after moving here I decided I did not want to drive 30+ minutes one way to go to a Fresenius so I took the next best option which was Davita and the best part its only 5 minutes from my house. I've been here about a month and a half and I have tried so hard to get used to things, adjust to things here but I am having a really hard/tough time. My new unit and the staff so far seem great, I really like my nurses and the techs but its not easy trying to get used to it all.
For those of you who have had to move while on Dialysis what did you do to make the transition/move easier how did you deal with all the new things, changes?
I need some advice

[Michael Murphy]

Change is always difficult,  even in place of work it's tough to move to a new place. I was a senior System Admin for AT&T for 30 plus years.  I was assigned to build new systems during the divelopement process this meant when the system was developed it was time to move on.  It was always a strain to move to a new location,  new boss, new subordinates, even dumb things like cafeteria change.  From 1978 throug 2004 I changed assingnments every two years.  I enjoyed my work but it was sad every time.  However I did it because it was fun to deal with cutting edge technology. What I did discover was that over time I would become attached to each organization and each time was difficult.  In time this new location will become your new home clinic, and if you ever change it too will be a place you miss,  Hang in there, it will get better.  I currently live in NJ the high tax state and in the spring I will be moving upstate New York, the Adirondacks, which is much cheaper.  I too will miss my current clinic, but life moves on and change is just a fact of life in a modern life.

[kitkatz]

Change is more difficult when dealing with any disease.  Change for a dialysis patient is really big.
At least you feel you have gone into a good situation at your clinic.

My advice take it one day at a time for awhile.  You will adjust to the new area.  Make an effort to go out and try to be social in the area if you can. Do something fun each day for yourself.

[SooMK]

I can relate. To be closer to our kids we moved from the Boston area to Long Island. I am not on dialysis but had my transplant about a year after we moved here. Initially finding new doctors was the biggest challenge and that appears to be ongoing. I realized that most of my friendships were formed either through work or through parents of my kids' friends. Now I'm retired and my kids are grown. I am slowly (we've been here three years) making a few friends by volunteering and joining groups. It is taking me forever and I miss my friends I left behind. You moved for a great reason and it is a huge plus to like your dialysis center. I think making new friends is kind of like dating. Someone has to make the first move. It helps if you have a community, like a church, but I do not. I think you have to keep looking for those opportunities to form new friendships. Time will take care of finding your way around the area and identifying your favorite grocery store and before you know it you've settled in to the area but those friendships are more challenging. Best of luck.