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« on: November 23, 2007, 08:55:02 AM »
My name is Marcia Sawyer.  I am a female social worker, age 52 (the instructions asked for gender and age), and have worked in dialysis nearly 20 years.  I have been an occasional lurker, reading some posts from time to time to try to get a better understanding of what dialysis is like, and am registering now in order to ask specific questions and get information from people's experience.  Thank you for allowing me to join your forum. 
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« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2007, 08:57:58 AM »
Welcome to the forum. It is good to see the social workers come on board to get an idea of what we as patients think of dialysis. 


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Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

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« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2007, 08:58:52 AM »
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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2007, 09:05:20 AM »
 :welcomesign; msawyersw,

You'll get all the answers you want and then some.

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« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2007, 11:44:07 AM »
Welcome Marcia.  :waving;
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« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2007, 01:02:52 PM »
I'm glad that you joined .  I know that you will get some straight answers here.  :canadaflag;
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« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2007, 01:17:07 PM »
Welcome msawyersw, good to have you aboard.
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« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2007, 01:58:37 PM »
:waving; Hi Marcia,
So nice to see you take the initiative to expand your knowledge. And I am sure there are a few things we can learn from you as well!
Welcome to IHD!

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« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2007, 02:11:22 PM »
Welcome Marcia,

Glad you found us and I hope you will benefit from IHD. IHD is a fountain of information mostly from the prospective of the patient which is the prospective that you should gain the most knowledge from. We have become a tight knit family here because of the straight out honesty in information and experiences.

It is so much easier to communicate with others who have the same experiences.

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« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2007, 07:38:21 PM »
Welcome to our community.  We are happy to have you.  We are open to anyone in anyway related to this renal challenge (and even if you are not in the least related).  Your joining us, I think, will be of mutual benefit.  We are glad you ended your lurking and decided to join us.  So keep reading, keep asking, and do some answering.  Here is a group hug from all of us.  :grouphug;



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« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2007, 09:39:21 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2007, 01:47:09 AM »
  :welcomesign;  someone  i'll  have  answers  to  the  questions :yahoo;







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« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2007, 05:11:33 AM »
Wow another Sawyer! my name is Keith Sawyer i wonder if we are related?  :welcomesign;  hope you enjoy the site
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i am a 51 year old male on dialysis for 3 years now. This is my second time. My brother donated a kidney to me about 13 years ago. I found this site on another site. I had to laugh when i saw what it was called. I hope to meet people from all over to talk about dialysis.
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« Reply #13 on: November 27, 2007, 07:28:35 AM »
Hello and  :welcomesign;
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« Reply #14 on: November 27, 2007, 11:39:55 AM »
 :welcomesign;
Always great having one of the caring social workers with us...we need you on a lot of levels, so thanks for taking time to learn more about our lives.
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« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2007, 06:43:55 PM »
Hello . I am new here also ......I hope you find some insightful answers here  , Just as I have . Its a wonderful
place to keep up to date  and hear real stories about the lifes of dialysis patients .
Some stories good and some bad ....

Welcome ....

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« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2007, 07:39:20 PM »
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« Reply #17 on: November 30, 2007, 11:04:47 PM »
 :welcomesign; Hello and welcome!
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