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tiredofDavita
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« on: May 15, 2008, 06:38:40 PM »
I am a new LPN grad (May 07).  Dialysis is the only thing I've done as a nurse.  Our clinic was privately owned until the first of the year.  Davita bought our clinic.  We thought we had it bad before.  WOW!  I'm seriously looking for other work now.  I love my patients, but I don't feel I can give them proper care and keep up with all the little micro-management details that Davita is so anal about.  I kinda feel like I'm abandoning them, though, but, with our skeleton crew, I don't think I'll be missed much.  I really used to enjoy my job.  I tried to make the patients' time with us a little less unbearable... I am so disillusioned.  :banghead;

Oh, and I have a naked cat named Gaspard!  I recommend a Sphynx cat for everyone, even those who aren't "cat people"!!!   :guitar:
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2008, 06:55:23 PM »
 :welcomesign; I love your name.

Davita has been trying to buy my center for some time now and I hope it never happens.

I already have the 4 cats from hell and I don't think I'll add any in the near future.
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2008, 07:11:34 PM »
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HepC and stage 4 ckd
1 kidney removed (cancer)Aug07
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2008, 07:13:10 PM »
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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 #4 on: May 15, 2008, 07:21:31 PM »
 :welcomesign; Davita is  >:D
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-Diagnosed with ESRD (born with one kidney, hypertension killed it) Jan 21st, 2007
-Started dialysis four days later in hospital (Baxter 1550-I think, then Gambro Phoenix)
-Started in-centre dialysis Feb 6th 2007 (Fres. 2008H)
-Started home hemo June 5th 2007 (NxStage/Pureflow)
-PD catheter placed June 6th 2008 (Bye bye NxStage, at least for now)
-Started CAPD July 4th, 2008
-PD catheter removed Dec 2, 2008-PD just wouldn't work, so I'm back on NxStage
-Kidney function improved enough to go off dialysis, Feb. 2011!!!!!
-Back on dialysis (still NxStage) July 2011 :(
-In-centre self-care dialysis March 2012 (Fresenius 2008K)
-Not on transplant list yet.


"Don't live for dialysis, use dialysis to LIVE"
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2008, 08:11:59 PM »
 :welcomesign; ToD. Sorry about your job.  What a demoralizing situation to be in; I hope you find a better spot soon. 

I've seen those naked cats at cat shows, and I LOVE cats, but I also love FUR, so I'm not sure how well I'd do with a sphinx. Check out the thread for pet pics in the off-topic section; I'd love to see pix of Gaspard and hear more about him.
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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2008, 08:28:04 PM »
welcome to our community!  You have come to just the right place to vent concerning Davita.  This site was started because its founder wanted someplace where he could be frank.  He was fed up of  being censored by Davita.  Now this site has become a real family, and we are always ready to welcome another member.  :grouphug;
But I would still like to encourage you to stay for the benefit of your patients.  Patients need caring people around them.
there is lots to read here, so read and read.  also, post and post.  Please post a picture of your cat.  i want to see what it/he/she looks like.  We have a thread here  for pets.


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I LOVE  my IHD family! :grouphug;
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« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2008, 09:37:26 PM »
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1993 diagnosed with glomerulonephritis.
Oct 41, 2007 - Got fistula placed.
Feb 13, 2008 - Activated on "the list".
Nov 5, 2008 - Received living donor transplant from my sister-in-law, Etta.
Nov 5, 2011 - THREE YEARS POST TRANSPLANT!  :D
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« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2008, 04:48:22 AM »
Welcome to ihatedialysis TOD,

Keep up the good attitude and hopefully things will remain positive for you. I hope you enjoy yourself here and that you can gain knowledge or share knowledge often, not only here but in your work as well. Thanks for stepping into the Davita fire pit. There are some here who like Davita and some who don't. You will get all perspectives here because this is the place where you can have a voice either positive or negative.


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« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2008, 04:55:06 AM »
Welcome TOD!!!!    I'm a PD patient, so I don't hafta mess with the HD clinic THANK YOU LORD!!!!

I have a mama cat (VERY long haired!!) who has FIVE babies, ALL long haired!! What an extreme, eh?  It's a lot of fur flying
around, I'll say that!!!
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« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2008, 02:37:56 AM »
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« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2008, 04:06:54 AM »
 :welcomesign; to the site
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« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2008, 07:51:18 PM »
The owner of the site got tired of his posts being pulled about dialysis and its problems.  So he started this site.  Welcome! I can only hope things will get better for you work wise soon.


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