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« on: July 22, 2009, 06:54:57 PM »
My home hemo nurse (and very good friend) has severe type 1 diabetes, and she was recently put on the list for a pancreas transplant. I was at the centre today, and I found out she got one last week. She wont be back to work until late next month (if everything goes well), but she is doing well now. I was so glad to find this out.

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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.


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« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2009, 09:04:08 PM »
Good for her!  I wish someone had mentioned that as an option when I was kid - I wouldn't be here now!
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« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2009, 10:02:08 PM »
Good for her. It suxks when familiar people are gone and your stuck with someone new that your not use to.

I agree jbean, wish I knew about it sooner as long as I met the centers qualifications. Then again as a kid I wouldn't have had the internet to look up things or the want to educate myself on my own health to be able to pick the best center. However in 1985 there weren't to many centers doing it since it was the first year one was performed in the US according to the book I read.
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Diabetes -  age 7

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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009, 12:04:09 AM »
Good for her, that is wonderful news.
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2009, 09:19:30 AM »
Great news!   :yahoo;
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« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2009, 09:26:56 AM »
 :clap; I hope she has a speedy recovery!
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
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« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2009, 05:08:21 PM »
Love hearing good news    :2thumbsup;
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