Bill Peckham
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« on: November 02, 2008, 10:15:43 AM » |
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I talked to Anna this morning - she got the call. Send her all your good thoughts and prayers, she will be going into surgery this afternoon. She sent me this picture of her room at St Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital via her phone. I'll post updates as they come in. |
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http://www.billpeckham.com "Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle" tracking industry news and trends - in advocacy, reimbursement, politics and the provision of dialysis Incenter Hemodialysis: 1990 - 2001 Home Hemodialysis: 2001 - Present NxStage System One Cycler 2007 - Present * 4 to 6 days a week 30 Liters (using PureFlow) @ ~250 Qb ~ 8 hour per treatment FF~28
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Rob showing off his pot of gold!
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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2008, 10:22:00 AM » |
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YEAH!!!!! CONGRATS ANNA!!!!  Here's to a long life with your new kidney! Praying for you and wishing you loads of good luck! |
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Wife to Rob who is currently doing Nx Stage Home Hemo Dialysis.
11/17/09 After 4 years on dialysis, Rob received a kidney from our George. Kidney is working great! YEAH!!!!
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2008, 12:16:46 PM » |
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I pray you pee on the surgeons!~ Best of luck to you Anna!  Prayers for you  |
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2008, 12:50:51 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2008, 01:16:52 PM » |
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Congratulations Meinuk, I am hoping and praying all goes well for you  |
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"The history of discovery is completed by those who don't follow rules"
Angels are with us, but don't take GOD for granted
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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2008, 01:20:58 PM » |
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Congratulations!!! Hope everything goes well.   |
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Don't take your organs to heaven. Heaven knows we need them here.
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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2008, 01:22:28 PM » |
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Congrats!  |
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In-center hemodialysis since 1982--28 YEARS on March 3, 2010 !! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No transplant. Not yet, anyway. Just listed 11/9/06  Work full time. I make films. Just the facts: 76 kgs. (about 167 lbs.) 4.5 hours 3x/wk 800 dialysate flow 400 blood pump Fresenius Optiflux-180 filter--without reuse Fresenius 2008K dialysis machine My KDOQI (+/ -): 2,660 Calories, 91 grams Protein per day. "Living a life, not an apology." |
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2008, 01:56:39 PM » |
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If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.
Lead me not into temptation, I can find it myself.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning how to dance in the rain.
Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
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For You Are Crunchy And Taste Good With Ketchup
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2008, 02:13:15 PM » |
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Congratulations! Please keep us updated. . . |
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“The first human being who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization” - Sigmund Freud
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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2008, 02:23:10 PM » |
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Great news.
I am thrilled for you.
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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2008, 02:33:12 PM » |
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Wow! Wonderful news! I'm sending love and good wishes and prayers that all goes well.   |
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« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2008, 02:57:55 PM » |
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 What a happy day!
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« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2008, 03:58:43 PM » |
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Always fantastic news. All my good thoughts are with you Meinuk.  |
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
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« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2008, 04:02:35 PM » |
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Wow! this is completely fantastic news. Anna, I am so happy for you. |
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As for me, I'll borrow this thought: "Having never experienced kidney disease, I had no idea how crucial kidney function is to the rest of the body." - KD
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« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2008, 04:19:15 PM » |
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Great news! Prayers headed meinuk's way. I hope we hear soon that everything is perfect and meinuk is peeing like crazy!
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« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2008, 04:25:52 PM » |
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Great news! |
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« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2008, 06:08:36 PM » |
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Congrats on getting a transplant. Hope you heal fast and do not have any troubles with the first few days of high doses of meds and other issues after discharge. Chris |
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« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2008, 06:18:04 PM » |
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Congrats! I love reading your posts, so I can't wait for you to tell us how everything went.
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« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2008, 06:33:35 PM » |
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omg omg omg omg omg omg omg!! AWESOME!!! Another IHDer gets the call and hopefully a long lasting miracle!!!! WOOHOOOO!!!! awaiting the great news!!! What a big couple of weeks it's been... Charee, now meinuk and on Wednesday kellyt!!!!! Now, if someone will give me a call I'm free Friday....  |
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 1993: Diagnosed with Kidney Failure Given 2 years till Dialysis (or death) Changed Doctors 6/2004: Started trial for "late start" of dialysis to see effect on life/health 1/2006: On Transplant list ACTIVE 7/2006: Started hemo 3x/week 5 hour sessions  1/2007: Brother denied donation to me (no match) 6/2007: Sister denied donation to me on medical grounds 6/2009: Brother investigating with neph about ABO incompatable transplant testing |
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