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« on: April 18, 2009, 06:11:38 PM »

What a treat! Dinner with Zach and Anna in New York - what a very special meeting for me with two really great IHD members!
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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2009, 06:27:04 PM »
How fun! That is a great picture of you guys too!!
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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2009, 06:27:38 PM »
The picture is great!
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« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2009, 06:51:53 PM »
 :yahoo; That is so great.  :cheer:
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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2009, 06:57:54 PM »
Wow thats so cool :clap;
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« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2009, 06:58:58 PM »
 :thumbup;  AWESOME!
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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2009, 07:02:28 PM »
Pure awesomeness!!
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2009, 07:25:11 PM »
And it looks like Zach has the bar going on in that pic too with those drinks  :rofl;

Great photo.
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« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2009, 07:45:50 PM »
Right back at you Karol.  You brought some beautiful weather with you!  So, where are we meeting next month for dinner?  After all, this is becoming a habit!  And Zach - it is always a great thing to speak with the person behind the posts!
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« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2009, 07:57:01 PM »
Cool!  You look good!
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« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2009, 08:43:09 PM »
Great picture!  I bet you three had a marvelous time together.  Thanks for sharing   :2thumbsup;
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« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2009, 09:26:23 PM »
More pizza!
 :beer1;

Boy, do I look tired.  :(
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« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2009, 09:27:36 PM »
i love it when members get together.
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« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2009, 09:31:04 PM »
 :clap;

I hope you had a great dinner.  :beer1;
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« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2009, 06:14:03 AM »
FANTASTIC!

Quote from: Zach on April 18, 2009, 09:26:23 PM
Boy, do I look tired.  :(

It's the black and white photo after a long winter....
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« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2009, 07:30:29 AM »
You are supposed to look tired, you have no kidneys!   >:D

I love the picture and its awesome that you all got together!
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« Reply #16 on: April 19, 2009, 07:45:35 AM »
 :clap;    What a great looking trio!  :clap;
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« Reply #17 on: April 19, 2009, 08:21:11 AM »

Zach you look great as always! Yes meinuk - dinner last month in LA and NY this month - how about London next??
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
Living Donors Rock! http://www.livingdonorsonline.org -
News video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU
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« Reply #18 on: April 19, 2009, 08:52:49 AM »
I'm jealous!  I wish I would have been there!  Good food, good company!

You all  look wonderful.  Meinuk doesn't look like she has a transplant!  No moon face at all.  You must be off all the Prednisone.  Looking good!!!

                    :grouphug;
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« Reply #19 on: April 19, 2009, 09:57:13 AM »
Thanks Rerun.  No moon face, but I have gained 15 lbs, and no matter how much time I do at the gym, it isn't budging.  (the pizza didn't help - but it was GREAT)  We did a rapid taper on the prednisone.  I have to be on it because my boy kidney was CMV positive - but I am only on 5mg daily - so real effects.

Rerun, I quote you all the time about Nocturnal.  From the last picture I saw, you are looking good too!

Now my main goal is to get this weight off.  KitKatz, you have been an inspiration - The three of us were chatting away about what a great example you have been.  (as I was eating my second ok maybe third slice (at least it was thin crust!!))
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temp. permcath:  inserted 5/07 - removed 7/19/07
in-center hemo:  m/w/f 1/12/07
list: 6/05
a/v fistula: 5/05
NxStage training diary post (10/07):  http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=5229.0
Newspaper article: Me dialyzing alone:  http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=7332.0
Transplant post 11/08):  http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=10893.msg187492#msg187492
Fistula removal post (7/10): http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=18735.msg324217#msg324217
Post Transplant Skin Cancer (2/14): http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=30659.msg476547#msg476547

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« Reply #20 on: April 19, 2009, 11:56:36 AM »
Wish I was there Meinuk you were going to take me for pizza..remember?   ;)
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« Reply #21 on: April 19, 2009, 12:01:15 PM »
Quote from: Sluff on April 19, 2009, 11:56:36 AM
Wish I was there Meinuk you were going to take me for pizza..remember?   ;)

That offer still stands!
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52 with PKD
deceased donor transplant 11/2/08
nxstage 10/07 - 11/08;  30LS/S; 20LT/W/R  @450
temp. permcath:  inserted 5/07 - removed 7/19/07
in-center hemo:  m/w/f 1/12/07
list: 6/05
a/v fistula: 5/05
NxStage training diary post (10/07):  http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=5229.0
Newspaper article: Me dialyzing alone:  http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=7332.0
Transplant post 11/08):  http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=10893.msg187492#msg187492
Fistula removal post (7/10): http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=18735.msg324217#msg324217
Post Transplant Skin Cancer (2/14): http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=30659.msg476547#msg476547

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« Reply #22 on: April 19, 2009, 12:13:07 PM »
yummy yummy  but I like that thick chewy crust.  ;)
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« Reply #23 on: April 19, 2009, 12:47:35 PM »
That looks like a fun get together.  I'd love to meet all three of you...and of course all the other IHDers as well.   :thumbup;
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« Reply #24 on: April 19, 2009, 02:46:06 PM »
Great picture, glad you all could meet  :thumbup;
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