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« Reply #25 on: May 22, 2009, 12:01:57 PM » |
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Kim, you rock! You'll have to put this up on your blog FOR SURE! I stick my husband and I cannot believe how hard I have to push sometimes! I really understand that part! I know you are walking on clouds right now. And you should be!  Aleta |
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« Reply #26 on: May 22, 2009, 02:29:01 PM » |
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Kim, I cried reading your post and I cried also the first time I got my own needle in. Tears of relief and immense self-satisfaction. I'm so glad you did well and in no time at all you'll be posting an instructional video on self-cannulation, either on your blog or You Tube or both. Feel good about yourself girl. There's real strength in self-reliance when we're able to pull it off.
BTW..the very first time I was cannulated, by a nurse of course, I was brave, used no cream or lidocaine but once both needles were in, I threw up over the other side of the chair. No warning, no nothing. Never did it again.
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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
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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 #27 on: May 22, 2009, 02:54:21 PM » |
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« Reply #28 on: May 22, 2009, 05:16:30 PM » |
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Thanks everyone!!!
monrein I couldn't wait till you saw that I did it! You and Del are both amazing!
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« Reply #29 on: May 22, 2009, 05:35:22 PM » |
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« Reply #30 on: May 22, 2009, 06:17:24 PM » |
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Don't take your organs to heaven. Heaven knows we need them here.
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« Reply #31 on: May 22, 2009, 08:37:08 PM » |
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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 #32 on: May 22, 2009, 09:34:17 PM » |
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Well done Kim.....you go girl! You'll want to do it all the time now and you certainly won't want anyone doing it for you. I asked if I could do my needles the first day I went on dialysis because I thought if I let anyone else do them I would never do it myself. They let me guide the needles in on the first day and the second day I did it with a little help and the third day on my own. Give yourself a week and you will be an expert!! I am a pussy though, I still use the lidnocaine! They told me because I have only been on dialysis a couple of months to wait until I have a bit of scar tissue build up and then to try without the lidnocaine. I bet you feel so much more in control now doing it yourself. You know your body so well I doubt you will ever miss a beat now! Fantastic effort. xx
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« Reply #33 on: May 23, 2009, 04:17:04 AM » |
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« Reply #34 on: May 23, 2009, 04:25:55 AM » |
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Lucinda! you are so so so brave, good for you girl! Twirl, I can go to Texas and give you your needles  |
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« Reply #36 on: May 23, 2009, 08:11:36 AM » |
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« Reply #37 on: May 23, 2009, 08:25:39 PM » |
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« Reply #38 on: May 24, 2009, 01:29:24 AM » |
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« Reply #39 on: May 25, 2009, 10:25:13 AM » |
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Wattle, you will know when you are ready... If someone would have told me 2 years ago that I would do my own needles I would have thought they lost their mind!! Day 2: Two needles, no problems, pump speed 440!!! God this feels great!  |
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« Reply #40 on: May 25, 2009, 11:12:33 AM » |
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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 #41 on: May 25, 2009, 05:21:25 PM » |
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Don't take your organs to heaven. Heaven knows we need them here.
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« Reply #42 on: May 25, 2009, 05:55:54 PM » |
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Good job, Kim. Congrats to all of you who are taking charge of your own care.
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