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« on: October 18, 2006, 07:57:00 AM »
Hi, my name is Russ.  I am 47 years old and have been married 23 years.  We have a 14 year old son.  I've been on in-center dialysis for 14 months. I've been diabetic for 27 years.  Until I began dialysis, I was employed as a programmer analyst.  In December, I will begin training on the NxStage so I can dialyze daily at home.  I am 6'7" and obese so I currently do not qualify for a transplant. 

My goal is to lose enough weight to qualify for a transplant.  I need a gastric bypass to accomplish this as I have been obese all my life and have tried every diet in the world unsuccessfully.  I also have hypothyroidism.  My primary insurance has an exclusion for weight loss surgery so I have to wait until Medicare becomes primary in 1.5 years. 

Due to my size and blood volume, I dialyze 5 hours, 3x/week.  My lab numbers are fairly decent.  Fluid gain is my biggest challenge.  My average KT/V is 1.47 which I hope will improve once I begin daily treatment with NxStage.  I feel very drained after in-center treatment and hope this will also improve with daily NxStage treatments.

I look forward to learning a lot from you guys.
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« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2006, 10:53:57 AM »
Hi Russ,  glad you found us and joined our wonderful Community/Support Group.  I am so in the same boat as you (weight) i tried to get the bypass years ago (before dialysis) but my insurance refused, i believe had i gotten it, i wouldnt be where i am at now.  Keep us posted on your progress, we are always here for you...  and Welcome... :2thumbsup;
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« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2006, 12:51:08 PM »
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Welcome Russ
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« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2006, 01:55:33 PM »
Goofynina,

Wow, that's exactly how I feel!  Had I gotten a gastric bypass years ago when I applied for it, I don't believe my kidneys would have failed.  But the insurance companies in their infinite wisdom think it's better to pay for dialysis and all it entails.

Russ
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« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2006, 04:08:39 PM »
Welcome Russ.  This site has just started a weight loss "support" group.  If you can't lose weight, then maybe we can help each other from gaining any more.  This site has proven useful to me as well as many who hate dialysis, but realize it helps us live.  Hope you enjoy this site.
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« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2006, 09:03:13 PM »
Hey Russ, glad you joined the community.

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Uninterrupted in-center (self-care) hemodialysis since 1982 -- 34 YEARS on March 3, 2016 !!
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No transplant.  Not yet, anyway.  Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  ;)
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Just the facts: 70.0 kgs. (about 154 lbs.)
Treatment: Tue-Thur-Sat   5.5 hours, 2x/wk, 6 hours, 1x/wk
Dialysate flow (Qd)=600;  Blood pump speed(Qb)=315
Fresenius Optiflux-180 filter--without reuse
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My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -):  2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day.

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« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2006, 12:47:44 AM »
Welcome Russ, glad to have you aboard.
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« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2006, 11:37:28 AM »
Welcome to our caring and sharing community.  Please continue to let us know how you are doing.  The founder of this website has recently started Nxstage, and in fact we have a sister site - ilovenxstage.com.  Check it out if you haven't as yet.
Looking forward to hearing from you.  Welcome again.
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« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2006, 01:07:14 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2006, 06:39:54 PM »
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You have come to the right place.  This group is a wonderful source of support.
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« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2006, 12:45:42 AM »
Welcome Russ!!  :2thumbsup; :welcomesign;
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