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« on: November 15, 2010, 11:05:12 AM »
Anyone see the news at lunchtime?  'We shall be interviewing Europe's youngest ever patient to do home dialysis' ..Huh i thought , its not a new thing. Turns out he was 17 but ..uses a portable HD machine , no bigger than a typewriter ...Is this The NX stage machine ? Have we got it at last ?
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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2010, 11:20:25 AM »
A new British IHD member mentioned he'd be going onto NxStage around Christmastime...let's look in the intro section to see who that was...

Well, duh...http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=20895.0

post from "nxstage in liverpool"...I guess that was a clue! :rofl;
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2010, 03:10:47 PM »
I don't have the NxStage machine at home anymore, but it is about the size of a 17" television set (about the best I can give you as an estimate), it is portable, but the machine is a lot heavier than it looks, about 75 pounds, so travel involves some strength. But it sure beats the tar of of doing in-center treatments......
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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2010, 03:20:23 PM »
Not the same guy MM as this lad was only 17 , but hey Liverpool ist that far from me ! So maybe its starting to filter in !  :pray; Next step , when they become widely available ..could i needle myself?  :o
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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2010, 09:48:26 PM »
Quote from: KICKSTART on November 15, 2010, 03:20:23 PM
..could i needle myself?  :o

You'd be amazed at what you can learn to do if it means getting control back!
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2010, 12:04:23 AM »
Ricky G, you may have already seen this, but in case you have not...

http://www.kimal.co.uk/download/Making_a_Difference_Summer_2009_NxStage_insert.pdf
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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2010, 09:33:28 AM »
Darn, I missed that.  Was it on the BBC?

*scootles off to check BBC website*
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« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2010, 03:08:17 PM »
I know it's hemo, but I doubt he's the youngest on "home dialysis"  I mean, I was 12.  I was on PD, but it was still home dialysis.  I was the first child in my province to go home on dialysis.  Before me, the kid had to stay in the hospital, or their family moved out of province.
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« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2010, 03:15:16 PM »
Yeah i think it was probably misleading , it should have been more about the machine really !
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