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« on: November 17, 2010, 11:49:17 AM »
My name is Alan. I'm 36 going on 37 in 10 days, And I've been on dialysis since September 13, 2002. I'm happy that I found this site since there are times that I just want to scream.   :stressed;

[EDIT] OOPS. I just realized that I posted in the wrong forum. Could someone move this to the proper forums? I feel like such a newb. :Kit n Stik;



Edited: Moved to proper section - okarol/admin
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« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2010, 05:33:08 PM »
No worries! Welcome to the forum. 

 :welcomesign;

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« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2010, 08:31:01 PM »
G'day Alan and  :welcomesign;.
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2010, 04:41:03 AM »
Hi Alan and welcome to IHD.  Where do you live?  Yes, come here to vent.  You will learn lots here too.

Rerun, Moderator          :welcomesign;
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« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2010, 05:06:36 AM »
Hi, Alan!   :welcomesign; What kind of dialysis do you do?
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August 1980: Diagnosed with Familial Juvenile Hyperurecemic Nephropathy (FJHN)
8.22.10:   Began dialysis through central venous catheter
8.25.10:   AV fistula created
9.28.10:   Began training for Home Nocturnal Hemodialysis on a Fresenius Baby K
10.21.10: Began creating buttonholes with 15ga needles
11.13.10: Our first nocturnal home treatment!

Good health is just the slowest possible rate at which you can die.

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« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2010, 05:27:16 AM »
Quote from: AJW73 on November 17, 2010, 11:49:17 AM
My name is Alan. I'm 36 going on 37 in 10 days, And I've been on dialysis since September 13, 2002. I'm happy that I found this site since there are times that I just want to scream.   :stressed;


Why on earth would you want to SCREAM!  Dialysis is such a great thing!   :sarcasm;

Welcome to IHD.   :cheer:



EDITED: Quote error fixed - Bajanne, Moderator
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Brother Passed away - 1990 - Liver Disease
Diagnosed w/ Polycystic Kidney Disease - 1998
Mother passed away - Feb. 1999 - PKD
Sister passed away - Feb. 2006 - PKD
AV Fistula / Upper Left Arm - September 2009
Father passed away - September 2009
In-Center Hemo Dialysis - April 2010
Broken Knee Cap - January 2015
Diagnosed w/ A-Fib October 2017
Surgery to repair Hiatal Hernia 2018
Multiple Fistula Grams / Angioplasty's since then!


Hating Dialysis since Day 1 and everyday since then!!!!  :)
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« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2010, 08:35:21 AM »
Hi, Alan, and welcome to the group.  Also pre Happy Birthday!  Yeah, this is a great place to find information and friends.  Glad you joined!
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« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2010, 06:09:02 PM »


Quote from: Rerun on November 18, 2010, 04:41:03 AM
Where do you live?
Rerun, Moderator          :welcomesign;

I don't really like to give out my location, but I'll just say somewhere in New York state

Quote from: Desert Dancer on November 18, 2010, 05:06:36 AM
Hi, Alan!   :welcomesign; What kind of dialysis do you do?

Renal

Quote from: Hazmat35 on November 18, 2010, 05:27:16 AM
Why on earth would you want to SCREAM!  Dialysis is such a great thing!   :sarcasm;

Welcome to IHD.   :cheer:

 :rofl;

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I will post here as often as I can. :thx;
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« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2010, 01:29:12 AM »
Hi and   :welcomesign;  to IHD.
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« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2010, 10:41:51 AM »
Hi Alan and welcome to the best place to scream on the web!   :rofl;
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« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2010, 05:42:25 PM »
Welcome to our community!  Glad you found this place - just the place for information, support and encouragement.  I look forward to hearing more from you.  When Rerun asked where you were from, just the state is what she wanted.  We like to know where our family members are located, because that is what we are- a family :grouphug; caring and sharing.




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« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2010, 05:47:48 PM »
Hello friend!

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Born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
1995 - AV Fistula placed
Dec 7, 1999 cadaver transplant saved me from childhood dialysis!
10 transplant years = spleenectomy, gall bladder removed, liver biopsy, bone marrow aspiration.
July 27, 2010 Started dialysis for the first time ever.
June 21, 2011 2nd kidney nonrelated living donor
September 2013 Liver Cancer tumor.
October 2013 Ablation of liver tumor.
Now scans every 3 months to watch for new tumors.
Now Status 7 on the wait list for a liver.
How about another decade of solid health?
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