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« on: June 08, 2011, 10:03:23 PM »
Hello to all... My name is Kenzie and I am new to this site. I hope you guys are coping well with the dialysis. I am from Malaysia, male 51 years old and would like to uplift the moral of the less fortunate through messages, information and quotes... I wish you all the best
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2011, 10:05:48 PM »
Are you a dialysis patient?  Do you have a loved one on dialysis or know someone with kidney disease?
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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2011, 11:21:34 PM »
Hello MooseMom. No, I am not a dialysis patient and I dont have any family members or loved ones with kidney failure. But I do understand the hardship and pains of one undergoing dialysis on alternate days. It must be very difficult to deal with such a lifetime thrice-weekly dialysis sessions. I just signup in this site yesterday and I hope I can help by cheering dialysis patients with my personal blog. I am still studying whether I can put my site address here or not as I understand some websites wont allow that. As I am still very new here, I need to learn how to navigate around this site. You are the 1st one to write to me MooseMom, thanks and best regards
Kenzie
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« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2011, 06:02:38 AM »
 :welcomesign; I am sorry. I just read this. I do not know how I missed it.  Welcome Kenzie!
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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2011, 06:15:59 AM »
Welcome to the forum, Kenzie.  :cheer:

  Correct me if I am wrong, but the plant that seems to be all the rage on the internet lately, particularly in your part of the world, and mentioned in your blog as "Sabah snake grass", has been known for some time as Clinacanthus nutans.  In Thailand it is a well known anti-snake venom remedy and the local name seems to be "Saled pangpon tua mea (Saliva of the female mongoose)"

This plant has interesting properties but has not been extensively studied scientifically.  The are a lot of claims out there for its medicinal use but I think we should withhold judgement until there are more data.  Some recent data suggest Clinacanthus nutans has potent anti-inflammatory effects.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Clinacanthus&itool=QuerySuggestion


Traditional  Use:
Clinacanthus nutans  is a well  known anti-snake venom amongst  the traditional  healers of Thailand. The mechanism of action of
this plant  is bel ieved to be attributed to  its anti-cell lysis property rather  than as an anti-neuromuscular  transmission blocker.
They  also  use  the  plant  to  treat  scorpion  bi tes  and  nettle  rash.
 
In  China  the whole  plant  is used  in  various manner  to  treat inflammatory conditions l ike haematoma, contusion, strains and sprains of injuries and rheumatism.[1][2][3]  Gastrointestinal  Diseases Indonesian and Thai  tradi tional  healers make use of Clinacanthus nutans to treat dysentery. The  Indonesians  take a handful  of the the fresh leaves, boiled them  in 5 glasses of water until  the water level   recedes to about 3 glasses and the decoction  is givenin a dose of 1 glass each time. [4]

Other uses
In Indonesia the plant  is used to treat diabetes by boiling 7 – 21 fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water unti l  the water level  recedes to
1  glass  and  this  is given  twice  daily.  Dysuria  is  treated  by  taking 15  g
 of  fresh  leaves  and  boi l ing  them  for  15 minutes.  The decoction is consumed once daily.[4]

Quote from: Kenzie on June 08, 2011, 11:21:34 PM
Hello MooseMom. No, I am not a dialysis patient and I dont have any family members or loved ones with kidney failure. But I do understand the hardship and pains of one undergoing dialysis on alternate days. It must be very difficult to deal with such a lifetime thrice-weekly dialysis sessions. I just signup in this site yesterday and I hope I can help by cheering dialysis patients with my personal blog. I am still studying whether I can put my site address here or not as I understand some websites wont allow that. As I am still very new here, I need to learn how to navigate around this site. You are the 1st one to write to me MooseMom, thanks and best regards
Kenzie
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Newbie caretaker, so I may not know what I am talking about :)
Caretaker for my elderly father who has his first and current graft in March, 2010.
Previously in-center hemodialysis in national chain, now doing NxStage home dialysis training.
End of September 2010: after twelve days of training, we were asked to start dialyzing on our own at home, reluctantly, we agreed.
If you are on HD, did you know that Rapid fluid removal (UF = ultrafiltration) during dialysis is associated with cardiovascular morbidity?  http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=20596
We follow a modified version: UF limit = (weight in kg)  *  10 ml/kg/hr * (130 - age)/100

How do you know you are getting sufficient hemodialysis?  Know your HDP!  Scribner, B. H. and D. G. Oreopoulos (2002). "The Hemodialysis Product (HDP): A Better Index of Dialysis Adequacy than Kt/V." Dialysis & Transplantation 31(1).   http://www.therenalnetwork.org/qi/resources/HDP.pdf
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« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2011, 06:24:51 AM »
Quote from: MooseMom on June 08, 2011, 10:05:48 PM
Are you a dialysis patient?  Do you have a loved one on dialysis or know someone with kidney disease?

Not to put all your business out there but in another post he wrote that he had diabetes. Just FYI...

Welcome and Hello Kenzie!!

xo,
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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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« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2011, 07:06:35 AM »
Thank you very much for the nice gesture VLguy. You are very sweet. I appreciate it
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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2011, 07:11:50 AM »
Thank you very much for the reception Greg10. Yes, it seems the ‘Sabah Snake Grass’ has taken our region here like crazy and it’s known as anti-snake venom in Thailand and also a remedy for bee stings everywhere besides treating diabetes and hypertension. A few of us are still trying to get more information on this mysterious plant as you may have known that not much research has been done on it yet – scientifically. Will appreciate if we can share information on this subject for the benefit of all – I mean if you get your hands on new information. My blog is more on keeping people aware of the existence of Sabah Snake Grass as it is a real hot topic at this time. Once again, thanks for the warm gesticulation Greg
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« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2011, 07:13:44 AM »
Thank you for the greeting rusdock
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