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« on: November 14, 2014, 05:46:07 PM »
I have just completed 36 of the scariest hours of my life. Yesterday morning at about 6 am my phone rings and it's one of Frank's dialysis nurses. She asks if Frank is running late for dialysis and if he's on his way. He normally arrives at dialysis at 5:30 am. I check to see if maybe he fell back asleep on the couch. Nope. She proceeds to tell me she doesnt want to alarm me, but several patients were arriving at the center reporting an accident that they drove by and that one of the trucks involved looked like Frank's. So by this time I'm freaking out. He had what we later discovered was some type of seizure and failed to negotiate a curve, striking a truck in the opposite lane. The airbag deployed, breaking his nose but mercifully neither he nor the other driver was seriously injured. He had 2 more small seizures in the ER and they admitted him. He's now on anticonvulsants which seem to be working. He is no longer allowed to drive under state law. I'm so grateful he's ok, but also a bit devastated at the loss of our truck which we've had for only 3 months. The truck is a total loss. I'm also worried about a lawsuit from the other motorist. I started searching for seizures and dialysis, and have discovered that unfortunately having seizures on dialysis is not altogether uncommon. Lord, please help him and all of us in our struggles with ESRD.  :pray; :'(
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« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2014, 06:52:33 PM »
My gosh! You certainly have had it rough lately, so very sorry you guys are going through this. Sending prayers your way!
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Husband had ESRD with Type I Diabetes -Insulin Dependent.
I was his care-partner for home hemodialysis using Nxstage December 2013-July 2016.
He went back to doing in-center July 2016.
After more than 150 days of being hospitalized with complications from Diabetes, my beloved husband's heart stopped and he passed away 06-08-21. He was only 63.
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« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2014, 11:39:12 PM »
I hope he is doing well soon.
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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2014, 03:09:38 AM »


       :grouphug;


I hope Frank and you will have better luck from now on.

Lots of love, Cas
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I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left

1983 high proteinloss in urine, chemo, stroke,coma, dialysis
1984 double nephrectomy
1985 transplant from dad
1998 lost dads kidney, start PD
2003 peritineum burst, back to hemo
2012 start Nxstage home hemo
2020 start Gambro AK96

       still on waitinglist, still ok I think
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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2014, 06:43:10 AM »
Wishing you some good news soon. So sorry for this crisis. Best to you and Frank.
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« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2014, 08:19:10 AM »
Hopefully his recovery is quick and the insurance doesn't drag its feet on your truck
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