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« Reply #25 on: August 11, 2006, 09:45:15 PM »

GEEZ "finally" I get my chance to say "hello" and welcome to our site.  You look young!  When did you start dialysis.  Hey, there is a thread in General Discussion called "How Did Your Learn That Your Kidneys Were Failing".  I'd like to hear your story.

http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=1016.0

Oh, and I'm Quoted in the Magazine..... AHhhmmmm   8)

I have a friend who started dialysis the same time I did in 1987.  She never wanted a transplant either.  She is doing fine.  We had a wager going on who would live the longest, me with a transplant or her on dialysis.  She won, except I decided to go back on dialysis.   :(
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« Reply #26 on: August 12, 2006, 02:49:56 AM »

Welcome Zach! You clearly have a lot to share. It's good to know that the site seems to have lightened up on spelling so I hope you will be comfortable posting. I think you will find there are lots of good resources on line, here and elsewhere!

Mom 3 (PKD patient and mother of Hemo pt)
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« Reply #27 on: August 12, 2006, 03:07:33 AM »

Welcome Zack! If you don't mind my asking, can you post some couscous recipes (in the recipes thread) as I have never tried that but would be interested.
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« Reply #28 on: August 12, 2006, 05:31:46 AM »

Welcome Zack! If you don't mind my asking, can you post some couscous recipes (in the recipes thread) as I have never tried that but would be interested.

Will do!  Although my recipes may be a bit bland for most folks.    :)

I've already made a few comments in the Diet and Recipes Discussion:  in the Phosphates folder, and I started a new subject folder about complete meals with the nutrition information on calories, protein, phosphorus, and potassium.  I hope everyone joins in!
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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.  ;)
I make films.

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
Fresenius 2008T dialysis machine
My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -):  2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day.

"Living a life, not an apology."
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« Reply #29 on: August 12, 2006, 01:31:13 PM »

Hi Zach,

Wish it was only a Dream ;) Welcome to the site.

Been back on dialysis for over 18 years now. Had a Transplant which hung on for nearly 7 years. Started dialysis at the age of ten in 1977. had Transplant 81.

I did used to split food into their different components. But decided after a while, could not be bothered. I see you try to have 90grammes of protein a day. I am suppose to be on a 70 gramme protein diet. But that went out of the window years ago. After a while you know what you can eat, or in most cases can not eat :-\

Yours

Kevno
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« Reply #30 on: August 12, 2006, 10:58:11 PM »

Welcome to IHD Zach.  Hope you will enjoy your stay here.
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« Reply #31 on: August 13, 2006, 08:53:16 AM »

Welcome :)
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« Reply #32 on: August 18, 2006, 08:53:13 PM »

Oh I forgot ... in 1989, serving as reporter, I teamed up with award-winning director Ilan Ziv (Consuming Hunger; People Power) and Icarus/Tamouz Media for a investigative health documentary about the international trade in human organs. The program was produced in association with the BBC (for their program Antenna), RTL+, VARA and the Canadian Broadcasting Company.

I had a great time, traveling to London, Paris, Frankfurt, Innsbruck, Manila, and Guangdong, and Hong Kong (loved it in Hong Kong ... stayed an extra two weeks!).
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Uninterrupted in-center (self-care) hemodialysis since 1982 -- 34 YEARS on March 3, 2016 !!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No transplant.  Not yet, anyway.  Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  ;)
I make films.

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
Fresenius 2008T dialysis machine
My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -):  2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day.

"Living a life, not an apology."
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« Reply #33 on: August 18, 2006, 10:09:57 PM »

I had a great time, traveling to London, Paris, Frankfurt, Innsbruck, Manila, and Guangdong, and Hong Kong (loved it in Hong Kong ... stayed an extra two weeks!).

You lucky dog you.  :P ;D  Other then going to Canada ( several times ) I have never been anywhere outside of the US.  Let alone, been any farther west then Indiana.  I have been up and down the east coast though, even been to Key West Florida.  ;D
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« Reply #34 on: August 18, 2006, 10:22:52 PM »

I've never been to Key West.     :-[
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Uninterrupted in-center (self-care) hemodialysis since 1982 -- 34 YEARS on March 3, 2016 !!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No transplant.  Not yet, anyway.  Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  ;)
I make films.

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
Fresenius 2008T dialysis machine
My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -):  2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day.

"Living a life, not an apology."
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« Reply #35 on: August 18, 2006, 10:40:41 PM »

Well, if there is ever a chance in you life that you find the opportunity to go there, you may want to check it out.  I think it's a very beautiful place to visit.
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« Reply #36 on: March 14, 2016, 02:12:04 PM »

Hi everyone!

I'm Zach.

I'm not a very good typist.  Not much of a speller, either.  So I apologize for my future posts.    :o

I've been on in-center hemodiaylsis for 24 years.  I'm still learning things!
I think we can all learn something new each day ... and we can do it together on this great site.

I produce/direct documentaries for public tv.  I spend too much of my time raising funds (no, I don't get not'n from those pleadge drives!    >:D)  But I love what I do!

More to come ... stay tuned!

Regards,
--Zach


Spelling error in topic title corrected - Bajanne2000\Moderator
Ah yes, and so it is that we endeavor to live the dream.
Some have 'passed on' to experience a new dream.
Some are still with us.
May the good dream linger awhile.
May we dialysis folks, one day, have the opportunity to share our dialysis experience's.
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“Row, row, row your boat,
 Gently down the stream.
 Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
 Life is but a dream.”

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Duh. I love the meaning behind this nursery rhyme.

It’s a metaphor for life. We all agree on that. But there are multiple theories on how to break it down, what each object and line mean.

(remove the @ sign , and copy and paste)
@https://daphneshadows.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/life-is-but-a-dream-meaning/
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Be Well

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Don't ever give up hope, expect a miracle, pray as if you were going to die the next moment in time, but live life as if you were going to live forever."

A wise man once said, "Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present."
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« Reply #37 on: March 14, 2016, 03:51:00 PM »

Oh, wow!  Zach's intro post!  This was fun to read.  :)
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« Reply #38 on: March 21, 2016, 06:25:28 AM »

Wow, almost 10 years ago!

Time flies when you've got stuff to do.  :)

Love you all.
--Zach
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Uninterrupted in-center (self-care) hemodialysis since 1982 -- 34 YEARS on March 3, 2016 !!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No transplant.  Not yet, anyway.  Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  ;)
I make films.

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
Fresenius 2008T dialysis machine
My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -):  2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day.

"Living a life, not an apology."
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