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Jazmin77
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« on: December 27, 2017, 04:34:15 AM »
I’m 25 from NZ and have been on PD for 6 months but might be changing to HD soon
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« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2017, 06:27:14 AM »
Welcome to the group.  I hear that NZ is all home HD.  Are you doing home PD already?  There is a strong group of people here who are doing home dialysis both PD and HD.
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Transplant July 2017 from out of state deceased donor, waited three weeks the creatine to fall into expected range, dialysis December 2013 - July 2017.

Well on dialysis I traveled a lot and posted about international trips in the Dialysis: Traveling Tips and Stories section.
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« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2017, 10:50:24 AM »
Welcome to the site Jazmin77


  :welcomesign;


Good luck for the New Year, 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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Health is not valued till sickness comes. T.Fuller
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2017, 12:16:37 PM »
Welcome to the group! :)
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My name is Bruce and I am the caregiver for my daughter Holly who is 31 years old and received her kidney transplant on December 22, 2016 :)
Holly's Facebook Kidney  page: https://www.facebook.com/Hollys.transplantpage/

Holly had a heart transplant at the age of 5 1/2 months in 1990. Heart is still doing GREAT!  :thumbup;
Holly was on hemodialysis for 2.5 years-We did NXStage home hemo from January 2016 to December 22, 2016
Holly's best Christmas ever occurred on December 22, 2016 when a compassionate family in their time of grief gave Holly the ultimate gift...a kidney!
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« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2017, 04:31:47 PM »
Welcome, Jazmin77.  I also do PD.  And I hope I don't have to switch to Hemo anytime soon.  :welcomesign;
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Diagnosed with Stage 2 ESRD 2009
Pneumonia 11/15
Began Hemo 11/15 @6%
Began PD 1/16 (manual)
Began PD (Cycler) 5/16
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« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2017, 05:38:51 PM »

Welcome to IHD Jasmin!

I did PD for my first 3 1/2 years and did very well with it.  I had NO food or fluid restrictions at all.  In fact my PD Nurse kept telling me I needed to eat more potassium as PD took so much out I needed to take potassium supplements.

I is a bit much having to set up my Cycler and get connected in the evening and being tied to my Cycler.  Being a smoker and not smoking inside my house it was a bit awkward capping off during dwells so I could go out in the garage.

Sadly, I must have become too complacent setting up one night and must have touched a fitting with a finger tip, the resulting infection would NOT go away with repeated 30 courses of antibiotics and I had to have my PD Cath remove, an blood cath stuck in and started Hemo.

The fluid restrictions and dietary changes were tough to get used to, but I have managed and my labs are fine again.

Surprisingly, since I am an early riser and an early seat time at my clinic, I am finding Hemo works just fine for me.  Get up, get in, get DONE. and I have the whole rest of the day, and EVENING, and the next day OFF.

This is working out just fine.  Just this week it's been a whole year already.

Pay attention to details and keep your hands Religiously clean.

Take Care,

Charlie B53
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« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2017, 12:02:52 PM »

Hello and welcome Jazmin.

 :welcomesign;
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Whoever said "God does not make mistakes" has obviously never seen the complete bog up he made of my kidneys!
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