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« Reply #25 on: November 15, 2007, 01:58:30 PM »

:rofl; Your killin me Smalls  :rofl;  (KR Cincy) ;)

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« Reply #26 on: November 16, 2007, 03:55:16 PM »

You guys are killing me.  Ever since Dialysis started I have a hard time meeting women because I always feel like I'll be rejected because of my condition.  You'd think that would be a non-issue here.

Your guys are right, I need to grow a couple and talk to her.

I'll keep you updated...or I won't depending on what happens :)
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« Reply #27 on: November 16, 2007, 04:48:13 PM »

Getter done!
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« Reply #28 on: November 16, 2007, 05:26:42 PM »

Here you go...

"I can late...can u late??"

Or go for the more earnest approach...

"when we're off the machines, can I take you out for a...ummm...some white toast and 1/2 a glass of water??"
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« Reply #29 on: November 16, 2007, 05:50:17 PM »

 :rofl; Keep 'em coming KR Cincy  :rofl;  can u late?  lmffao  :rofl;
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« Reply #30 on: November 16, 2007, 09:33:48 PM »

How about "Stick around."
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« Reply #31 on: November 17, 2007, 04:53:48 AM »

Ummm...I think we need to get back on topic here.  :)
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« Reply #32 on: November 17, 2007, 06:09:55 PM »

Just recently this beautiful young woman starting sitting next to me in the center.  Short blonde hair (I love short-hiared women), pouty lips, amazing skin and she always wears these really tight jeans.  The entire time she doesn't notice my subtle stares because she has her nose buried in a laptop. 

I'd thank her for her presence, but that would be rude.  And kinda creepy.

And yes, women are my Kryptonite.  I hope I'm never cured.

Wouldn't it be cool if she was one of your biggest radio fans?  You should subtly let her know about that sometime, then invite her for a tour of the studio.  :thumbup;
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« Reply #33 on: November 17, 2007, 06:47:36 PM »

When I first started at my center, there was this lady there I'll call Jill.  She sat across from me.  This woman couldn't have been 100 lbs soaking wet.  She was what I thought to be 80 or older, but I learned later she was in her early 60's.  Jill was constantly looking to get a nurse's attention.  She'd have them fetch this that and the other.  She'd kink her arm so her alarm went off.  Just anything to get them to pay her some attention.  Every day she'd order a pizza from a different place.  But she'd have one of the nurses make the call for her.  Then 10 minutes after the call, she'd demand to know where her pizza was.  And she'd keep that up every few minutes until it got there.  It never got there in over 30 minutes, but she claimed it took too long and she'd NEVER tip the delivery person.  One day Jill was having some bowel issues.  She got hooked up, and half an hour later she called the nurse over and told her that she's messed herself.  The nurse said that she'd rinse  her back and let her go clean up.  But that would extend her dialysis time.  Jill thought about it for a minute and said no, that she'd just sit there.  So she did.  She wanted no more help than a towel put under her.  So the nurse did that, and she sat there.  It smelled sooooooo bad that day.  Fortunately I was almost done when that happened.  The guy who sat in the chair next to her made the nurse take him off early that day.  About a month after that incident, her chair was empty.  She was in the hospital the week before, so I thought nothing of it.  The next time I came in, the nurse told me she had died. 

There is another guy who now sits in that chair.  I'll call him Bill.  He started about a week after Jill had passed.  He's a really big, really nice guy.  On his second treatment, the nurse walked over to him and talked to him and checked his machine.  He was fine.  She walked away, and went back a minute later to grab his clip board.  His eyes were closed.  She asked him if he felt fine, because his BP had just got done going and his numbers were low...it set off the alarm.  He didn't respond.  She called him again.  He didn't respond.  He literally passed out within that short time.  She had a really hard time rousing him.  Then when she did rouse him, he had no memory of passing out.  He told her he remembers talking to her, then she walked away.  That one really scared me.

A few weeks ago there was a temporary patient visiting the area.  He was a really tall, really good looking cowboy in really tight Wrangler Jeans.  I really miss him.   :lol;
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« Reply #34 on: November 17, 2007, 11:00:42 PM »

I'm sorry about what happened to Jill but for god's sake shouldn't the unit have put her in a corner on the far end or something?  That is just plain disgusting and other patients shouldn't have to endure it.  The whining about the pizzas must have gotten really old for you as well.  It sounds like things have calmed in the unit and thats a good thing.
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« Reply #35 on: November 21, 2007, 12:25:57 AM »

Let's all help out with some great opening lines....here we go:

3. he he he...doesn't fistula sound dirty?

I found out the hard way, don't look up the word fistula on google especially not in the images section. Vascular Access fistula is much safer.

The worst I've had is this guy who would talk on the phone through his entire run lucky me we started at the same time, it's not just that he talked loud, he sounded exactly like Gomer Pile and he was loud. That was on a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday rotation, after a couple weeks I was switched to Monday, Wednesday, Friday so I didn't have to here him anymore I was witched because it was more convenient for my job.
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« Reply #36 on: November 21, 2007, 12:43:58 PM »

Let's all help out with some great opening lines....here we go:

3. he he he...doesn't fistula sound dirty?

I found out the hard way, don't look up the word fistula on google especially not in the images section. Vascular Access fistula is much safer.


Ewwww.....I wish I hadn't looked!  :P

Now you know everyone's going to go check it out since you said something.
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« Reply #37 on: November 21, 2007, 02:25:54 PM »

Let's all help out with some great opening lines....here we go:

3. he he he...doesn't fistula sound dirty?

I found out the hard way, don't look up the word fistula on google especially not in the images section. Vascular Access fistula is much safer.


Ewwww.....I wish I hadn't looked!  :P

Now you know everyone's going to go check it out since you said something.
I'm not. The "Ewwww" gave me enough of an idea what it is  :lol;
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-Diagnosed with ESRD (born with one kidney, hypertension killed it) Jan 21st, 2007
-Started dialysis four days later in hospital (Baxter 1550-I think, then Gambro Phoenix)
-Started in-centre dialysis Feb 6th 2007 (Fres. 2008H)
-Started home hemo June 5th 2007 (NxStage/Pureflow)
-PD catheter placed June 6th 2008 (Bye bye NxStage, at least for now)
-Started CAPD July 4th, 2008
-PD catheter removed Dec 2, 2008-PD just wouldn't work, so I'm back on NxStage
-Kidney function improved enough to go off dialysis, Feb. 2011!!!!!
-Back on dialysis (still NxStage) July 2011 :(
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« Reply #38 on: November 22, 2007, 04:42:50 PM »

I can be kind of evil sometimes.  >:D
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