How did you come about this website?

[Bajanne]

We now have over 200 members.  I am curious.  How did you come upon this website?  I was running scared after my diagnosis and before dialysis and I was trying to check out everything I could.  I found this message board, and there was this guy with this strange name posting there - Epoman.  He said there was a site with this equally strange name - I hate dialysis. com - and that this was a no-holds-barred site and that there would be frank and open discussion.  I clicked on it, in September 2006, and I am still here ( at 3.24 a.m.)!!

[kitkatz]

I was looking around dialysis sites through a web search on yahoo and came upon the name of this site. Now anything that said I hate dialysis had to be worth looking at.  This site said exactly what I was feeling at the time and was a place I could finally express how I felt to people who might understand a little bit. So here I am posting yet.

Katherine

[susie q]

I am a member on a couple other forums.. not dialysis related..
Everyone on the other forums know about my kidney disease but they
don't really understand all the crap associated with it.. and I hate boring people
with my tales of woe..  Soooo, I went searching for some like minded folk and
found Ihatedialysis.com.   (the name kinda "spoke" to me)  said yep, I belong here..

[goofynina]

 Well, Once upon a time, sitting at my desk, feeling tired, lonely and sorry for myself while surfing through this amazing world wide web of ours  i noticed this tiny little light while i was googling anything on kidney disease.  I tried to ignore the light but no matter which way i turned there it was , so, me, being as nosey as i am decided to investigate what this "tiny little light" was.  As i got closer and closer i felt this sign of peace, as if someone was telling me, "your not alone"  and  "there are people who care"   So, when i came upon this light, i seen all these wonderful beautiful people there, people who are like me, people who know what i am going through, people who are willing to help, people who care,  they asked me my story, i gave them my story and i was greeted with open arms to this AWESOME WEBSITE:  ihatedialysis.com.  And now,  i am living happily ever after.   LOVE TO YOU ALL....

[Epoman]

I voted 

- Epoman

[Rerun]

I was hating the fact that I was back on dialysis and how much I hated it.  So, my favorite search engine is dogpile.com and I typed in "People who hate dialysis."  Wallah.....  There was ihatedialysis.com.  WOW this has to be the place for me.

[Bajanne]

I voted 

- Epoman

Thanks.  (and thanks for the site!)

[kevno]

Got fed up of the other renal site, they come out with he same crap all the time. Just was looking around, for a laugh I type Ihatedialysis. Then was sent to Epoman's site. Post very few on other sites now. If any on a couple.

[Epoman]

Got fed up of the other renal site, they come out with he same crap all the time. Just was looking around, for a laugh I type Ihatedialysis. Then was sent to Epoman's site. Post very few on other sites now. If any on a couple.

 

[Hawkeye]

I found out about the site when I saw a copy of lifeonhold's different types of nurses list sitting on my desk.  My boss had been looking around at the website and left it for me because he thought I would get a kick out of it.  Not only was I LMAO, but I was able to go around and find those attributes in the staff at my clinic.  I joined shortly afterwards.

[Bajanne]

This is a real coincidence, because we just revisited Life on Hold's classic posting.  Goofynina just discovered it a day or so ago.  Life on Hold still rocks!!!

[kitkatz]

Life On Hold rock on!  Her wit was brilliant.  I wish I had known her longer than the month before she passed.

Katherine

[Epoman]

Life On Hod rock on!  Her wit was brilliant.  I wish I had known her longer than the month before she passed.

Katherine

Really, I've never hear of Life On Hod.  I have heard of LifeOnHold

- Epoman

[angieskidney]

I came here when Epo posted about it on D&T City

[Sluff]

From another kidney site, takes for ever for people to write back if they write at all. Thats why I like this site, cause I can't keep up with it at times, it's faster than me. hehehe

[angieskidney]

From another kidney site, takes for ever for people to write back if they write at all. Thats why I like this site, cause I can't keep up with it at times, it's faster than me. hehehe

Ya that is the sole reason I keep coming back! I like how active this forum is. I have to admit I was a little intimidated at first by Epoman but now that I have been here for a bit (not long, still am relatively new) I think I will stay

[Bajanne]

You can't let a day pass without checking this forum.  You will find yourself with too many posts to read!!  Sometimes I am reading and thinking that I have all covered, then by the time I am finished, there are already new posts before I even sign off.
Talk about an active site!! 
I think Epoman should just write up the thousands on the home page, like 7000+.  He put 7100+ and we are already to 7262 at this posting!! He will be having to change it everyday!!
I LIKE IT!!!!!

[angieskidney]

You can't let a day pass without checking this forum.  You will find yourself with too many posts to read!!  Sometimes I am reading and thinking that I have all covered, then by the time I am finished, there are already new posts before I even sign off.
Talk about an active site!! 
I think Epoman should just write up the thousands on the home page, like 7000+.  He put 7100+ and we are already to 7262 at this posting!! He will be having to change it everyday!!
I LIKE IT!!!!!

Very true! I have noticed this! The most active kidney site I have seen in a long long time

[Bajanne]

I have added a new section since many members have been added since July.  Take the poll and then make your comments.  We now have 315 members - our poll should have much more than 20 respondents!

[Epoman]

I have added a new section since many members have been added since July.  Take the poll and then make your comments.  We now have 315 members - our poll should have much more than 20 respondents!

Very good idea, thank you bajanne. 

Now to everyone else, YEAH please vote.  That data helps me in promoting the site.

[thom]

i saw a documentary about a bloke with parkinsons desease and how he went to a discussion board on the internet to meet people like him, so i thought i'd do the same.

[goofynina]

and we're glad you did Thom... 

[MattyBoy100]

Python told me about this website on the Kidney patient guide site in the UK.  Thanks Python!

[hephziba]

I simply expressed my feelings about dialysis to a search engine.

I Hate dialysis, dialysis Prison ect.

and there it was.

[MattyBoy100]

I simply expressed my feelings about dialysis to a search engine.

I Hate dialysis, dialysis Prison ect.

and there it was.

Why prison, have you been there?