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celtic warrior
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« on: May 08, 2008, 12:00:49 AM »
Don't rightly know how to go about this, but here goes. To start with,it is not me on dialysis, but my wife (23 years last St Patricks Day).Married that is, not on Dialysis,
I don't want to go into too much detail at the moment, save to say that in February of last Year I very nearly lost her thanks to Goodpastures Syndrome.
Happily, she is still with me although she now has ES RF and Dialyzes 3 times a week. Oh, by the way, my name is Tony and my wife is Maria.
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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2008, 03:51:00 AM »
:welcomesign; Tony. We have a bunch of caregivers here and if you have a question, please ask. There is a lot of information on IHD and we are the best support group. Please have Maria join us too. Again, Welcome.  :cuddle;
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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2008, 04:46:31 AM »
 :welcomesign; to the site from the red rose county :2thumbsup;  :ukflag;
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« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2008, 04:58:53 AM »
 :welcomesign; from Stockport, Cheshire
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2008, 04:59:54 AM »
Welcome to the family. :waving;
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gotta do what I gotta do.. 2 yrs in ctr hemo
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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2008, 06:59:20 AM »
 :welcomesign; Tony and Maria. 


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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
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Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2008, 07:06:24 AM »
Thank you all for the warm welcome it is much appreciated
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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2008, 07:21:08 AM »
 :welcomesign; this is a good place to land, for both of you.
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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2008, 08:39:35 AM »
 :welcomesign; Glad to have you here.


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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2008, 09:19:40 AM »
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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2008, 09:30:47 AM »
 :waving; Hi celtic warrior,
I am glad you could join us at IHD and hope you meet lots of nice folks here. There’s a great deal of good info and shared experiences in previous threads, but feel free to post questions too. Try the Search feature to look for topics you’re interested in and check out the news articles section for recent kidney/dialysis/transplant stories in the media all over the world http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?board=38.0 - welcome!


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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
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« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2008, 09:41:18 AM »
Welcome from Shropshire  :ukflag;
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« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2008, 11:44:04 AM »
Welcome to our community!  A welcome from the British Virgin Islands.  So glad you joined us.  Also very glad that you did not lose your wife.  this site is a lovely place to be.  There is lots of information, but also lots of support and fun.  As you have seen, we have quite a good British contingent.  I am looking forward to hearing from you, giving us a report on how Maria is doing.  so keep reading and please, keep posting.


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« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2008, 07:09:27 PM »
welcome  tony  and  maria all  the  way  from  australia. :2thumbsup;
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« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2008, 04:43:10 AM »
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« Reply #15 on: May 09, 2008, 02:05:00 PM »
 :welcomesign;  Tony and Maria, so glad you found this site.  Looking forward to hearing more from you :grouphug;
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« Reply #16 on: May 09, 2008, 04:46:07 PM »
Welcome to the site!  I am certain you will find much useful information here.  Maybe just as importantly, you will find support from caring individuals who understand your situation.
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« Reply #17 on: May 11, 2008, 12:32:14 AM »
:welcomesign;  From the Uk  Selsey in West Sussex, I'm a carer looking after my husband, this site was the best ever medicine for me
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« Reply #18 on: May 11, 2008, 12:01:14 PM »
Welcome welcome glad to have you

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« Reply #19 on: May 15, 2008, 05:28:42 PM »
Welcome from a fellow newcomer
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« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2008, 02:47:34 PM »
 :welcomesign; FROM MANCHESTER  :ukflag;
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« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2008, 05:52:17 PM »

   

        Welcome, Maria and Tony.
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« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2008, 09:17:24 AM »
By the way, Kevno, I moved from my apartment and am now living in a village here in the British Virgin Islands called - Manchester!!!
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« Reply #23 on: May 20, 2008, 10:14:45 AM »
 :waving;   Glad you found us.  You will find many caregivers here.  I look forward to hearing more about yourself and your wife.
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« Reply #24 on: May 20, 2008, 10:47:09 AM »
 :welcomesign; I'm also new to the site but I have definately felt more open arms and I know you will too.
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