Anniversary?

[kevno]

20years today my transplanted kidney stop working (well it never worked properly anyway) it hung on for nearly 7 years. 26th May 1988 Sent for 2 hours of hemo my lab results sky high.

Where does the time go 20years in a blink of an eye It seems to have gone so quick 

Here's to the next 20 

[petey]

Each year when March 30 rolls around, my husband, Marvin, and I celebrate (yes, I said "CELEBRATE") his dialysis anniversary.  This year, we celebrated 13 years that he's been on dialysis.  It is a "happy" anniversary for us because he's still living life to the fullest (or as full as he can given the circumstances).  So, to you, kevno, I say, "Happy Anniversary -- and may you have many, many more!"   

And, you're right -- where does the time go?  Sometimes, it seems like Marvin's been on dialysis his whole life, and sometimes, it seems like it was just yesterday when he started!

[Lori1851]

Dustin has been on dialysis as of 1 year the first of March 2007. I am praying 2008 will bring him a TRANSPLANT!!!

Lori/Indiana

[kevno]

It's a Anniversary I thought I would never get to thought i would have a transplant long before now I still have a letter from a doctor, i was going for a job interview in June 1988. The Doctor wrote in the letter "Kevin will have to wait a few months for a Transplant or maybe a little bit longer". Yeah twenty years longer!

I see patient have transplants then most of them I have seen come back on dialysis. Some get another transplant I'm just the one constant on the unit. 

[kitkatz]

You are not alone in being a constant in the unit.  They all groan when I check in, but there I am three days a week.  Sitting in the corner with you!

[Stacy Without An E]

I just celebrated four years at my Dialysis Center last Friday and I was honored by some patient spreading feces all over the floor and walls of the bathroom.  I swear, I have to share Dialysis with some of the most disgusting animals in treatment history.  It's been two years since I've met a nice patient who doesn't give me dirty looks or blast their television for everyone in the nearby zip code to hear.

In summary, sigh and ugh.