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« on: June 10, 2008, 06:21:54 PM »
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live  life  to  the  full  and you won't  die  wondering
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« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2008, 06:22:38 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2008, 06:25:18 PM »
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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
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2008, 06:28:46 PM »
Quote from: monrein on June 10, 2008, 06:25:18 PM
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whats  in  the  water  over  there,  i  mistakenly  thought  you  were  21


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« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2008, 06:31:58 PM »
Why thank you Ang.  You're always such a sweetie.  And that's why we all love ya so much. :cuddle;
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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
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2008, 06:33:31 PM »
33 in 2 1/2 weeks
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« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2008, 06:34:49 PM »
Quote from: Ang on June 10, 2008, 06:21:54 PM
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Me Too!! :yahoo;
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« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2008, 06:38:49 PM »
21..22 in october
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Hospitalized w/ renal failure- Nov. 2007
Diagnosed w/ ESRD w/ unknown cause- Jan 2008
Lower arm AV Fistula created- March 2008
On IL transplant list- Oct. 8th, 2008
On WI transplant list- June 25th, 2009
Pediatric 2 kidney transplant- July 6th, 2009 (3/6 antigen match)
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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2008, 06:48:04 PM »
48.
They say these are the years of great change.Mid life and all.
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Sunny, 49 year old female
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« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2008, 06:56:16 PM »
22. Will be 23 this July 17th!
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« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2008, 06:57:54 PM »
42. sometimes I feel like I am 69 other days 12.
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06/85 Diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes
10/04 Radical Nephrectomy (Kidney Cancer or renal cell carcinoma)
02/08 Started Hemodialysis
04/08 Started Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
05/08 Started CCPD (my cycler: The little box of alarms)
07/09 AV Fistula and Permacath added, PD catheter removed. PD discontinued and Hemodialysis resumed
08/09 AV Fistula redone higher up on arm, first one did not work
07/11 Mass found on remaining kidney
08/11 Radical Nephrectomy, confirmed that mass was renal cell carcinoma
12/12 Whipple, mass on pancreas confirmed as renal cell carcinoma

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« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2008, 06:58:14 PM »
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« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2008, 07:24:51 PM »
59....the big 6-0 next month
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« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2008, 07:49:55 PM »
74 and I can't see good or hear good, but I can still put up a pretty good fight.
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"Still crazy after all these years."
« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2008, 08:38:28 PM »
50 chronologically, about 35 in my mind.
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Uninterrupted in-center (self-care) hemodialysis since 1982 -- 34 YEARS on March 3, 2016 !!
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No transplant.  Not yet, anyway.  Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  ;)
I make films.

Just the facts: 70.0 kgs. (about 154 lbs.)
Treatment: Tue-Thur-Sat   5.5 hours, 2x/wk, 6 hours, 1x/wk
Dialysate flow (Qd)=600;  Blood pump speed(Qb)=315
Fresenius Optiflux-180 filter--without reuse
Fresenius 2008T dialysis machine
My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -):  2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day.

"Living a life, not an apology."
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« Reply #15 on: June 10, 2008, 08:42:55 PM »
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Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #16 on: June 10, 2008, 11:30:40 PM »
57.

I'm one of the oldest so far.  :P
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« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2008, 01:13:42 AM »

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Admin for IHateDialysis 2008 - 2014, retired.
Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
Living Donors Rock! http://www.livingdonorsonline.org -
News video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU
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« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2008, 04:03:23 AM »
56 and I still think its 1968.
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gotta do what I gotta do.. 2 yrs in ctr hemo
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« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2008, 04:05:42 AM »
I'm 45.  My Marvin is 52. 
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« Reply #20 on: June 11, 2008, 05:56:17 AM »
Just turned 48.
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« Reply #21 on: June 11, 2008, 06:18:27 AM »
 :yahoo; 37 but  i'm still young at heart doing da  :bandance;
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March 7, 2001 - Complications after C-section caused kidney failure
March 2001 - December 2001 - Hemo Dialysis
December 2001 - Kidney function improved dialysis no longer necessary
October 2006 - Kidney function started to decline
May 9, 2007 - Listed at Baylor Dallas and Fort Worth
October 12, 2007 - Started PD
May 13, 2008 - Kidney Transplant from a deceased donor
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« Reply #23 on: June 11, 2008, 08:01:52 AM »
47...ugh that sounds old...but I'm not, really....
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« Reply #24 on: June 11, 2008, 11:55:19 PM »
Quote from: KR Cincy on June 11, 2008, 08:01:52 AM
47...ugh that sounds old...but I'm not, really....

Hey, that sounds YOUNG to me!  :bandance;
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Admin for IHateDialysis 2008 - 2014, retired.
Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
Living Donors Rock! http://www.livingdonorsonline.org -
News video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU
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