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« on: August 20, 2008, 01:17:34 AM »
Hello All,

This board is awesome!  I wish I knew about this place a year ago.   Nevertheless, I'm here now.  My name is Cat and I have been on dialysis for a year and a half.  I was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure four months before my kidneys failed.  The day I was hospitalized and put on emergency dialysis, I almost didn't go to the doctor because I thought I could sleep it off.  Thankfully I got up and went to the hospital; I paid my denial off with two months on hemo  The first time I saw "the room" I cried--mentally I ran for the hills.  "I'm  twenty-six and I don't want to die," that's what I was screaming in my head.  Being connected to some mechanical vampire seemed like death on installment plan.  I considered not being on dialysis as if that were a real option.  A vomity, bloated, one foot in grave existence snapped me back to reality.  Eventually I was pro vampire and currently pro having a torso that looks like the back of my television set.  Minus some mishaps, I am doing well on PD.  I work full time, I go to school, I'm interning in my field of study, and I live on my own.  I don't hate dialysis but it's not easy.  The hardest thing about it is explaining to people what's wrong with me--hell: I'm still learning about my kidney failure! We need a commercial, like Cancer and Diabetes.  The biggest jollies I get are when someone gets renal failure on "Scrubs."
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« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2008, 01:41:35 AM »
Quote from: CatEars on August 20, 2008, 01:17:34 AM
Being connected to some mechanical vampire seemed like death on installment plan. 

Hello Cat,
I like that quote
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
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« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2008, 01:46:26 AM »
Welcome Cat and meow....

Wow that would have been a real shock going from feeling like you can sleep it off to emergency dialysis. You are one tough television back cookie!! Welcome to IHD!!! I think you'll fit in just fine here :)

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3/1993: Diagnosed with Kidney Failure (FSGS)
25/7/2006: Started hemo 3x/week 5 hour sessions :(
27/11/2010: Cadaveric kidney transplant from my wonderful donor!!! "Danny" currently settling in and working better every day!!! :)

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« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2008, 02:53:43 AM »
Hello Cat and welcome!  Looks like you started dialysis at about the same age as I did, 24.  Well, I'll be 53 next month, so it can be done.  Just keep putting one foot in front of the other!
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1979 Diagnosed with kidney failure
1979 Right arm fistula
1979 Start hemodialysis
1980 CAPD catheter
1980 Start CAPD
1989 Cadaveric kidney transplant
1995 2nd cadaveric  kidney transplant
2007 Start hemodialysis
2010 Still drawin' wind
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« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2008, 03:15:25 AM »
 :welcomesign;  Cat.  Pleased to meet you too.  I started dialysis also at 26, did 5 years home hemo then 23+years of transplant, now back on dialysis.  Not easy as you say but it's what we must do.  Post often here and we'll learn from one another.
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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: August 20, 2008, 04:53:22 AM »
:welcomesign; Cat. So glad you found us. Great site isn't it. Lots of information and support. Hope to hear more from you.  :cuddle;
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« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2008, 05:06:00 AM »
Cat you are perfect for this board!  Your humor in the midst of disaster shines through.   Looking forward to your posts.

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« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2008, 05:24:26 AM »
 :welcomesign; :waving;
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« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2008, 10:48:47 AM »
Thanks for the love everyone!  :-*
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« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2008, 10:51:29 AM »
Opps, ignore this post.   :bandance;
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« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2008, 11:46:13 AM »
Welcome Cat, good to have you aboard.
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« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2008, 12:42:05 PM »
hello Cat
glad you are here
like you descriptions of D
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« Reply #12 on: August 20, 2008, 01:45:38 PM »
 :welcomesign;  Glad you are here, Cat.  This is a great group and we all keep learning everyday from each other.  Looking forward to more of your posts. :grouphug;
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« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2008, 02:27:52 PM »
 :welcomesign; Cat to the IHD Family!
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« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2008, 02:30:03 PM »
Welcome, Cat. Pull up a chair and enjoy the love.  :guitar:
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« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2008, 11:04:41 PM »
Hi Cat, pleased to meet you too, hope you'll post often.  :bunny:
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« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2008, 12:12:52 AM »
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« Reply #17 on: August 22, 2008, 12:57:47 PM »
Welcome to our community!  this is just the place for you to be.  This is a community that has become a real family  :grouphug; caring, sharing and daring.  There is lots here to read  - loads of information, but there is also support and the freedom to rant and rave and vent and rage when necessary.  So take advantage of all this site has to offer.  read and read, but also post and post.
Looking forward to hearing lots from you.


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« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2008, 03:58:36 PM »
Welcome Cat, we are glad you signed up. Please post often so your humor becomes contagious

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Started Hemodialysis 8/14/06
Lost lower right leg 5/16/08 due to Diabetes
Sister was denied donation to me for medical reasons 1/2008
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« Reply #19 on: August 23, 2008, 05:45:19 PM »
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Lost vision due to retinopathy 12/2005, 30 Laser Surg 2006
ESRD diagnosed 12/2006
03/2007 Fantastic Eye Surgeon in ND got my sight back and implanted lenses in both eyes, great distance & low reading.
Gortex 4/07.  Started dialysis in ND 5/4/2007
Gortex clotted off Thanksgiving Week of 2007, was unclotted and promptly clotted off 1/2 hour later so Permacath Rt chest.
3/2008 move to NC to be close to children.
2 Step fistula, 05/08-elevated 06/08, using mid August.
Aug 5, 08, trained NxStage and Home on 9/3/2008.
Fistulagram 09/2008. In hospital 10/30/08, Bowel Obstruction.
Back to RAI-Latrobe In Center. No home hemo at this time.
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« Reply #20 on: August 23, 2008, 08:24:15 PM »
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« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2008, 09:15:19 PM »
Welcome to the community of IHD.com. You sound like you have made a choice to continue with dialysis.  I have found you have to make to choice over and over again everytime you walk in the center door.


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