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« on: September 03, 2008, 12:14:46 PM »
Hi,
I just registered on this site because my Mom started hemodialysis on June 17, 2008.  I have really enjoyed reading all the posts and getting all the helpful hints and info!
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Mom started dialysis 6/2008 with perma cath due to fistula failure;  second fistula surgery end of October, 2008; Hoping this fistula will work!
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« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2008, 12:17:05 PM »
 :welcomesign;

This is a great site!!! 
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« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2008, 12:47:55 PM »
Welcome momsonhd, good to have you aboard.
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« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2008, 12:49:03 PM »
:welcomesign; momsonhd. You are a wonderful child. We are a great group of folks with lots of information and even more support. Hope to hear more from you.  :cuddle;
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« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2008, 01:23:48 PM »
Hi,
Thanks for the welcomes!  I am actually Mom's oldest (of 3) daughters!
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Mom started dialysis 6/2008 with perma cath due to fistula failure;  second fistula surgery end of October, 2008; Hoping this fistula will work!
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« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2008, 01:53:41 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2008, 02:33:36 PM »
Welcome to IHD. We are so glad you took the time to join. Stick around, and please let us know how your Mom is doing

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« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2008, 02:37:07 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2008, 03:09:42 PM »
 :welcomesign;  Glad you found us and hope you'll come here often to ask questions or share your concerns about your Mom.  Or even just to update us all on how she's doing with all this stuff.
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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
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« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2008, 06:27:37 PM »
Welcome momsonhd!! I hope you'll find IHD informative :)

hmm a mom with 2 daughters... if you're both single I'm in big trouble!!!! (this is a bit of a in joke... check the "depression and drinking" thread!! :) )

Welcome!! :)
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« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2008, 01:47:51 AM »
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« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2008, 06:07:51 AM »
Welcome and I hope we can help in some way.

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« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2008, 11:56:46 AM »
 :waving; momsonhd, my mom is predialysis and will be doing hemo also. Hopefully she has a while to go before starting. This group is very supportive. They'll make you laugh when you need it, give you strong advice when you need it, cry with you, and most of all you can talk to us anytime!
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« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2008, 12:23:55 PM »

 :welcomesign;

I'm in the same boat!!! if you have any questions please let me know




Quote from: momsonhd on September 03, 2008, 12:14:46 PM
Hi,
I just registered on this site because my Mom started hemodialysis on June 17, 2008.  I have really enjoyed reading all the posts and getting all the helpful hints and info!
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« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2008, 12:38:56 PM »
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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.
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Fistulagram 09/2008. In hospital 10/30/08, Bowel Obstruction.
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« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2008, 11:11:38 PM »
Hi and welcome to you and Mom.  I'm the oldest person in this great group, but not on D yet.
Keep us informed on your Mom.

Love, Mimi
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« Reply #16 on: September 05, 2008, 03:14:43 PM »
Welcome to the site.  There are a lot of support members on here.  Feel free to ask questions and get to know people.  This is what we are here for.




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« Reply #17 on: September 05, 2008, 04:37:21 PM »
 :welcomesign;   You Mom is lucky to have you and your sisters.  Glad you have joined this special group.  There is lots of information and best of all, lots of support.  Looking forward to learning more about you and your Mom





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« Reply #18 on: September 06, 2008, 05:39:22 PM »
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« Reply #19 on: September 08, 2008, 06:56:03 PM »
Welcome to our community!  You will notice that we have lots of people here for the same reason as you - caring for their loved one who is facing this renal challenge.  this is a great place for information, support and even fun at times.  when you need to rant, or vent, or rage, or rave - this is the place to be.  Consider this your online family :grouphug;   keep reading and keep posting.  Let us know how your mom is doing. :flower;



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« Reply #20 on: December 03, 2008, 11:53:12 AM »
Hi I'm back again!  My Mom was in a rehab facility until  the end of September.  She was home for 1 week and fell and broke her pelvis!  Two weeks later she had a second fistula surgery and the surgeon thinks this one will work!  I hope so- but he says it may need to be elevated for it to be used properly.  It is brachiocephalic  has anybody had to have this "elevation" doe?
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Mom started dialysis 6/2008 with perma cath due to fistula failure;  second fistula surgery end of October, 2008; Hoping this fistula will work!
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« Reply #21 on: December 03, 2008, 02:19:08 PM »
Sorry, I don't have an answer for you.  But I wanted to say "Hello"   :waving;  and  :welcomesign;.
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« Reply #22 on: December 08, 2008, 05:42:25 PM »
hi, sorry to hear about your mom. and of her injuries, hope she's doing better,
i had to have a second fistula as well. some kind now as your mom, still waiting to see if they can use it as it's only been 2 weeks, but i know some people in my unit have to have there's elevated cause it works better that way. each fistula is different so some will have to be and some won't. as long as it works for her, that is the key thing. good luck, and your mom if very lucky to have such a supportive and understanding daughter.  it may not always be easy, but you'll always be glad you are there for here. even when your frustrated. trust me on that, my mom is gone, and i am so glad i was able to help her and be there for her.
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« Reply #23 on: December 11, 2008, 09:09:29 AM »
 :welcomesign;
I have the opposite problem, most days I need my arm down in the chair next to me for my pressures to  be OK.  Everyone is different!
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« Reply #24 on: December 11, 2008, 09:15:15 AM »
Quote from: Jess21 on December 11, 2008, 09:09:29 AM
:welcomesign;
I have the opposite problem, most days I need my arm down in the chair next to me for my pressures to  be OK.  Everyone is different!



I think she means that the vein needs to be elevated from deep within the upper arm to put it closer to the surface of the skin, rather than that the arm needs to be elevated.
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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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