I Hate Dialysis Message Board

Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: consumerx on March 03, 2009, 06:13:06 AM

Title: another intro
Post by: consumerx on March 03, 2009, 06:13:06 AM
Hey all. I am new to this forum and would love to get to know people, my name is Chris (26) and i am on dilalysis. i have the one thats in the stomach and do al the stuff at home. I try not to know to much about this stuff as i feel like i am the only one around me who has to go through this, thats is until i found this interesting site. i also do the dialysis 4x a day, it just got upped to 5x as of yesterday actually. i was born with a rare disease called alports syndrome which im sure most people on this forum already know about, which also attributed to my hearing loss over the years.
since i have been on dialysis for a year i went on the transplant list  and etc. the whole process is annoying and long but i made the nj/nyc transplant list.
now that i am on dialysis 5x a day i have no time to do anything anymore.
so dialysis sucks.
but i do love the punk scene, i love photography and computers (of course) i love art and just getting out. and also since i am on dialysis i will be heading back to school and etc. s
so i hope to meet some interesting people with interesting stories. thats about it  :beer1;
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: paul.karen on March 03, 2009, 06:25:53 AM
Hey Consumer.

What part of Jersey you in?  We have a few jersey members here me one of them.
dialysis 5X a day must be hard.  Can you not do the cycler?  have they talked to you about it.
Glad you found the #1 Support site for dialysis patients.
Hope to see you on many of the threads.
P&K
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: consumerx on March 03, 2009, 06:31:56 AM
north nj, near nyc really.
yes the cycle has been brought up many times, i just need to find room :)
yeah it sucks, i try to think positive being its winter so i rarely go out anyway nowadays.
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: willieandwinnie on March 03, 2009, 06:47:27 AM
:welcomesign; Consumer. We are a great group for information and support. Be sure to check some of the older threads as they contain loads of stuff. We hope to hear more from you.  :cuddle;
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: Rerun on March 03, 2009, 07:22:54 AM
Consumer you sound like a great guy to get to know.  Welcome to IHD and I hope you find this site home.  There are lots of interesting people here and most of the time there is someone on line to talk with.  Here..... it is okay to say you "hate dialysis" without someone saying "now, be positive".  Sometimes you just need to vent and here is the place to go because you family doesn't want to hear it.

                                                                               :welcomesign;

For a laugh... take a look at these T-Shirts!  http://www.cafepress.com/ihatedialysis


Title: Re: another intro
Post by: consumerx on March 03, 2009, 07:39:47 AM
hey all thanks for the replies, i hope to get to know some folk here. message me anytime!
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: peleroja on March 03, 2009, 07:44:11 AM
Welcome aboard.  This is a great place for information and shoulders to cry on.  I also started PD with 4 exchanges a day, then 5, then 6, before they literally forced me to go on the cycler.  Yeah, it's a pain in the butt, and you just learn to work around your schedule.  Hang in there!
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: Zach on March 03, 2009, 07:53:14 AM
Good to have you join the community!
 :beer1;
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: Joe Paul on March 03, 2009, 09:00:15 AM
Welcome Consumer, good to have you aboard.
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: drinkboy on March 03, 2009, 09:26:10 AM
Glad you found the site;  it's great to have you here and hope to see many posts from you in the future
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: Romona on March 03, 2009, 01:17:42 PM
 :welcomesign;
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: boxman55 on March 04, 2009, 05:18:59 AM
Welcome to IHD. we are glad you found us. The more you post the more we will get to know you so stick around we are a fun group.

Boxman,Moderator
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: Tinah1968 on March 05, 2009, 10:11:44 AM
 :welcomesign;
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: G-Ma on March 05, 2009, 10:14:19 AM
 :welcomesign;
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: monrein on March 05, 2009, 10:32:54 AM
 :welcomesign;  I hope you'll post often as that's the best way to get to know us and vice versa.
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: kellyt on March 05, 2009, 10:35:35 AM
 :waving;
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: TeenHatesDialysis on March 05, 2009, 05:35:41 PM
 :welcomesign; Chris,

Great info and great support here! :cuddle;
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: paris on March 07, 2009, 01:30:17 PM
 :welcomesign;  Chris.  You sound like a great guy and I think you will enjoy this site.  There is lots of information, but also some laughs and silliness.   My daughter is your age, and I am very sorry you have to deal with kidney failure.   You might enjoy our chat room, too.  Usually there are several of us on in the late evening (est).  You really get to know people in the chat room!   Glad you are here and I look forward to reading more of your posts.   :clap;





paris, Moderator
Title: Re: another intro
Post by: Dan.Larrabee on March 10, 2009, 01:56:47 AM
Hi Chris :waving;