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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: KICKSTART on November 15, 2010, 11:05:12 AM
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Anyone see the news at lunchtime? 'We shall be interviewing Europe's youngest ever patient to do home dialysis' ..Huh i thought , its not a new thing. Turns out he was 17 but ..uses a portable HD machine , no bigger than a typewriter ...Is this The NX stage machine ? Have we got it at last ?
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A new British IHD member mentioned he'd be going onto NxStage around Christmastime...let's look in the intro section to see who that was...
Well, duh...http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=20895.0
post from "nxstage in liverpool"...I guess that was a clue! :rofl;
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I don't have the NxStage machine at home anymore, but it is about the size of a 17" television set (about the best I can give you as an estimate), it is portable, but the machine is a lot heavier than it looks, about 75 pounds, so travel involves some strength. But it sure beats the tar of of doing in-center treatments......
Tom
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Not the same guy MM as this lad was only 17 , but hey Liverpool ist that far from me ! So maybe its starting to filter in ! :pray; Next step , when they become widely available ..could i needle myself? :o
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..could i needle myself? :o
You'd be amazed at what you can learn to do if it means getting control back!
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Ricky G, you may have already seen this, but in case you have not...
http://www.kimal.co.uk/download/Making_a_Difference_Summer_2009_NxStage_insert.pdf
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Darn, I missed that. Was it on the BBC?
*scootles off to check BBC website*
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I know it's hemo, but I doubt he's the youngest on "home dialysis" I mean, I was 12. I was on PD, but it was still home dialysis. I was the first child in my province to go home on dialysis. Before me, the kid had to stay in the hospital, or their family moved out of province.
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Yeah i think it was probably misleading , it should have been more about the machine really !