I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: kitkatz on November 03, 2016, 08:54:32 PM
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As of Wednesday, November 2, 2016, I have been on hemodialysis for 18 years. I must be nuts or something.
I celebrated with my usual Costco cake brought in to share with patients and staff. They are amazed I am still plugging away each and every dialysis day.
These years just chug along.
This year has been good. Time spent with family has been good. A grand daughter in February had added a lot of joy to life.
I swear if one more person asks me if I have had a transplant or am on the transplant list, I am going to lose my mind!
It is like dialysis cannot be enough and it is going to have to be enough for me.
So here is to 18 years of life and dialysis. :wine; :wine; :bandance; :bandance;
(My dialysis is old enough to vote, so I am taking it with me to vote next week. LOL)
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Congratulations! People like you are one of the best things about the forum allowing us to see that dialysis can be a long term solution. (Even if we still choose the transplant route.)
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Congratulations kitkatz and well done! You are a great inspiration to all of us and I remember thinking of you when I started with my own dialysis-treatment
because of your great example and the way you deal with it as a matter of fact!
Thanks again for the inspiration and all the best from Kristina. :grouphug;
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That is so wonderful to hear..gives me hope since I have only been on for 2 years.
I hope you go for many more to come...and yes i am way sick of people asking me about transplant.
It's not an option for me either and I am ok with that.
Just have to make the best of it and live your life the best you can.
Great news about your grand daughter :)
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A true Gentleman never asks a Lady's age. I don't expect many Ladies would tell, or would admit to their actual age anyway. It doesn't matter.
What matters is the length of time that you have successfully completed your treatments. Wow! You deserve recognition for your determination to succeed, to not let your illness hold you back.
You go Girl, you earn it. Keep on keeping on.
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I just started dialysis four months ago. You are an inspiration!
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You are amazing. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Best wishes and take care.
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A true Gentleman never asks a Lady's age.
or weight. Been married 20 years, and I am still a required to turn my back when my wife steps on the scale.
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A true Gentleman never asks a Lady's age.
or weight. Been married 20 years, and I am still a required to turn my back when my wife steps on the scale.
Simon Dog: Wise choice. You're alive, aren't you?
kitkatz: 18 years and counting?! Well Merry Christmas to YOU!!! :christmastree;
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As a gentleman all I can say is it must have been tough to start at 3. But seriously when I started dialysis 4 years ago I found looking at a life time of 3 times a week sessions difficult to deal,with. Then on this site I read posts from people like your self who obviously found a way to deal with the stress and I began to read and look and I found it was doable. But it not for the examples of people like yourself. I never would have thought the life I now lead was possible. So a big thank you for all you do on this site .
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It is just taking it one treatment or problem at a time and just keep chugging.
Some days I find the bravest thing I can do it put my feet on the floor and get up every morning.
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It is just taking it one treatment or problem at a time and just keep chugging.
Some days I find the bravest thing I can do it put my feet on the floor and get up every morning.
LOL For too long I couldn't even put my foot on the floor, much less stand on it. Dr's found this one inch bone spur under my heal. Let's just say I've felt better. And Dr wouldn't cut it off, says for the majority of patients it doesn't relieve the pain. Sent me to get a special pair of shoes and incerts. I was VERY skeptical. And was AMAZED that it has worked. I CAN stand up and walk again. That's HUGE!
Now if I could just do something about this achy back!
LOL That that doesn't kill us today makes us stronger? Maybe, but it sure wears on the body.
If I drank anything other than water I would suggest a toast. To all of us that manage to keep on keeping on! Cheers!
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It's so nice to read such a amazing message. You are my inspiration. Hope you have many many years ahead.
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Keep on kickin' kitkatz.
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Awesome, you are my inspiration. So happy for you. Transplant is not for everyone. Enjoy each day you are given.
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You are amazing!