I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Lucinda on August 03, 2008, 11:06:28 PM
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Hello everyone.
Life until recently has been a real chore for me but certainly not going to go into that after reading he sad news about Susie. The poor darling was always there for everyone and even when I was going through a terrible time last year she still sent me personal messages just to let me know she was thinking about me.
Well, instead of bowing out gracefully which I had full intention of doing, I am now going to start dialysis next month. It took another lifethreatening situation for me to make that decision. I am now writing a book which I hope with be of some support to those in a similar situation. I now also spend my early mornings in the gym in an effort to get as fit as possible before I start dialysis. The ESRD symptoms are not causing me too much grief and I have managed to drop about 20 kilos. Would still like to drop another 10 kilos. I am sure all the exercise has also helped me to see the future a little more clearly. Nothing seems impossible anymore.
Anyhow, enough of me. I hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected. I have really only read the threads about Susie but I will endeavour to catch up over the next week or so to check how everyone is doing. I am so sorry I have been of such little support to everyone on the site. The past 12 months I have worked 18 hours a day just so I didn't have time to think or feel. Very selfish but also something I had no control over. So, love to you. Hey Sluff.....cute new icons. I needed a blast of Kit's bat about 12 month's ago!!! :Kit n Stik; :grouphug;
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Dear Lucinda,
It is a lovely surprise to hear from you. You have never been far from our thoughts!!! This I know!
I am sorry to read you have to start dialysis soon and have had a horrid year battling on but you have lasted so long it's pretty amazing I reckon!
Hope to read more from you soon!
hugs,
richard xox
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Hi All
Could you please not send any PM's to me until I have worked out why my email address didn't change in my profile. My old work is getting the PM's as they are still going to that address although the address shows as changed in my profile. Any computer nerds out there ?RichardMel? who can tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks, Cindy.
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I think one of the moderators/administrators should be able to help you out Cindy!
I hope so anyway :)
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Hi Lucinda, nice to see you again :thumbup;
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As for the mail address change send me a PM and I will try to change it for you if I can. Great to hear from you again, I knew we would hear from you, but life gets in the way sometimes, we can all understand that! You fought the good fight fending off dialysis as long as you have. :grouphug;
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Is all I can say is :yahoo; I'm glad your back :grouphug;
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So glad that you are with us again!! We missed you. My caring thoughts and prayers are with you all the way as you start dialysis. You never know, it might make you feel much better. It did for me.
Don't forget that this site is good for ranting and raving and venting and raging. Please don't leave us out when you are going through your stuff. We want to be there with you all the way. :cuddle;
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Welcome back :cuddle;
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You don't mention what your weight or body mass index is, so I can't tell whether you have a lot or a little weight to lose, or whether you are tyring to become very thin. You might want to consider in your weight reduction program the fact that recent research shows that dialysis patient survival rates are better for those who are overweight.
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Welcome back, Lucinda
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Lucinda, we could have made the last 12 months a lot easier if you would have let us be here for you. Don't do that again!
:Kit n Stik;
I'm glad you made the choice to try dialysis. I know it is a hard one. If you have any concerns or problems bring them here. There is usually someone who has gone through it before and can calm your fears.
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Hi Lucinda - welcome back!
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I am glad to see you again, and glad to hear of your postive outlook on life!!! :flower; :flower; :bunny:
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You have never been far from our thoughts. We were hoping you would post and let us know how you are. You have been missed :grouphug; :grouphug; We'll always be here for you :2thumbsup; Welcome home!!
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So good to have you back! Keep up the good work with the exercise and weight loss! :clap;
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Thanks everyone for your sweet thoughts. I don't think I will ever get too thin stauffenberg! I was up to over 110 kilos so I will be happy to get down to about 70 kilos. Trust me, it was all bad food and no exercise. Feeling much healthier now. :yahoo;
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meh it's not about how big you are but how big your smile is... and I've seen yours and it's pretty big!!! :)
Keep us up to date we are all here for you Lucinda... and you know how to contact me if you need anything.. even just a chat about stuff as it happens.
:2thumbsup; :cuddle;
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OK everyone.....I am putting RichardMel in the POO!!!! Young Richard sent me an email to my old email address - which was my former place of employment - so the problem was not with my personal messaging on IHD...Richardo was the culprit. :oops; My old personal assistant at my work now gets my emails and she rang me this morning. Not only was she worried about some of the content in the email about starting dialysis.....she wanted to know who Richard was!!!! She asked me if I was having an AFFAIR....thanks Rich!!! I suppose to the outside world we are a lovey dovey bunch. I will deal with you later :Kit n Stik;
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:waving; Hey Lucinda - I've missed you! So happy to see you posting again!
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See look what trouble I've gotten myself into? :(
I am in the poo and again I totally apologise Lucinda for the mistake with the email. I feel very bad about it.
*crawls off into his corner and doesn't flirt with anyone*
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Ohhh Richard. We will let you out of the corner if you apologize.
Welcome back Lucinda! Hope to hear from you often! :grouphug; :grouphug; :cuddle;
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I will wait till Lucinda lets me out of the corner....
I really feel so bad for an honest error :(
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glad to have you back, congratulations on the weight loss, good for you.
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Congrats on the getting back on a healthy lifestyle kick - exercise is good for all at the right pace for each individual. As for me, I have missed it. Too darn hot in Houston to even go outside. (Well today is storming with Eduard... but normally too hot!)
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Nobody puts RichardM in a corner.......not even me!!! Come on Richard. Come back out and play. Hey.....it gave them all something to talk about. Come on.....I still love you. :guitar:
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how much is 20 kilos in pounds
how much is 110 in pounds
how much is 70 in pounds
sounds like you are doing a great job
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It was neat to see your post when we got back from Chicago because we were talking about you in Chicago and I was just getting ready to email you. Then I would have been in the corner...whew.. :rofl;
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how much is 20 kilos in pounds
how much is 110 in pounds
how much is 70 in pounds
sounds like you are doing a great job
a pound is 2.2 kilos, therefore 20 kilos is 44 pounds - 70 kilos is 154 pounds and 110 kilos is 242 pounds ;D
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:2thumbsup; thanks :flower;
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Thanks Lucinda.... it was getting a bit stuffy in that corner!!!!
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:cuddle;
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Hey Sluff....I wouldn't be brave enough to suggest putting you in a corner!!! Thanks grammarlady for answering Twirl's question. Sorry I was a bit slow off the mark Twirl. I have had the plumbers here today about the plumbing for dialysis. I'll be doing dialysis in the bathtub in the bathroom because that is evidently the only place I can do it!!!! Probably shouldn't have paid him for that advice. What do your reckon, ignorance or total stupidity!!!!
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Welcome home.
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In the bathtub?? what the...???
I know you need a fresh water supply for those things but that's taking it to an extreme....
although come to think of it, make it a jacuzzi bath and I'd be there with bells on... that would make dialysis MUCH more relaxing... a few candles... some bubbles.... oh yeah.....
so what if I'd come out like a leathery shriveled fruit after 5 hours........ :urcrazy;
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So great to see you are here again Lucinda :grouphug;
Tamara xxx ooo