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« on: August 30, 2011, 06:08:36 PM »
I moved to a new unit after ALOT of trouble with my old one, only 2 nurses who could stick me left, throwing me into getting 3 venagrams in 2 weeks because nobody could stick me, so i started a new unit and im happy to say ive had no issues so far and its been about 3 months.  My inquery in this, the 2 nurses who could stick me, a 28 year old and a 21/22 year old, i still talk to daily and we talk about hanging out and theyre just my friends now with no relation to dialysis.  Have any of you jsut become straight friends with your techs?
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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2011, 06:19:31 PM »
some do, some don't.  I have a couple of my nurses on facebook.  One of them lives up the street from me, and I went to school with her younger brother.  Some say that it's not a good idea to have any kind of relationship with dialysis nurses/techs outside of the unit, but in some cases, like where I live, where the towns are small, so it's kind of hard to not know them outside the unit
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« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2011, 06:41:01 PM »
Yup.  I'm 2 years into my transplant, and still friends with one of my techs.  Gotta work on a baby quilt for her soon.....
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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2011, 01:47:33 AM »
Totally!! every time I go to the hospital or tx clinic or whatever I visit my D unit and say g'day to the staff (and any patients I actually know) there. We are still family, afterall.....
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« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2011, 08:52:35 AM »
I'm friends with my head HHD nurse, and my NxStage rep.
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« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2011, 08:08:06 PM »
Yeap, still friends with a few of them.  I happen to have a close friendship with his Neph.  We all txt each other all the time!  Definately made some good friends through this disease.

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« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2011, 08:30:30 PM »
Yup and I know people who hang out with their current techs. I have a few hemo nurses on my Facebook as well.
 I mean especially if you are no longer at that center, like who cares.
 I know of a person who hangs out with his tech. Im sure it is ok. Especially if youare no longer there.

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« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2011, 08:39:02 PM »
A guy at my old unit married his tech lol
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« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2011, 09:16:36 PM »
i've had the same nurse for 5 years. she just moved from denver to minnesota. we have each others emails and are friends on facebook.
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