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« Reply #25 on: January 14, 2009, 05:06:01 PM »
Hurray! 50 pounds is almost half a person!  Wow!   :bandance; :bandance;
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Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #26 on: January 14, 2009, 05:08:22 PM »
YOU GO GIRL!!!

I've been there....and it feels wonderful!

Keep up the good work!

wooohoo!
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« Reply #27 on: January 14, 2009, 10:19:14 PM »
Excellent, more will power than I have. Watch UCLA on your quarterly labs. They didn't receive
my labs for two quarters.
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« Reply #28 on: January 14, 2009, 10:57:35 PM »
Congratulations, Peleroja.  What an inspiration you are.  We have a treatmill and I hate to use it ... so boring.  But I've always thought I needed to be on it for at least 20 to 30 minutes to get any benefit.  But you've given me the incentive to try once more.  I believe I can do the 5 or 10 minutes you talked about and hopefully increase the time as I get stronger.  I've had a tendency to use the calories from the dextrose solution I use for PD as an explanation for my gradual weight gain of 20 lbs over the past 5 years.  Now I know that it's not a valid excuse and I'm going to do my best to use you as my example.  As I'm hoping for a transplant in the future too, losing weight can only be to my benefit.

Great job and keep up the good work!!!  And I hope to hear that you too will have a transplant date scheduled very soon.
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« Reply #29 on: January 15, 2009, 12:03:47 AM »
:bandance; Well done you - I hope this is also inspiration for any others trying to lose weight, as we all know it's simple to say, hard to achieve.  Well done!
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« Reply #30 on: January 15, 2009, 12:23:54 AM »
You rock, redhead!!!
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1979 Right arm fistula
1979 Start hemodialysis
1980 CAPD catheter
1980 Start CAPD
1989 Cadaveric kidney transplant
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2007 Start hemodialysis
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« Reply #31 on: January 15, 2009, 06:59:58 AM »
Thank you all for your well wishes.  To those who asked questions, here are your answers:

paul.karen - Yup, I'm definitely gonna keep going.  As for exercise, I just rode my stationary bike 10 minutes at a time, several times a day.

kellyt - My only real tip for exercise is whatever you do, do it in front of the television.  I can't tell you how many times I got lost in a program and discovered I'd done more minutes than I intended.

pelagia - I guess mostly it was the biking.  I can't do long walks any more due to arthritis in my lower back.  I also went down to 2 meals a day most days, breakfast and something else (lunner? dinch?) around 3-4 pm.

RedfromCanada - I have an appointment Jan. 22 with my neph and I think she will refer me back to the surgeon again for the PD catheter.  We shall see.

To all - I'm not on the transplant list yet as I had to cancel my appt with UCLA on Dec. 1.  They tell me they will put me on the orientation/interview list late March or early April.  I'll keep you posted.
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« Reply #32 on: January 15, 2009, 07:28:38 AM »
Keep it up. :bandance;
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« Reply #33 on: January 16, 2009, 03:29:51 PM »
That is so awesome!  I love the way you did just a bit at a time, then again and again.  And look how it added up!!  Way to go, you are an inspiration~~ good luck with the transplant list.  They must be amazed at your achievements!!
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