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okarol
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Photo is Jenna - after Disneyland - 1988

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« on: September 29, 2010, 01:43:09 PM »
Visual description of hemodialysis
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
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« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2010, 02:41:03 PM »
"I AM BORG.  RESISTANCE IS FUTILE."
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"Eggs are so inadequate, don't you think?  I mean, they ought to be able to become anything, but instead you always get a chicken.  Or a duck.  Or whatever they're programmed to be.  You never get anything interesting, like regret, or the middle of last week."
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« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2010, 03:51:06 PM »
 :rofl;
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
Living Donors Rock! http://www.livingdonorsonline.org -
News video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU
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« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2010, 02:10:36 AM »
It leaves out the arterial air trap.
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« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2010, 02:15:26 PM »
How come no one here posted that ya have to do it nekkid!
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Deanne

1972: Diagnosed with "chronic kidney disease" (no specific diagnosis)
1994: Diagnosed with FSGS
September 2011: On transplant list with 15 - 20% function
September 2013: ~7% function. Started PD dialysis
February 11, 2014: Transplant from deceased donor. Creatinine 0.57 on 2/13/2014
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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2010, 02:19:16 PM »
Quote from: Deanne on December 13, 2010, 02:15:26 PM
How come no one here posted that ya have to do it nekkid!

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« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2010, 07:19:37 PM »
They are all old and wrinkley in my clinic.  :'(
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Diagnosed stage 3 CKD May 2003
AV fistula placed June 2009
Started hemo July 2010
Heart Attacks June 2005; October 2010; July 2011
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« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2010, 08:06:39 PM »
Quote from: Deanne on December 13, 2010, 02:15:26 PM
How come no one here posted that ya have to do it nekkid!


Must be home dialysis.
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« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2010, 05:13:37 PM »
In the interests of fairness, how about the nurses work "nekkid" too?

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Diagnosed stage 3 CKD May 2003
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Heart Attacks June 2005; October 2010; July 2011
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