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Adam_W
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Me with Baron von Fresenius

« Reply #25 on: March 07, 2012, 08:06:44 AM »

Thank you all for your encouragement. I don't know what I would do without my IHD family!  :2thumbsup;
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-Diagnosed with ESRD (born with one kidney, hypertension killed it) Jan 21st, 2007
-Started dialysis four days later in hospital (Baxter 1550-I think, then Gambro Phoenix)
-Started in-centre dialysis Feb 6th 2007 (Fres. 2008H)
-Started home hemo June 5th 2007 (NxStage/Pureflow)
-PD catheter placed June 6th 2008 (Bye bye NxStage, at least for now)
-Started CAPD July 4th, 2008
-PD catheter removed Dec 2, 2008-PD just wouldn't work, so I'm back on NxStage
-Kidney function improved enough to go off dialysis, Feb. 2011!!!!!
-Back on dialysis (still NxStage) July 2011 :(
-In-centre self-care dialysis March 2012 (Fresenius 2008K)
-Not on transplant list yet.


"Don't live for dialysis, use dialysis to LIVE"
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« Reply #26 on: March 07, 2012, 09:41:01 AM »

I don't know what I would do without my IHD family!  :2thumbsup;

You won't ever have to find out.
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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 #27 on: March 07, 2012, 10:24:02 AM »

I am so glad to hear you're doing better. Yes, as it's been said, chronic depression is hard. Depression can ultimetly lead to things like not taking care of yourself. the high Potassium is VERY dangerous. My husband had it a few times (he doesn't do the diet) & he went into full muscle paralysis, could harldy breath, and ultimetly collapsed on the floor. He "coded" in V tac 2x on one incident. that is like the oppposite of flatlining where you're heart rate goes so high and out of control until it finally stops. I'm not sure if you're taking anything for depression and everyone has the decesion to take something or not of course, but if you get on an anti-d it's "ok". We all have so many stressors in our lives. Spring is coming and the day where the sun is shinning and the warm of the sun will soon be hitting your face. The pure blue skies and fresh breeezes will cleanse and rejuninvate your soul and spirt. I'm waiting for this too! loll. hang in there. Thinking of you.
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caregiver to husband using in-center dialysis 4 years
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Me licking my kidneys from my birthday kidney cake

« Reply #28 on: March 07, 2012, 05:02:00 PM »

 :cuddle;

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CKD since: 1981
9.22.10: Catheter surgery
9.23.10: Started in center Hemo
10.06.10: Fistula surgery
12.02.10: Started using right upper arm Fistula (15 gauge)
12.30.10: Catheter Removed
07.01.11: Laparoscopic CAPD Catheter insertion
07.29.11: Started CAPD, 2000ml, 4 exchanges (Baxter)
08.15.11: Started filling with 1500ml (instead of 2000ml), 4 exchanges
08.21.11: Back to 2000ml fills, 4 exchanges (3-2.5% & 1-1.5%)
10.12.11: 2000ml fills, 4 exchanges (3 1.5% & 1-2.5% overnight)
11.08.11: Transplant list

Dialysis works for me, I don't work for dialysis!
It's my body, my health!!
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« Reply #29 on: March 13, 2012, 02:06:56 PM »

 :grouphug;
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06/85 Diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes
10/04 Radical Nephrectomy (Kidney Cancer or renal cell carcinoma)
02/08 Started Hemodialysis
04/08 Started Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
05/08 Started CCPD (my cycler: The little box of alarms)
07/09 AV Fistula and Permacath added, PD catheter removed. PD discontinued and Hemodialysis resumed
08/09 AV Fistula redone higher up on arm, first one did not work
07/11 Mass found on remaining kidney
08/11 Radical Nephrectomy, confirmed that mass was renal cell carcinoma
12/12 Whipple, mass on pancreas confirmed as renal cell carcinoma

• Don't Knock on Death's door; Ring the bell and run away. Death hates that.

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