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« on: September 28, 2012, 07:36:51 PM »
anyone here name their access? I named mine betty because she is cranky and if you don't treat her the way she wants she gets mad, like an old woman, no offense of course, but that's why I named her betty.
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august 24, 2009, was suppose to have access placement but instead was admited to hospital for low potassium
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« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2012, 07:39:19 PM »
LOL!  Nope, didn't name mine.  Maybe naming body parts is more of a guy thing?   :rofl;
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« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2012, 07:55:47 PM »
My daughter named my PD cath and joked about it until I told her to knock it off  :Kit n Stik; I only mention it to bring to light it's not just a guy thing.
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« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2012, 09:54:09 PM »
Yeah...I call my catheter "Cathy". And what a pain she is, too!
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« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2012, 05:47:32 AM »
I simply refer to mine as "The Pony", as in "I'm off to ride the pony today!"  Simple, but effective. :rant;
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« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2012, 07:56:34 AM »
ugly B****** comes to mind!
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« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2012, 02:03:30 PM »
the only relative thing i can say is my son likens my dialysis sessions to mechanics.

im not going for dialysis , im going for an oil change lol .

if i dont go , i'll break down and need a replacement part sooner .

when it works well , im flying .

maybe i should call my access herbie lol
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« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2012, 09:34:25 PM »
PITA- Pain in the Ass
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« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2012, 09:40:05 PM »
I never named my fistula, graft or even my transplanted organs. But the one thing that comes to mind about my  graft is Itchy & Scratchy
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2012, 06:55:31 AM »
Quote from: kitkatz on September 29, 2012, 09:34:25 PM
PITA- Pain in the Ass

Mine is in my abdomen kitkatz... :rofl;
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« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2012, 07:42:01 AM »
Nope, but hubby is a home hemo patient and the Gambro AK95 that we use is named Hal - because it is smarter than we are some nights and has a mind of its own.
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