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« Reply #200 on: September 14, 2009, 09:52:25 PM » |
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You might be the mom of a dialysis patient if...... all your clothes have either bleach stains or blood stains on them.
You might be the mom of a dialysis patient if.... you know your child's daily weight.... in kilos.
You might be the mom of a dialysis patient if..... you jump anytime the phone rings.
You might be the mom of a dialysis patient if.... your child throws up and you catch every single drop.
You might be the mom of a dialysis patient if.... you cheer because your child only threw up 3 times that day.
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« Reply #201 on: September 15, 2009, 04:07:01 AM » |
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« Reply #202 on: September 19, 2009, 01:45:46 PM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if
Anytime you decide to buy that unfriendly renal food at the store, you run into a nurse or dietitian from the dialysis unit.
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« Reply #203 on: September 19, 2009, 04:22:36 PM » |
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You might be a dialysis care giver if:
you empty the regular trash and double bag the container out of habit.
you can set up the saline blocks with your eyes closed.
you spend more on soap and germ-x than make-up.
you think the sound of the dialysis machine is reassuring.
you can talk about a good stick and it has nothing to do with sex.
you talk about feeling a thrill and it has nothing to do with sex.
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Jessmomto3
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« Reply #204 on: September 22, 2009, 01:01:14 PM » |
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You might be a dialysis care giver if:
you empty the regular trash and double bag the container out of habit.
you can set up the saline blocks with your eyes closed.
you spend more on soap and germ-x than make-up.
you think the sound of the dialysis machine is reassuring.
you can talk about a good stick and it has nothing to do with sex.
you talk about feeling a thrill and it has nothing to do with sex.
So true on the sound of the machine being reassuring! It took us all a while to sleep without it, LOL! |
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Jessica--mommy to Cristian ( , Jaden (4), and our miracle boy Logan (2/23/08) Logan had PD cath, g-tube, and mediport placement at 4 1/2 months-- 7/2008 started PD at 5 1/2 months--8/2008 Listed--12/2008--inactive Activated--8/2009 Cadaveric Kidney Transplant 9/4/2009 (18 months old)!!!!! |
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jennyc
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« Reply #205 on: October 30, 2009, 06:18:53 AM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if you....... decide your family's takeout night based around which restaurant has the best ice chips your wee has no colour you can't goto the bathroom after anyone else.... man it smells you have to ring your local counil to get a larger garbage bin you never have to worry about finding enough boxes to move house you wish you could measure sweat... you keep a jumper next to your bed to block the light from the cycler you  when they tell you you have MRSA becuase you know it means you'll get a private room in hospital  you never eat breakfast... you're full after taking your morning meds you blow your daily fluid balance taking your morning meds you can keep kids entertained for hours with your fistula and a stethescope(mummy, that lady has bees in her arms!). you goto sleep at night and you have to make sure your fistula arm isn't on your head pillow or the thumping reverberates off the downe stuffing (or is that just me? if i rest it on the downe duvet I can hear it without even trying). man i can think of heaps more..... oh one more...... you share a 'coke' with your husband at macca's and all you want is the ice! |
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2003 January - acute renal failure
March/April - Started PD
2009 October - PD failing, First fistula put in.
Cadaveric Transplant 27/1/2010
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« Reply #206 on: October 30, 2009, 06:44:10 AM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if the sound of urine hitting porcelain is the sweetest sound you know  You might be a dialysis patient if you send up a thank you prayer every time you pee. You might be a dialysis patient if waitresses hate you because of your never ending list of special requests. |
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33 years old
Diagnosed February 2007
Started In-Center Hemo October 2009
Trying to qualify for a living donor transplant
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Philippians 4:13
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« Reply #207 on: October 30, 2009, 07:06:16 AM » |
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Lori oh i have one more, it's what my life is revolving around right now.... you might be a dialysis patient if..... you put your wedding off by 6 months so that you'll be on heamo by then and wont have a preggy pd belly walking down the isle! |
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2003 January - acute renal failure
March/April - Started PD
2009 October - PD failing, First fistula put in.
Cadaveric Transplant 27/1/2010
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« Reply #208 on: October 30, 2009, 07:23:47 AM » |
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Lori
oh i have one more, it's what my life is revolving around right now....
you might be a dialysis patient if..... you put your wedding off by 6 months so that you'll be on heamo by then and wont have a preggy pd belly walking down the isle!
Haha Jenny! I don't blame you one bit. I bet you were a beautiful bride |
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- Lori
33 years old
Diagnosed February 2007
Started In-Center Hemo October 2009
Trying to qualify for a living donor transplant
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Philippians 4:13
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« Reply #209 on: October 30, 2009, 07:26:25 PM » |
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thanks Lori,
we're not officially married yet.... next year now. It was set for July but we moved it. Now i'm going to have to wear gloves down the isle to hide my fistula... oh well. better than looking pregnant!
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2003 January - acute renal failure
March/April - Started PD
2009 October - PD failing, First fistula put in.
Cadaveric Transplant 27/1/2010
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« Reply #210 on: October 30, 2009, 07:46:36 PM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if anytime you buy a big ticket item you make arrangements for your payments after your death.
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« Reply #211 on: December 16, 2009, 08:19:43 AM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if the nurse asks "Where do you want me to stick this needle?" and means it.
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On in-center Dialysis since 10-19-09
Fistula in use since 3/1/10
I hate it when they set the profile on the dialyzer to "Beef Jerky"!
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maglaw64
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« Reply #212 on: December 30, 2009, 12:24:00 PM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if four hours seems like an eternity....
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« Reply #213 on: December 31, 2009, 12:06:28 AM » |
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What a great thread this is, I read every single page. Thanks so much you guys.
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One day at a time, thats all I can do.
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« Reply #214 on: December 31, 2009, 12:35:48 PM » |
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if you are planning your days around when dialysis times are.
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 lifenotonthelist.com Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5 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 #215 on: January 03, 2010, 10:12:21 PM » |
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if you get a bill from the "on call" doctor who merely did a drive by walk by and merely looked in your direction.
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« Reply #216 on: January 11, 2010, 07:20:24 AM » |
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You might have been a dialysis patient...
...if you pull your credit report and see that Dialysis in 1999 is killing your Credit
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Live Donor Transplant From My Mom 12/14/1999
Perfect Match (6 of 6) Cadaver Transplant On 1/14/2007
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« Reply #217 on: January 11, 2010, 08:05:24 AM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient, if you tend to think of the time before dialysis as "My other life".
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In center hemo dialysis since Feb 14, 2007.
If I could type properly, I'd be dangerous!
You may be only one person in the universe but you may mean the the universe to someone else.
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« Reply #218 on: January 22, 2010, 10:45:19 AM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient (or pre-dialysis patient) if... You choose to eat marshmallows instead of an orange... and can feel good about it.  You count calories up instead of down. Sprite is better for you than milk. You watch a Lipitor commercial and say "Hey I'm on that!" as a teenager. You carry a trash bag around Wal-Mart in case you throw up... and if you do, you act like nothing happened. You know the phone numbers of twenty different medical offices. |
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August 2007- Diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome
September 2007- Kidney Biopsy found FSGS
December 15, 2009- Transplant Evaluation
January 7, 2010- I'm on the list!
February 4, 2010- Fistula and PD Catheter Surgery
March 8, 2010- Begin CCPD; My cousin will be my donor in June!
June 22, 2010- I got a kidney from my awesome cousin!
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6
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« Reply #219 on: February 03, 2010, 06:10:46 AM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if......
You have dreams about your dialysis clinic.
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In center hemo dialysis since Feb 14, 2007.
If I could type properly, I'd be dangerous!
You may be only one person in the universe but you may mean the the universe to someone else.
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« Reply #220 on: February 03, 2010, 06:39:48 AM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if...if a "girly night out" really means having a laugh with your nurses at the dialysis unit.
...You are out with friends, you have the least to drink but you are still the most inresponsible and naughty.
...you feel like punching your lunch buddies when they sit down with a bacon sandwich and then boast about how salty and good their lunch tastes, then downs a litre of water just to top it off. (just happened today)
...a bottle of freezing cold water and a salty, fatty meal followed by a pee would be the best gift god could give (apart from a cure for CKD or a new kidney)
Jenny
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« Reply #221 on: March 06, 2010, 02:20:26 PM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if... you don't need bug spray (the bugs stay away because they're afraid of being poisoned by your blood!) |
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August 2007- Diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome
September 2007- Kidney Biopsy found FSGS
December 15, 2009- Transplant Evaluation
January 7, 2010- I'm on the list!
February 4, 2010- Fistula and PD Catheter Surgery
March 8, 2010- Begin CCPD; My cousin will be my donor in June!
June 22, 2010- I got a kidney from my awesome cousin!
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6
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« Reply #222 on: March 07, 2010, 06:59:48 PM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if...
you can't help but chuckle inside every time you hear someone mentions "cramping my style" or "XXX is starting to piss me off" in their conversations.
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« Reply #223 on: March 08, 2010, 04:00:36 AM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if...
you can't help but chuckle inside every time you hear someone mentions "cramping my style" or "XXX is starting to piss me off" in their conversations.
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr. 2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #224 on: April 04, 2010, 05:46:22 PM » |
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You might be a dialysis patient if...
you are feeling down and you feel like drowning out your sorrows by having a drink ................................. of water
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