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« Reply #925 on: January 14, 2010, 10:12:20 PM » |
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Wednesday night I went to a ministry meeting at church. As I was walking in I met up with another church member. She turned to me and said that she did not expect me to be at the meeting as she thought I would be getting a new kidney by now. I told her that the my transplant center said the average wait for O neg was 7 years. (besides the fact that I am not even on the list yet)
Yeah some people think you'll just get a transplant overnight. My kidneys packed in Nov '08. That NYE 7 weeks later a mate i hadn't seen in a while asked me how many transplants i'd had already? Like you i wasn't even on the waiting list yet.
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« Reply #926 on: January 30, 2010, 08:54:46 AM » |
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a tech at dialysis asked me what is the difference between increase and decrease-- she said she always gets that mixed up --- what the heck --- she has been a tech for at least 8 years and I have known her for 6 years
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« Reply #927 on: January 30, 2010, 08:55:44 AM » |
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Twirl, be sure to explain up and down and right and left to her....
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Come to think of it, nothing is funny anymore.
Nothing that I post here is intended for fact but rather for exploration into my personal thought processes. Any slight, use of words with multiple connotations or other percieved insults are totally unintended. I reserve my insults for private.
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« Reply #928 on: January 30, 2010, 09:12:40 AM » |
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Friend from the UK emailed yesterday and wanted to know how long I'd have to be on dialysis. He isn't ignorant but unformed (or at least he was until I wrote back last night and explained)... Then he wrote back about the tranplant issue... I think I'll have it tatooed on my butt and start mooning people who ask that.
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Come to think of it, nothing is funny anymore.
Nothing that I post here is intended for fact but rather for exploration into my personal thought processes. Any slight, use of words with multiple connotations or other percieved insults are totally unintended. I reserve my insults for private.
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« Reply #929 on: January 30, 2010, 11:48:54 AM » |
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Here ya go -:
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« Reply #930 on: February 04, 2010, 07:30:49 PM » |
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I am going to steal that picture!
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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 #931 on: February 05, 2010, 08:46:41 AM » |
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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 #932 on: February 05, 2010, 11:15:21 AM » |
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I am going to steal that picture!
KitKatz....go right ahead....but your not having it tattooed anywhere are you ?
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okarol
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« Reply #933 on: February 05, 2010, 01:37:46 PM » |
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I mentioned that Jenna was in kidney rejection and a friend said "The new one?"
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« Reply #934 on: February 07, 2010, 05:30:47 AM » |
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ugh. Would think as many people ask us we would be getting the word out. Ugh ugh ugh
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-Christmas '03 get news of esrd -June '08 start hemo -Thanksgiving '08 pd surg -Feb '09 Stop hemo and manual exchanges ... start cycler Setp 3 '09 On UNOS list (27th b day) Dec 09 peritonitis
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« Reply #935 on: February 07, 2010, 10:40:17 AM » |
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24 been on dialysis since 2008
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« Reply #938 on: February 08, 2010, 06:44:54 PM » |
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"You'll get used to it."
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Come to think of it, nothing is funny anymore.
Nothing that I post here is intended for fact but rather for exploration into my personal thought processes. Any slight, use of words with multiple connotations or other percieved insults are totally unintended. I reserve my insults for private.
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« Reply #939 on: February 09, 2010, 10:28:56 AM » |
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Had a friend ask, "What have you got to be depressed about?" I should have answered, "Got a week, we'll hit the highlites" Instead I just said "A lot, but but lets not talk about me. We're talking about you."
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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 #940 on: April 14, 2010, 10:19:05 AM » |
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Ok I know this should not bug me, but is does I work in a nursing home around all these nurses today a nurse comes to me and says so are you still having to do dialysis or are you cured now Hmm scares me that a nurse made that statement and she is taking care of our pt here OH god help them!!!
Edited: Merged with thread "Ignorant things people have said to you" - okarol/admin
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« Reply #941 on: April 14, 2010, 10:36:46 AM » |
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Wow.
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Curiosity killed the cat Satisfaction brought it back
Operation for PD placement 7-14-09 Training for cycler 7-28-09
Started home dialysis using Baxter homechoice 8-7-09
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« Reply #942 on: April 14, 2010, 11:05:25 AM » |
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Just makes you want to ask if she slept through all the continuing education courses...or maybe even all of the training to begin with.
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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 #943 on: April 14, 2010, 11:32:59 AM » |
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Hello even when I'm in the hospital, I always check and ask what they are doing and why are they doining it, I ve caught quite a few mistakes being done.... I'm with you girl...Wolfken
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« Reply #944 on: April 14, 2010, 12:41:46 PM » |
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was this an actual RN..or one of the helpers? An actual nurse should know this isnt temporary. Unfortunately there are many, many stupid people who ask the most ridiculous questions..or just stare at you. I hope you can find a way to let the remark bounce off of you but I would be sure not to let her work on me too often unless she knows what shes doing! God bless!
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« Reply #945 on: April 14, 2010, 12:45:33 PM » |
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« Reply #946 on: April 14, 2010, 12:51:42 PM » |
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Some people say the most stupid, and offensive things..... I got the following comment......
I'm a wheelchair user, and was on the tram one day, chatting with and having a laugh with another passenger.....
A guy I'd never seen in my life came up to me and said "Well Love... It's great to see you people happy... If I ended up as a cripple, I'd lock myself away from normal people".....
I couldn't resist smiling my sweetest smile and saying "Why wait???"...
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Cared for my late mum, Elsie who had Kidney Failure... Darling mum died on July 15th 2014... May her gentle soul rest in peace....
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« Reply #947 on: April 14, 2010, 12:55:29 PM » |
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Wow, sucks to be him!
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« Reply #948 on: April 14, 2010, 01:04:10 PM » |
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Good comeback! Another good come back is "I hope you have a better day"....
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« Reply #949 on: April 14, 2010, 01:06:24 PM » |
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My favourite comeback is at the top of my voice saying "And a VERY good morning/afternoon/evening to you too!"....
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Cared for my late mum, Elsie who had Kidney Failure... Darling mum died on July 15th 2014... May her gentle soul rest in peace....
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