Re: Photo of your webmaster on dialysis

[Guest guest]

Hi Pierre,

I am so glad you are back on DSL! Good picture of you too. I did not know

that the blood does not go through the machine itself so I learned something

new. I think I am supposed to go tour the dialysis center I will be using next

month.

On the move, I too think it is a good idea to declutter every few years. We

have moved three times, and each time I try to get rid of as much as possible.

You new view sounds magnificent. You have to take a picture of your view

and post it. I am happy you find it exciting to live in the city with so much

near by. Just don't let the restaurant temptations derail your diet :-)

[Guest guest]

Hey you don't look bad! Thanks for putting that photo up, I think it helps

to see just what it looks like to be hooked up. It takes some of the

mystery out of the whole process....your mind can come up with some

interesting things when you have no frame of reference.

I hope you won't have to go for very much longer...there is a kidney out

there somewhere....

Amy G.

Photo of your webmaster on dialysis

> Hi everyone.

>

> I got my nurse to snap a picture of me last week at dialysis with my

> mid-1980's Kodak 35mm camera. Now that I have my high speed internet

> connection back, I've been able to upload it to the website. Soooo, if you

> want to see how bad I look, just go to:

> http://www.igan.ca/id78.htm

>

> ...and scroll towards the bottom of the page

>

> My fistula is where you can see the tubes in my arm, and the actual

> artificial kidney is that little cylinder hanging off to the right of the

> machine. The machine itself, a Fresenius, is really just a pump with a

bunch

> of sensors. The LCD screen way on top of the machine is the computerized

> patient chart system. We're very high tech here. Note that no blood goes

> through the machine at all. The pump is just a kind of roller that pushes

on

> the tube and sends the blood along to the artificial kidneys (which is

> called the " dialyzer " ).

>

> Anyway, just thought you might be interested.

>

> Pierre

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Pierre for posting the picture.

And, Amy, Thank you for putting how I felt into words!

I must have started at least three different emails and deleted them all,

cuz I just couldn't find the words!

(prednisone day :-))

You are more than right about the strange and wonderful things that at least

MY mind can come up with!

_____

From: Amy Griswold

Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 1:38 PM

To: iga-nephropathy

Subject: Re: Photo of your webmaster on dialysis

* Hey you don't look bad! Thanks for putting that photo up, I think

it helps

to see just what it looks like to be hooked up. It takes some of the

mystery out of the whole process....your mind can come up with some

interesting things when you have no frame of reference.

I hope you won't have to go for very much longer...there is a kidney out

there somewhere....

Amy G.

Photo of your webmaster on dialysis

> Hi everyone.

>

> I got my nurse to snap a picture of me last week at dialysis with my

> mid-1980's Kodak 35mm camera. Now that I have my high speed internet

> connection back, I've been able to upload it to the website. Soooo, if you

> want to see how bad I look, just go to:

> http://www.igan.ca/id78.htm

>

> ...and scroll towards the bottom of the page

>

> My fistula is where you can see the tubes in my arm, and the actual

> artificial kidney is that little cylinder hanging off to the right of the

> machine. The machine itself, a Fresenius, is really just a pump with a

bunch

> of sensors. The LCD screen way on top of the machine is the computerized

> patient chart system. We're very high tech here. Note that no blood goes

> through the machine at all. The pump is just a kind of roller that pushes

on

> the tube and sends the blood along to the artificial kidneys (which is

> called the " dialyzer " ).

>

> Anyway, just thought you might be interested.

>

> Pierre

[Guest guest]

Hi Pierre,

I like your picture....I dunno about the " how bad you look " , more

like, you look pretty relaxed! If I ever reach that stage

(dialysis), I only hope to be half as relaxed as you look in the

pic, b/c I totally hate needles and it seems you have to deal with

that ever time there is dialysis.

I'm glad that your move went smoothly and that your current

residence sounds so awesome! I love living walking distance of

shops and restaurants and all the things I need. : )

Sophia

> Hi everyone.

>

> I got my nurse to snap a picture of me last week at dialysis with

my

> mid-1980's Kodak 35mm camera. Now that I have my high speed

internet

> connection back, I've been able to upload it to the website.

Soooo, if you

> want to see how bad I look, just go to:

> http://www.igan.ca/id78.htm

>

> ...and scroll towards the bottom of the page

>

> My fistula is where you can see the tubes in my arm, and the actual

> artificial kidney is that little cylinder hanging off to the right

of the

> machine. The machine itself, a Fresenius, is really just a pump

with a bunch

> of sensors. The LCD screen way on top of the machine is the

computerized

> patient chart system. We're very high tech here. Note that no

blood goes

> through the machine at all. The pump is just a kind of roller that

pushes on

> the tube and sends the blood along to the artificial kidneys

(which is

> called the " dialyzer " ).

>

> Anyway, just thought you might be interested.

>

> Pierre

[Guest guest]

Hi, Pierre!

You look very at ease. I hope I look like that when the time comes

for me to be on dialysis. For some of us that are not on dialysis

just yet, thank you for sharing with us how the machine looks.

Take Care and have a great week.

Carla

> Hi everyone.

>

> I got my nurse to snap a picture of me last week at dialysis with

my

> mid-1980's Kodak 35mm camera. Now that I have my high speed

internet

> connection back, I've been able to upload it to the website.

Soooo, if you

> want to see how bad I look, just go to:

> http://www.igan.ca/id78.htm

>

> ...and scroll towards the bottom of the page

>

> My fistula is where you can see the tubes in my arm, and the actual

> artificial kidney is that little cylinder hanging off to the right

of the

> machine. The machine itself, a Fresenius, is really just a pump

with a bunch

> of sensors. The LCD screen way on top of the machine is the

computerized

> patient chart system. We're very high tech here. Note that no

blood goes

> through the machine at all. The pump is just a kind of roller that

pushes on

> the tube and sends the blood along to the artificial kidneys

(which is

> called the " dialyzer " ).

>

> Anyway, just thought you might be interested.

>

> Pierre