Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

[Guest guest]

Yes, that's exactly right, Cy. I will be doing all of my dialysis during the

day at the home dialysis unit while training. It's short daily hemo until

trained (short daily is about 2 hours, usually), and then 3 nights at the

main hospital, on the nephrology floor, set up exactly as it would be at

home just to be sure the patient can do it by himself, respond to alarms,

call for help if necessary, etc.

The nurse who told me that is the same one who phoned this morning. She is

the head nurse of the program, so she is basically the one who runs the

whole program on a day-to-day basis, reporting directly to the home hemo

nephrologist. I already know the name of the nurse actually assigned to me

for the duration. She has been my nurse at regular hemo a few times, so I

know her fairly well.

I was told to expect a busy first 3 weeks!

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

> So - that nurse who said it might be sooner than you thought was right!

That remark stayed in mind - I often wondered what it was based on. That

sounds like an incredibly comprehensive program. Am I correct in thinking

you'll be doing all your home hemo at the home dialysis for the next six

weeks? The schedule sounds like you will be awfully busy, but please,

please please try to provide updates for us all here.

>

> It's time to start planning that feast! My inner Martha is agog

at the possibilities.

>

> Cy

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, that's exactly right, Cy. I will be doing all of my dialysis during the

day at the home dialysis unit while training. It's short daily hemo until

trained (short daily is about 2 hours, usually), and then 3 nights at the

main hospital, on the nephrology floor, set up exactly as it would be at

home just to be sure the patient can do it by himself, respond to alarms,

call for help if necessary, etc.

The nurse who told me that is the same one who phoned this morning. She is

the head nurse of the program, so she is basically the one who runs the

whole program on a day-to-day basis, reporting directly to the home hemo

nephrologist. I already know the name of the nurse actually assigned to me

for the duration. She has been my nurse at regular hemo a few times, so I

know her fairly well.

I was told to expect a busy first 3 weeks!

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

> So - that nurse who said it might be sooner than you thought was right!

That remark stayed in mind - I often wondered what it was based on. That

sounds like an incredibly comprehensive program. Am I correct in thinking

you'll be doing all your home hemo at the home dialysis for the next six

weeks? The schedule sounds like you will be awfully busy, but please,

please please try to provide updates for us all here.

>

> It's time to start planning that feast! My inner Martha is agog

at the possibilities.

>

> Cy

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, that's exactly right, Cy. I will be doing all of my dialysis during the

day at the home dialysis unit while training. It's short daily hemo until

trained (short daily is about 2 hours, usually), and then 3 nights at the

main hospital, on the nephrology floor, set up exactly as it would be at

home just to be sure the patient can do it by himself, respond to alarms,

call for help if necessary, etc.

The nurse who told me that is the same one who phoned this morning. She is

the head nurse of the program, so she is basically the one who runs the

whole program on a day-to-day basis, reporting directly to the home hemo

nephrologist. I already know the name of the nurse actually assigned to me

for the duration. She has been my nurse at regular hemo a few times, so I

know her fairly well.

I was told to expect a busy first 3 weeks!

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

> So - that nurse who said it might be sooner than you thought was right!

That remark stayed in mind - I often wondered what it was based on. That

sounds like an incredibly comprehensive program. Am I correct in thinking

you'll be doing all your home hemo at the home dialysis for the next six

weeks? The schedule sounds like you will be awfully busy, but please,

please please try to provide updates for us all here.

>

> It's time to start planning that feast! My inner Martha is agog

at the possibilities.

>

> Cy

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Pierre! I do hope your pager goes off while you are in the

training session but if it doesn't this sure sounds like the next best thing!!

Good luck passing your finals. :-)

Amy G.

Good news - home hemodialysis

Hey everyone

I'm starting my home hemodialysis training this coming Monday morning. It's

5 days a week, almost full-time, for about 6 weeks. So as of Monday, I'm

moving over to the home dialysis unit right next door to the hemodialysis

centre I've been going to since November 4, 2002 (I started on October 4,

but my first month was at the acute dialysis centre at another hospital). I

will be doing short daily hemodialysis at first as I train. They install the

machine and stuff at home only at the end. I have to pass the final exam

first :-)

So as of Monday, I'm done with the 3 times per week dialysis for the time

being. It's pretty exciting, as I was really not expecting it so soon. I

can't believe that, I will actually be able to eat almost normally for the

first time in years - dialysis diet, renal diet for a year before that, and

low sodium for years before that. I'm also looking forward to being able to

run the hemodialysis machine myself.

Pierre

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[Guest guest]

Congratulations Pierre! I do hope your pager goes off while you are in the

training session but if it doesn't this sure sounds like the next best thing!!

Good luck passing your finals. :-)

Amy G.

Good news - home hemodialysis

Hey everyone

I'm starting my home hemodialysis training this coming Monday morning. It's

5 days a week, almost full-time, for about 6 weeks. So as of Monday, I'm

moving over to the home dialysis unit right next door to the hemodialysis

centre I've been going to since November 4, 2002 (I started on October 4,

but my first month was at the acute dialysis centre at another hospital). I

will be doing short daily hemodialysis at first as I train. They install the

machine and stuff at home only at the end. I have to pass the final exam

first :-)

So as of Monday, I'm done with the 3 times per week dialysis for the time

being. It's pretty exciting, as I was really not expecting it so soon. I

can't believe that, I will actually be able to eat almost normally for the

first time in years - dialysis diet, renal diet for a year before that, and

low sodium for years before that. I'm also looking forward to being able to

run the hemodialysis machine myself.

Pierre

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[Guest guest]

Congratulations Pierre! I do hope your pager goes off while you are in the

training session but if it doesn't this sure sounds like the next best thing!!

Good luck passing your finals. :-)

Amy G.

Good news - home hemodialysis

Hey everyone

I'm starting my home hemodialysis training this coming Monday morning. It's

5 days a week, almost full-time, for about 6 weeks. So as of Monday, I'm

moving over to the home dialysis unit right next door to the hemodialysis

centre I've been going to since November 4, 2002 (I started on October 4,

but my first month was at the acute dialysis centre at another hospital). I

will be doing short daily hemodialysis at first as I train. They install the

machine and stuff at home only at the end. I have to pass the final exam

first :-)

So as of Monday, I'm done with the 3 times per week dialysis for the time

being. It's pretty exciting, as I was really not expecting it so soon. I

can't believe that, I will actually be able to eat almost normally for the

first time in years - dialysis diet, renal diet for a year before that, and

low sodium for years before that. I'm also looking forward to being able to

run the hemodialysis machine myself.

Pierre

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[Guest guest]

Pierre, my dad was on home dialysis in about 2001, I'd say. If I

remember correctly, he was on dialysis in the center, then switched

to home, then went back to the center. I don't remember a lot about

it because I was living out of state then, but I do remember him

visiting me and doing the dialysis three or four times a day. He

usually slept when he did it, but he was in very poor health then.

He passed away in 2003 from a heart attack, but he had many health

problems.

Barb

~~~~~

> Thanks Dana, Elisabeth.

>

> When was your dad on dialysis Barb? In the early years of dialysis

(late

> 60's, early 1970's or thereabouts), home hemodialysis was common,

but it

> gradually fell out of favour as higher flows became possible with

more

> efficient dialyzers. As a result, the standard 3-4 hours 3 times

per week

> regime was arrived at, as a compromise between adequate dialysis

and

> finances. Patients were happy because they no longer had to sit

there for

> 8-12 hours at a time (and the technology wasn't there to be able

to do it

> while sleeping at home).

>

> But now, based on the work done in Toronto since 1994, it's come

full circle

> with home hemodialysis becoming the cutting edge thing once again.

A number

> of centres in Canada are doing it, some in Australia, and a few

are starting

> to do it in the U.S. Nephrologists in France are also largely

responsible

> for showing that longer slower dialysis is better dialysis.

>

> This is really exciting, pioneering stuff. For people on dialysis

who can

> never get a transplant, it's the promise of a better life. For

people who

> are on the waiting list for a transplant, it can help keep them

healthy

> enough to be able to stay on the waiting list, as the

cardiovascular risks

> are minimized.

>

> Pierre

>

>

> Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

>

> >

> >

> > Pierre, that's great news about your dialysis.

> >

> > One thing I haven't mentioned yet is that my father had kidney

> > disease (not IgAN, and my doc says there is no link between the

> > two), and he was on dialysis. He did the home dialysis for

about a

> > year. He was able to travel with it, which he liked a lot.

> >

> > I'm happy for you!

> > Barb

> >

[Guest guest]

Pierre, my dad was on home dialysis in about 2001, I'd say. If I

remember correctly, he was on dialysis in the center, then switched

to home, then went back to the center. I don't remember a lot about

it because I was living out of state then, but I do remember him

visiting me and doing the dialysis three or four times a day. He

usually slept when he did it, but he was in very poor health then.

He passed away in 2003 from a heart attack, but he had many health

problems.

Barb

~~~~~

> Thanks Dana, Elisabeth.

>

> When was your dad on dialysis Barb? In the early years of dialysis

(late

> 60's, early 1970's or thereabouts), home hemodialysis was common,

but it

> gradually fell out of favour as higher flows became possible with

more

> efficient dialyzers. As a result, the standard 3-4 hours 3 times

per week

> regime was arrived at, as a compromise between adequate dialysis

and

> finances. Patients were happy because they no longer had to sit

there for

> 8-12 hours at a time (and the technology wasn't there to be able

to do it

> while sleeping at home).

>

> But now, based on the work done in Toronto since 1994, it's come

full circle

> with home hemodialysis becoming the cutting edge thing once again.

A number

> of centres in Canada are doing it, some in Australia, and a few

are starting

> to do it in the U.S. Nephrologists in France are also largely

responsible

> for showing that longer slower dialysis is better dialysis.

>

> This is really exciting, pioneering stuff. For people on dialysis

who can

> never get a transplant, it's the promise of a better life. For

people who

> are on the waiting list for a transplant, it can help keep them

healthy

> enough to be able to stay on the waiting list, as the

cardiovascular risks

> are minimized.

>

> Pierre

>

>

> Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

>

> >

> >

> > Pierre, that's great news about your dialysis.

> >

> > One thing I haven't mentioned yet is that my father had kidney

> > disease (not IgAN, and my doc says there is no link between the

> > two), and he was on dialysis. He did the home dialysis for

about a

> > year. He was able to travel with it, which he liked a lot.

> >

> > I'm happy for you!

> > Barb

> >

[Guest guest]

Pierre, my dad was on home dialysis in about 2001, I'd say. If I

remember correctly, he was on dialysis in the center, then switched

to home, then went back to the center. I don't remember a lot about

it because I was living out of state then, but I do remember him

visiting me and doing the dialysis three or four times a day. He

usually slept when he did it, but he was in very poor health then.

He passed away in 2003 from a heart attack, but he had many health

problems.

Barb

~~~~~

> Thanks Dana, Elisabeth.

>

> When was your dad on dialysis Barb? In the early years of dialysis

(late

> 60's, early 1970's or thereabouts), home hemodialysis was common,

but it

> gradually fell out of favour as higher flows became possible with

more

> efficient dialyzers. As a result, the standard 3-4 hours 3 times

per week

> regime was arrived at, as a compromise between adequate dialysis

and

> finances. Patients were happy because they no longer had to sit

there for

> 8-12 hours at a time (and the technology wasn't there to be able

to do it

> while sleeping at home).

>

> But now, based on the work done in Toronto since 1994, it's come

full circle

> with home hemodialysis becoming the cutting edge thing once again.

A number

> of centres in Canada are doing it, some in Australia, and a few

are starting

> to do it in the U.S. Nephrologists in France are also largely

responsible

> for showing that longer slower dialysis is better dialysis.

>

> This is really exciting, pioneering stuff. For people on dialysis

who can

> never get a transplant, it's the promise of a better life. For

people who

> are on the waiting list for a transplant, it can help keep them

healthy

> enough to be able to stay on the waiting list, as the

cardiovascular risks

> are minimized.

>

> Pierre

>

>

> Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

>

> >

> >

> > Pierre, that's great news about your dialysis.

> >

> > One thing I haven't mentioned yet is that my father had kidney

> > disease (not IgAN, and my doc says there is no link between the

> > two), and he was on dialysis. He did the home dialysis for

about a

> > year. He was able to travel with it, which he liked a lot.

> >

> > I'm happy for you!

> > Barb

> >

[Guest guest]

It sounds more like he was on peritoneal dialysis, perhaps with an automatic

cycling machine. What I'm doing to totally different than that. It's

hemodialysis, with a hemodialysis machine.

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

>

> Pierre, my dad was on home dialysis in about 2001, I'd say. If I

> remember correctly, he was on dialysis in the center, then switched

> to home, then went back to the center. I don't remember a lot about

> it because I was living out of state then, but I do remember him

> visiting me and doing the dialysis three or four times a day. He

> usually slept when he did it, but he was in very poor health then.

> He passed away in 2003 from a heart attack, but he had many health

> problems.

>

> Barb

>

[Guest guest]

It sounds more like he was on peritoneal dialysis, perhaps with an automatic

cycling machine. What I'm doing to totally different than that. It's

hemodialysis, with a hemodialysis machine.

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

>

> Pierre, my dad was on home dialysis in about 2001, I'd say. If I

> remember correctly, he was on dialysis in the center, then switched

> to home, then went back to the center. I don't remember a lot about

> it because I was living out of state then, but I do remember him

> visiting me and doing the dialysis three or four times a day. He

> usually slept when he did it, but he was in very poor health then.

> He passed away in 2003 from a heart attack, but he had many health

> problems.

>

> Barb

>

[Guest guest]

It sounds more like he was on peritoneal dialysis, perhaps with an automatic

cycling machine. What I'm doing to totally different than that. It's

hemodialysis, with a hemodialysis machine.

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

>

> Pierre, my dad was on home dialysis in about 2001, I'd say. If I

> remember correctly, he was on dialysis in the center, then switched

> to home, then went back to the center. I don't remember a lot about

> it because I was living out of state then, but I do remember him

> visiting me and doing the dialysis three or four times a day. He

> usually slept when he did it, but he was in very poor health then.

> He passed away in 2003 from a heart attack, but he had many health

> problems.

>

> Barb

>

[Guest guest]

Pierre,

Now that you mention peritoneal, it sounds familiar and I think

you're right -- that was the kind of dialysis my dad was on. I

guess I really didn't know the difference between his and yours. I

just looked it up at the NIDDK and I see how they're different.

That's great that you can do it from home.

Barb

~~~~~

> It sounds more like he was on peritoneal dialysis, perhaps with an

automatic

> cycling machine. What I'm doing to totally different than that.

It's

> hemodialysis, with a hemodialysis machine.

> Pierre

>

> Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

>

> >

> >

> > Pierre, my dad was on home dialysis in about 2001, I'd say. If I

> > remember correctly, he was on dialysis in the center, then

switched

> > to home, then went back to the center. I don't remember a lot

about

> > it because I was living out of state then, but I do remember him

> > visiting me and doing the dialysis three or four times a day. He

> > usually slept when he did it, but he was in very poor health

then.

> > He passed away in 2003 from a heart attack, but he had many

health

> > problems.

> >

> > Barb

> >

[Guest guest]

Pierre,

Now that you mention peritoneal, it sounds familiar and I think

you're right -- that was the kind of dialysis my dad was on. I

guess I really didn't know the difference between his and yours. I

just looked it up at the NIDDK and I see how they're different.

That's great that you can do it from home.

Barb

~~~~~

> It sounds more like he was on peritoneal dialysis, perhaps with an

automatic

> cycling machine. What I'm doing to totally different than that.

It's

> hemodialysis, with a hemodialysis machine.

> Pierre

>

> Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

>

> >

> >

> > Pierre, my dad was on home dialysis in about 2001, I'd say. If I

> > remember correctly, he was on dialysis in the center, then

switched

> > to home, then went back to the center. I don't remember a lot

about

> > it because I was living out of state then, but I do remember him

> > visiting me and doing the dialysis three or four times a day. He

> > usually slept when he did it, but he was in very poor health

then.

> > He passed away in 2003 from a heart attack, but he had many

health

> > problems.

> >

> > Barb

> >

[Guest guest]

Pierre, SUPER congrats on home dialysis!!!!! When you say short daily hemo, is

that 3 -4 hours or ?. I am so happy for you. Best wishes on your training.

You'll have to keep us abreast of all the nitty gritty details. Enjoy your

favorite foods and a mug of beer !!!!! Bonnie

Pierre Lachaine wrote:A double cheese and green olive

pizza from the Colonnade Cafe in downtown

Ottawa... washed down with a big draft beer :-)

It might have to wait until I'm actually doing the longer, slow nocturnal

hemodialysis though. While training, it's the short daily hemo, so, the menu

isn't quite as liberal as it will be once I'm doing it at home.

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

> Hi Pierre, I am so happy for you right now. So, whats on the menu that

you haven't had in a long time? enjoy.

>

> Pierre Lachaine wrote:Hey everyone

>

> I'm starting my home hemodialysis training this coming Monday morning.

It's

> 5 days a week, almost full-time, for about 6 weeks. So as of Monday, I'm

> moving over to the home dialysis unit right next door to the hemodialysis

> centre I've been going to since November 4, 2002 (I started on October 4,

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Pierre, SUPER congrats on home dialysis!!!!! When you say short daily hemo, is

that 3 -4 hours or ?. I am so happy for you. Best wishes on your training.

You'll have to keep us abreast of all the nitty gritty details. Enjoy your

favorite foods and a mug of beer !!!!! Bonnie

Pierre Lachaine wrote:A double cheese and green olive

pizza from the Colonnade Cafe in downtown

Ottawa... washed down with a big draft beer :-)

It might have to wait until I'm actually doing the longer, slow nocturnal

hemodialysis though. While training, it's the short daily hemo, so, the menu

isn't quite as liberal as it will be once I'm doing it at home.

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

> Hi Pierre, I am so happy for you right now. So, whats on the menu that

you haven't had in a long time? enjoy.

>

> Pierre Lachaine wrote:Hey everyone

>

> I'm starting my home hemodialysis training this coming Monday morning.

It's

> 5 days a week, almost full-time, for about 6 weeks. So as of Monday, I'm

> moving over to the home dialysis unit right next door to the hemodialysis

> centre I've been going to since November 4, 2002 (I started on October 4,

.....

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[Guest guest]

Pierre, SUPER congrats on home dialysis!!!!! When you say short daily hemo, is

that 3 -4 hours or ?. I am so happy for you. Best wishes on your training.

You'll have to keep us abreast of all the nitty gritty details. Enjoy your

favorite foods and a mug of beer !!!!! Bonnie

Pierre Lachaine wrote:A double cheese and green olive

pizza from the Colonnade Cafe in downtown

Ottawa... washed down with a big draft beer :-)

It might have to wait until I'm actually doing the longer, slow nocturnal

hemodialysis though. While training, it's the short daily hemo, so, the menu

isn't quite as liberal as it will be once I'm doing it at home.

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

> Hi Pierre, I am so happy for you right now. So, whats on the menu that

you haven't had in a long time? enjoy.

>

> Pierre Lachaine wrote:Hey everyone

>

> I'm starting my home hemodialysis training this coming Monday morning.

It's

> 5 days a week, almost full-time, for about 6 weeks. So as of Monday, I'm

> moving over to the home dialysis unit right next door to the hemodialysis

> centre I've been going to since November 4, 2002 (I started on October 4,

.....

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[Guest guest]

Pierre, that's so awesome! I'm really happy for you! : )

Sophia

> Hey everyone

>

> I'm starting my home hemodialysis training this coming Monday

morning. It's

> 5 days a week, almost full-time, for about 6 weeks. So as of

Monday, I'm

> moving over to the home dialysis unit right next door to the

hemodialysis

> centre I've been going to since November 4, 2002 (I started on

October 4,

> but my first month was at the acute dialysis centre at another

hospital). I

> will be doing short daily hemodialysis at first as I train. They

install the

> machine and stuff at home only at the end. I have to pass the

final exam

> first :-)

>

> So as of Monday, I'm done with the 3 times per week dialysis for

the time

> being. It's pretty exciting, as I was really not expecting it so

soon. I

> can't believe that, I will actually be able to eat almost normally

for the

> first time in years - dialysis diet, renal diet for a year before

that, and

> low sodium for years before that. I'm also looking forward to

being able to

> run the hemodialysis machine myself.

>

> Pierre

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnie,

No, short daily hemodialysis means an hour and a half or two hours,

depending on how much dialsysis the person needs. Because it's done every

day, it doesn't need to be as long as the regular 3 times per week dialysis.

It's all the same machine though, and, many home hemodialysis patients

actually do short daily at home rather than daily nocturnal. A person can

easily switch to either method.

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

> Pierre, SUPER congrats on home dialysis!!!!! When you say short daily

hemo, is that 3 -4 hours or ?. I am so happy for you. Best wishes on your

training. You'll have to keep us abreast of all the nitty gritty details.

Enjoy your favorite foods and a mug of beer !!!!! Bonnie

>

> Pierre Lachaine wrote:A double cheese and green

olive pizza from the Colonnade Cafe in downtown

> Ottawa... washed down with a big draft beer :-)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnie,

No, short daily hemodialysis means an hour and a half or two hours,

depending on how much dialsysis the person needs. Because it's done every

day, it doesn't need to be as long as the regular 3 times per week dialysis.

It's all the same machine though, and, many home hemodialysis patients

actually do short daily at home rather than daily nocturnal. A person can

easily switch to either method.

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

> Pierre, SUPER congrats on home dialysis!!!!! When you say short daily

hemo, is that 3 -4 hours or ?. I am so happy for you. Best wishes on your

training. You'll have to keep us abreast of all the nitty gritty details.

Enjoy your favorite foods and a mug of beer !!!!! Bonnie

>

> Pierre Lachaine wrote:A double cheese and green

olive pizza from the Colonnade Cafe in downtown

> Ottawa... washed down with a big draft beer :-)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnie,

No, short daily hemodialysis means an hour and a half or two hours,

depending on how much dialsysis the person needs. Because it's done every

day, it doesn't need to be as long as the regular 3 times per week dialysis.

It's all the same machine though, and, many home hemodialysis patients

actually do short daily at home rather than daily nocturnal. A person can

easily switch to either method.

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

>

> Pierre, SUPER congrats on home dialysis!!!!! When you say short daily

hemo, is that 3 -4 hours or ?. I am so happy for you. Best wishes on your

training. You'll have to keep us abreast of all the nitty gritty details.

Enjoy your favorite foods and a mug of beer !!!!! Bonnie

>

> Pierre Lachaine wrote:A double cheese and green

olive pizza from the Colonnade Cafe in downtown

> Ottawa... washed down with a big draft beer :-)

>

[Guest guest]

Pierre,

I am SO happy that you are going to go to home hemo :-) That is fantastic

news! I only can pray that your time on home hemo will be short due to your

new kidney coming soon.

Let us know how it is going next week.

Praying for you as you are at dialysis right now.

In a message dated 2/23/2005 9:14:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

pgl-groups@... writes:

Hey everyone

I'm starting my home hemodialysis training this coming Monday morning. It's

5 days a week, almost full-time, for about 6 weeks. So as of Monday, I'm

moving over to the home dialysis unit right next door to the hemodialysis

centre I've been going to since November 4, 2002 (I started on October 4,

but my first month was at the acute dialysis centre at another hospital). I

will be doing short daily hemodialysis at first as I train. They install the

machine and stuff at home only at the end. I have to pass the final exam

first :-)

So as of Monday, I'm done with the 3 times per week dialysis for the time

being. It's pretty exciting, as I was really not expecting it so soon. I

can't believe that, I will actually be able to eat almost normally for the

first time in years - dialysis diet, renal diet for a year before that, and

low sodium for years before that. I'm also looking forward to being able to

run the hemodialysis machine myself.

Pierre

[Guest guest]

That sounds so good! I miss oranges, bananas, potatoes and pizza. Wish I

could join you on the pizza outing

In a message dated 2/23/2005 6:37:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,

pgl-groups@... writes:

A double cheese and green olive pizza from the Colonnade Cafe in downtown

Ottawa... washed down with a big draft beer :-)

[Guest guest]

Hi Ray,

A big congratulations on the weight loss! Good for you. Only 14 more

pounds to go. Please let us know when you are cleared for the transplant list

so

we can pray for your new kidney too.

God bless you!

In a message dated 2/23/2005 7:12:33 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,

silerray@... writes:

That is 234 lb.

Ray Siler wrote:Hi Pierre, congratulations on the home

dialysis. I can think of several good items to eat. I hope you don't have to

stay on it long before you get your transplant. I am down to 134 lb. 14 to go

before I go on transplant list. (In Christ Love) -Ray-

[Guest guest]

Thanks . Dialysis went great tonight.

Pierre

Re: Good news - home hemodialysis

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>

> Pierre,

>

> I am SO happy that you are going to go to home hemo :-) That is

fantastic

> news! I only can pray that your time on home hemo will be short due to

your

> new kidney coming soon.

>

> Let us know how it is going next week.

>

> Praying for you as you are at dialysis right now.

>

>

>