J4nner

I've only just got on, I'm really lucky as my brother is a match. I have a couple of things to sort out but I'm hoping to get my op this year sometime. That's crazy how it changed your life so extreme. Are you in the chair all the time? Be careful with your feet if it's anything like what diabetics have with loss of feeling then it can lead to all sorts of nastys. Stay strong and take it easy bud.

No I don't believe in God I'm an atheist. I've had the "why me" bit but then I just remember that there are people in a lot worse situations then me. I might have to get treatment three times a week but I have a good life.

Haha that would definitely make the time go by quicker. Unfortunately though I can't imagine that happening. I'm on a ward with 14 beds I'm sure the other patients would get upset :)

I've just started my home hemo training. I have to wait for my fistula to mature properly first though. I'm aware of the improved outcomes plus I can dialise at a more sociable time. It's 2.13am where I am and that's just me getting home from treatment.

Hi, yes I can live forever!! Haha no on a serious note there are guys who I meet at treatment who have been getting dialysis for ten years plus so I've got a long way to go yet. You can eat and drink whilst on dialysis you just have to do everything with one arm as you get treatment in the other. I get treatment three times a week (Mon, We'd and Fri) for five hours at a time.