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Pills - Before and After
The first picture was taken in August 2006, a little over a year before my transplant. The second was taken three months post-kidney transplant. Both pictures represent the number of daily...
View ArticleThanksgiving Food (stress) and Renal Diet Restrictions
If you're a dialysis patient who must follow a strict renal diet, Thanksgiving probably stresses you out. How can a holiday that does most of the celebrating through the consumption of food not create...
View ArticleUpcoming: 365 Days of Posts
I participated in NaBloPoMo 2007 and now I’m going for the ultimate blogging challenge from NaBloPoMo’s sister site, Blog 365: to blog every day in 2008 and to have at least 365 blog posts......
View ArticleHeparin Recall & Dialysis
Baxter Issues Urgent Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Heparin 1,000 Units/ML 10 and 30mL Multi-Dose Vials: Baxter News ReleaseHeparin has been on a lot of people's minds, lately, especially since the...
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My Six-Word Memoir
The Six-Word Memoirs website is going viral. And, really, why shouldn't it? It seems like an amazing idea to put one's own life-summary into six little words.Here's mine:Life is challenging. Love to...
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Vitamin Toxicity in CKD/ESRD Patients; Avoid "Airborne"
Have you seen the news about "Airborne"?"...The makers of 'Airborne'... will refund money to consumers who bought the product, as part of a $23.3 million class action settlement agreement [based on...
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On Earth Day, Recycle your Life!
Happy Earth Day, everyone! What will you be doing today, this month, every day, or all the time, to celebrate?Our family is honoring Earth Day in several ways: My son is participating in National Turn...
View Article'DIY' kidney machine saves girl
A baby dying from kidney failure was saved when her doctor designed and built her a dialysis machine from scratch in his garage.Story LinkMillie Kelly was too small for conventional NHS machines, so Dr...
View ArticleHemodialysis and Insomnia
Hemodialysis patients plagued by insomniaAdjustments in hemodialysis, avoiding daytime naps may improve sleep. 08/06/2008 - Article SourceNEW YORK--Patients with kidney disease treated with...
View ArticleFinding My New Non-Renal, REGULAR DIET & Changing My Attitude about...
This post is about the most difficult topic for me to talk about. My weight, my eating, my obsession with food/calories/weight. MY EATING DISORDER.So, I ask - "Can 'Weight Watchers' be for skinny...
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