Quote From: ladyvetterHi, I have been on Dialysis for almost 2 years. I went for the test for Bariatric Surgery. I had a cold at the time. They took an X-ray of my chest and found a spot. They called my Dr. and told him to get a CT Scan of my chest. I went in that morning and they put dye in me for the CT Scan. at noon I went for blood work that I usually have every month. Around 5:00 that afternoon the Dr.'s office called me and told me to get to the Hospital right away. I was in the ER for 6 hours, finally they came in an told me that the dye had shut down my kidneys. This blew me away, at first I was scared to death. It was hard for me to eat anything. Its hard to understand the diet at first. So much runs through your mind. I have always been positive about going in to dialysis. The technicians have always said I was like Sunshine coming in there. My husband has been fantastic through all of this. He says Dialysis is MY Job that I go to 3 times a week...I don't know what I would have done without him. Before I got sick he was the type of husband that did nothing in the house, today he does everything.If you would have asked me 20 years ago if he would be like this I would have said "NO WAY"....lol We will be married for 40 years in June...I love him more today than I ever have !!! I hope one day I will be well enough to deserve a transplant . Teresa Allen
I have been on dialysis for 5 years now, patiently waiting a transplant. I am a single mom to 3 children (13, 12 and 6) . Starting dialysis was a shock to me as well, i went for a regular physical and was on dialysis 2 days later. I only had one functioning kidney all my life and now it wasn't functioning at all. Having kidney failure brings about a whole new lifestyle change. When i started my dialysis, hemo was my only choice. I was going 3 times a week for 4 1/2 hours each time. I am now doing my dialysis (hemo) at home, nocturnally. I dialyze 5 times a week for 6 hours each, but when i am sleeping. I have my freedom during the day and i work part time form home. Being one of the youngest patients in my unit (i was 30 at the time) was a little scary. It is difficult at time to be positive about my situation but the alternative is not an option. I have 3 kids to live for and they are my life. It saddens me at times to think that all my kids know is mom being sick, but the day that transplant comes will be a whole new life for everyone here. We can finally start to live that normal life we had before I became ill. I am so glad Dr Phil is doing a show about this. The more people know the better, and maybe it will help people make that every important decision about organ donation..without it, people like us might not have a chance.
Thanks Dr. Phil
Roxane
Ontario, Canada
