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Thanks to Kelly Talbert (a fellow Dialysis/kidney patient) for posting this video on her Facebook page. I can't think of a better video to post on my Fifth Anniversary of suffering through endless Dialysis.
If I ever 
March 2006, Chennai, India
"We're here to meet Dr. Georgi Abraham."
"Doctor has not yet come, sir. Please wait. You're the sixth in the list."
"Sixth!", I thought to myself. After he comes, it would be a good one hour atle
Within a few months I had become quite comfortable with PD. The best part was there were no diet and fluid restrictions. I did put on some weight and flab because of all the glucose that was being absorbed by my body from the
At that point it was decided to remove the PD catheter, give the whole area some rest, let the infections be totally cured and then put in a new catheter. I would need to go back for some time on Hemodialysis after all. Dr.
In December 2004, a few friends and I planned a trip to Mahabalipuram in South India at a beach resort. We reached on Christmas night. The next morning, the tsunami struck (you can find a more elaborate account of this here)
Q: I have been asked to contact you regarding concerns over peritoneal dialysis contracting. following discussions of the North West Collaborative Procurement Hub. All the NW renal units work through the Procurement Hub wi
"How much more time is Dr. Georgi going to take?"
"We don't know, sir. He said he is on his way."
It was back to the waiting area. It was the beginning of summer in Chennai and the waiting area had one humble fan. It was a
I have always loved to travel. When I was on Peritoneal Dialysis, I could travel quite comfortably. Baxter has a good network in India and they would deliver the PD fluid wherever I wanted. I made a couple of really enjoyabl 
I attended a meeting the other day at the Department of Health (very posh building near the London Eye full of brainy doctory types doing lots of important medical research) about the changes that could be made to the pathway
This short clinical guideline is now out for consultation until 18 February. It makes interesting reading and there are some key recommendations including
The offer to patients, and their families and carers, should incl 
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