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September 22, 2014

CENTER...or Why I'm Changing to a New Dialysis Center

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September 22, 2014

After taking a tour of a new dialysis center that's closer to home, I've decided to make the switch.  I'm hoping the quality of care will improve enough that maybe I can stop having migraines every time I dialyze.

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September 22, 2014

CLAIM...or The Impossible Hurdle of State Disability

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September 22, 2014

State disability is supposed to be there to help you financially while you're on disability leave.  But the process in California might not be worth the stress you have to go through...

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August 25, 2014

DIALYSIS SYNDROME...or One Possible Cause of the Migraines

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August 25, 2014

Still trying to get a handle on why I get migraines - perhaps this Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome could be the cause?

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August 24, 2014

ANOTHER DAY...or How I Manage to Make It Through Each Day

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August 24, 2014

There's nothing like the satisfaction that comes from telling people what's going on and how I'm coping with it every day.

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August 24, 2014

NO MORE WORK...or Why I Decided to Not Go Back To Work

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August 24, 2014

One of the harder decisions I've had to make since starting dialysis - whether or not I should try to go back to work.

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August 24, 2014

APPROVAL...or How My Wife Became My Donor

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August 24, 2014

Good news that my wife's approved as my living donor, but what does it mean for her afterwards?

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August 24, 2014

RETURN TO WORK... or How I Thought I'd Lose My Insurance

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August 24, 2014

Written in the beginning of July, this piece goes into my potential loss of health insurance due to not working the rest of this year.

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August 18, 2014

SIDE EFFECTS...or What Dialysis Has Done for Me Lately

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August 18, 2014

Although dialysis is essentially keeping me alive, it still comes with a fair share of side effects.

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August 18, 2014

DECISION...or Why I Chose Not to Go Back to Work

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August 18, 2014

It was a difficult decision to choose not to go back to work, but with a disability claim already filed, it's better to try and rest and recuperate at home until I can get a transplant.

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August 16, 2014
Blood Pressure

BLOOD PRESSURE... or Living with my "New Normal"

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August 16, 2014
Blood Pressure

Living with constant high blood pressure is definitely no fun.  Here's a little look at what life with hypertension is like.

Tagged: blood pressure, kidney failure, migraines

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August 16, 2014
Kidney Failure

KIDNEYS... or The Little Organs that Could (or in my case, couldn't)...

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August 16, 2014
Kidney Failure

Kidneys are one of the most under-appreciated organs in the body.  Here's some things they do...

Tagged: chronic kidney disease, kidney failure, transplant

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August 7, 2014
Kidney Disease

DIAGNOSIS... or A Brief History of My Kidney Disease

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August 7, 2014
Kidney Disease

A little history of my journey through kidney disease and kidney failure...

Tagged: chronic kidney disease, kidney failure, kidney stone, IgA Nephropathy, transplant

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August 7, 2014
Kidney Failure

REASONS... or Why I Decided to Write a Blog

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August 7, 2014
Kidney Failure

I’ve decided to write a blog. 

I guess it’s not really strange, considering how many people are already writing blogs. 

Tagged: kidney failure, dialysis, migraines, disability

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