Comments on: So your friend / family member has got their kidney transplant! http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/ Kidney dialysis and transplant news and views Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:04:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: David http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-20394 David Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:34:36 +0000 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-20394 you make some good points, although you probably need to tone down the anger a bit you make some good points, although you probably need to tone down the anger a bit

]]> By: Therenalunit.com - Kidney disease, dialysis, and transplantation news http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-24 Therenalunit.com - Kidney disease, dialysis, and transplantation news Sun, 25 Jun 2006 10:59:38 +0000 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-24 [...] So it’s just about five months to the day since I wrote this post. [...] […] So it’s just about five months to the day since I wrote this post. […]

]]> By: DiscoStu http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-22 DiscoStu Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:27:03 +0000 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-22 Thanks Rach, I guess just find it so frustrating that people drop off so quickly. They get a bee in their bonnet, and you'll see them once a week for a month, maybe even two, then the visits become further and further apart - it's just so damned predictable - and eventually the visits just dry up completely. I don't expect people to spend hours in the unit with me, actually I'd prefer they didn't. But just to know that somebody actually gave a damn and thought enough of me and my plight to drop by for a couple of minutes to say "G'day" would be nice. Oh well, it's nice to have a wife and father who think enough of me - I guess I'm lucky, as some aren't even that fortunate Thanks Rach,

I guess just find it so frustrating that people drop off so quickly. They get a bee in their bonnet, and you’ll see them once a week for a month, maybe even two, then the visits become further and further apart - it’s just so damned predictable - and eventually the visits just dry up completely.

I don’t expect people to spend hours in the unit with me, actually I’d prefer they didn’t. But just to know that somebody actually gave a damn and thought enough of me and my plight to drop by for a couple of minutes to say “G’day” would be nice.

Oh well, it’s nice to have a wife and father who think enough of me - I guess I’m lucky, as some aren’t even that fortunate

]]> By: Rachel http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-17 Rachel Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:29:54 +0000 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-17 Hmmmmm interesting - very Stu! I actually have to say I agree with you. But (yes always a but) I think people are not enlightened as to how bloody boring sitting in a chair having dialysis really is! they see that you get to sit down and relax for 4 hrs 3 or 4 times a week - not the reality of it though is it? perhaps if they actually were made to sit in a chair for 4 hrs and not be able to get up and get a drink go to the loo or even stretch they may gain a new perspective on the whole sameness of each dialysis day! Hmmmmm interesting - very Stu! I actually have to say I agree with you. But (yes always a but) I think people are not enlightened as to how bloody boring sitting in a chair having dialysis really is! they see that you get to sit down and relax for 4 hrs 3 or 4 times a week - not the reality of it though is it? perhaps if they actually were made to sit in a chair for 4 hrs and not be able to get up and get a drink go to the loo or even stretch they may gain a new perspective on the whole sameness of each dialysis day!

]]> By: therenalunit.com » Blog Archive » More reaction to blog post http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-12 therenalunit.com » Blog Archive » More reaction to blog post Sat, 04 Feb 2006 19:47:51 +0000 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-12 [...] Please see the addition to this post. [...] […] Please see the addition to this post. […]

]]> By: therenalunit.com » Blog Archive » Responses to blog post http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-11 therenalunit.com » Blog Archive » Responses to blog post Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:41:03 +0000 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-11 [...] Well I recieved many and varied responses to my post “So your friend / family member has got their kidney transplant!“, unfortunately, at this stage, only one person has had the stones to comment in the blog. [...] […] Well I recieved many and varied responses to my post “So your friend / family member has got their kidney transplant!“, unfortunately, at this stage, only one person has had the stones to comment in the blog. […]

]]> By: Markus http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-9 Markus Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:17:56 +0000 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/01/26/so-your-friend-family-member-has-got-their-kidney-transplant/#comment-9 so I take it you dont plan on having many visitors;-) so I take it you dont plan on having many visitors;-)

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