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I’m interested to see how many days people dialyse in different parts of the world. So I’ve added a poll to the left sidebar of the page. If you happen to drop by, and are on dialysis, why not head over and vote in the poll?
Cheers
Stu

Bizarre I know, but today is a sort of anniversary for me. (If I have my claculations correct)
One of my favourite albums from the early nineties was Arrested Development’s 3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of–, as of today, I’ve spent four years, four months, and four days on dialysis since […]

I came across an interesting article at EurekAlert.org today.
Apparently, most altruistic kidney donors end up out of pocket by their generous act.
Generally, the medical costs are covered by private or public insurance, but there are other costs involved, such as travel and convalescence.
This seems crazy, and would act as a major disincentive to potential […]

Jonathan has written about this here, apparently we can now transplant organs into people with completely different blood types.
Of course, this was done for the first time here in Australia (where all the smart people live!).
It’s an interesting read, and there was a bit of fuss here in the media a week or so ago […]

In the never ending quest to turn a profit from my misery, NephroCare Asia (Fresenius) have decided that it’s too expensive to provide a blanket to keep me warm at dialysis.
Now this wouldn’t be an issue if they didn’t insist on running my machine at 36 degrees C, but that’s a story for another day.
I’ve […]

Apparently, the potassium meter does exist.
It’s called the Cardy Potassium Ion Meter, and you can read about it here.
Whilst not specifically designed for dialysis patient, this piece of kit looks like it would do the job.
The unit is available here
At a price of around $US239, it might be out of the reach of the […]