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	<title>therenalunit.com &#187; kidney</title>
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	<description>Kidney dialysis and transplant news and views</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>And still we wait!</title>
		<link>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/09/17/and-still-we-wait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2006 06:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a phone call from my renal specialist the other day, letting me know that he had turned down a transplant on my behalf.
Apparently the donor was a 74 year old, and the kidney didn&#8217;t work in the recipient. So although I was glad to have missed out on a kidney that didn&#8217;t work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four fun things to do at the dialysis center</title>
		<link>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/23/four-fun-things-to-do-at-the-dialysis-center/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/23/four-fun-things-to-do-at-the-dialysis-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2006 06:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dialysis is as boring as bat-shit - right?
We spend far too much time at the dialysis center as it is, so it might be a bit of fun to try to think of some things to do which might brighten it up a bit.
(You might want to make sure you get along pretty well with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple pleasures of a dialysis patient</title>
		<link>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/23/simple-pleasures-of-a-dialysis-patient/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/23/simple-pleasures-of-a-dialysis-patient/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
I&#8217;ve had a gutfull!
I&#8217;m a sick to death of fluid and dietary restrictions. Is it too much to ask that once in a while I be able to just &#8220;let my hair down&#8221; and enjoy myself?
I have a habit, when I&#8217;m allowed the tiniest of nibbles of something I really enjoy (chocolate, almonds, beer (mmmm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New dialysis frequency poll</title>
		<link>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/22/new-dialysis-frequency-poll/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/22/new-dialysis-frequency-poll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m interested to see how many days people dialyse in different parts of the world. So I&#8217;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
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		<title>4 years, 4 months, and 4 days</title>
		<link>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/21/4-years-4-months-and-4-days/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/21/4-years-4-months-and-4-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s 3 Years 5 Months &#038; 2 Days in the Life of&#8211;, as of today, I&#8217;ve spent four years, four months, and four days on dialysis since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kidney donors pay the price</title>
		<link>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/21/kidney-donors-pay-the-price/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/21/kidney-donors-pay-the-price/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Different blood type organ transplants</title>
		<link>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/20/different-blood-type-organ-transplants/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/20/different-blood-type-organ-transplants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s an interesting read, and there was a bit of fuss here in the media a week or so ago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I lied to you!</title>
		<link>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/17/i-lied-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/17/i-lied-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 01:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, the potassium meter does exist. 
It&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheap, simple potassium meter released*</title>
		<link>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/17/cheap-simple-potassium-meter-released/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/17/cheap-simple-potassium-meter-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2006 23:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[*not really
But how good would it be?
Since my freaky high potassium at Christmas, I&#8217;ve been really paranoid about killing myself by having a high potassium level. I&#8217;ve become so damned careful what I eat, and so hyper-aware of any symptoms of high potassium that I&#8217;m just about driving myself crazy.
Wouldn&#8217;t it be great if we, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paying for organs?</title>
		<link>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/16/paying-for-organs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.therenalunit.com/2006/07/16/paying-for-organs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been a little bit of talk here where I live (Australia) about whether people should be able to sell their organs to those in need.
Now we have a (very) right wing conservative government here in Australia, and a frustrating thing about conservative governments is that they&#8217;re really good at forcing their religious views on [...]]]></description>
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