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New Renal Blogs list »

Check it out!
The new renal blogs page, updated every hour with the latest posts from people blogging about dialysis, renal transplants, ESRD, and everything in between.
See it in action at http://therenalunit.com/renalblogs.php, bookmark it, and visit it often.
Got a blog about your experiences with ESRD that’s not on the list? Send me an email at stuart@therenalunit.com, […]

And still we wait! »

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’t work in the recipient. So although I was glad to have missed out on a kidney that didn’t work […]

Four fun things to do at the dialysis center »

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 […]

Simple pleasures of a dialysis patient »

I’ve had a gutfull!
I’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 “let my hair down” and enjoy myself?
I have a habit, when I’m allowed the tiniest of nibbles of something I really enjoy (chocolate, almonds, beer (mmmm […]

New dialysis frequency poll »

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

4 years, 4 months, and 4 days »

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 […]