| Peter McLeod 2005-06-04, 5:56 pm |
| In article <7v41a1lf7p6h225ob5da2h3svhhguouakj@4ax.com>,
Feerless_Freep@madmagazine.com (Larry Krzewinski) wrote:
> *Subject:* Re: Haemodialysis
> *From:* Larry Krzewinski <Feerless_Freep@madmagazine.com>
> *Date:* Fri, 03 Jun 2005 10:40:07 -0700
>
> On Fri, 3 Jun 2005 10:13:03 -0400, patriark363@webtv.net (Tom Gower)
> wrote:
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> Dialysis is more of an inconvenience than anything else. I'm not sure
> if you're aware of it or not but 40 years ago people were fighting for
> the privilege of being dialyzed and staying alive. There were
> committees deciding who would be chosen for dialysis and who would be
> left to die. There were age limits for dialysis back then as well.
> Today dialysis is universal in the western world.
>
> Dialysis may be uncomfortable for some but it keeps you alive. Anyone
> who feels otherwise is not seeing the forest for the trees. Dialysis
> kept me alive for almost nine years until I received a kidney
> transplant in 2001. Everyone has a right to gripe but one should
> count their blessings before becoming too critical.
>
> If the noise bothers you buy earplugs. If the lights are bright buy a
> sleep mask. If the needle insertion hurts use Emla cream. There are
> ways of coping with these minor inconveniences. Always keep in mind
> what the alternative to dialysis is and that is either get an
> immediate kidney transplant or die.
>
> Larry
>
I have to agree with all of that
Pete Mc
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