It brings me great joy that everybody cares in their own way. I hope never to sound like I am begging for attention as that is not my intent. 

    You folks here are a big part of my life, you keep me motivated to stick with the hobby, support for personal stuff that probably should be taken elsewhere, yet you guys step up....humbling to say the least.

     Fox your experience and first hand account is truly inspiring, I want to continue to roll on strong as if it "doesn't kill ya...." THANK YOU and I believe the PM function now works so perhaps I will reach out on a more private channel. THANK YOU!!

   If it was possible I would be honored to gather up you guys and buy y'all lunch.

Back in '93, I was in the same position and they grafted the main artery and vein in my right wrist to get me ready for dialysis. In '94, My wife finally convinced me to let her give me a kidney as she had taken all the tests and was found to be a match. The operation went OK but 2 days later my body rejected it. Went back on dialysis for the next 4 years. Went every Tues., Thurs. and Sat. from 12 to 4. Got a cadaver in '98 and it's still going strong (Knocking on wood). Hershey MC had a record for a cadaver transplant patient hitting 20 years. In Nov. I'll be 25 years and the new record holder (again). Still went to Hawaii in '96. Stayed on Maui and got dialysis there. Had a blast. The people in the center were great and took all the pressure off being there.

Still have the graft and it is still working great. I chose to keep it after about 10 years in case anything goes wrong with the kidney and I have to go back on dialysis. If the kidney fails and I need dialysis I'm all set. If it's an emergency and the graft isn't there and ready they will have to go through the neck till a new graft can be ready. It's hard taking a shower with it there and it get's infected easily. I learned that from others at the dialysis center. Had to quit bowling, tennis and a few other things because it could cause a shock to the graft which would cause a blood clot and that is serious trouble.

Hang in there. You need help, just holler.

Stay Safe.

Jim  

Hang in there Armornut!  Use that sense of humor to get you through the rough spots.  Lifestyle changes to avoid the Big D is hard, as I have several friends who had to make the journey.

Get better - change your internet service, not your blood oil! 

Good to hear from you, mate, and that you've still got your sense of humour .  Get well soon.

I recall something read as a youngster, a character called the "artful dodger" was in the story. Perhaps that relates to the Dodgy term.

Anyway, Armornut, I'm sorry to read of your illness and wish you all the very best in finding a way to get by, without the parade of needles. Your attitude seems positive, that's a real part of participating in recovery.

I hope you'll keep us up to date on how it's going. Be well, buddy.

Patrick

Great to hear from you!

Best of luck with the coming procedure -- I'll save the myriad of bovine jokes and puns that occurred to me till after -- but we're all pulling for you and keeping you in our thoughts!

Cheers

   Zombie thread from the zombie guy LOL. Well folks, still hovering just above the threshold for dialysis...one bad test and it's oil changes every other day...my fistula has not developed as planned had an angioplast that didn't do what the doc wanted. Surgery again yesterday to see if another angioplast would do the trick. No such luck, I will be under the knife again in a couple weeks to have part of a cow artery graphed in place of my skinny vein. MOOO, mooo,  just practicing LOL.

     Thanks for reading and if you wish continued support from afar. It is extremeky appreciated.

     On a side bar....I need faster internet service at home to post pix, that said as soon as I can nake that hapoen everything else is in que to show off my stuff.

    Everyone here ia amazing truely a motley community that I'am proud to be part of. Happy modelling folks.

   Oddly enough I don't find Dodgy dodgy at all LOL,  I do joke that my picture is in the Post Office so " crook" might have been accurate LOL, however I got the jist straight away. You guys are AWESOME!! THANK YOU

No problem,I enjoy researching stuff online,I had heard what dodgy meant but never heard crook used that way.

Thats ok dodgy. I didnt know what it meant either. It goes to show that you are never to old to learn something new.And thank you for explaining that.

Hang in there mate, I'm sure things will get better and I totally agree with Real G, we may live far apart and only communicate via this website, but we are a community with all the connections that implies.

Ikar01, I apologize. 'crook' is a common Australianisim. My user name 'Dodgy', actually means untrustworthy, or something is not right - it's a risk, it's dodgy. Sorry, it's just my sense of humour.

Dodgy.

Thanks, I never heard of that word being used like that.

ikar01

I have a question about the original post.  Could you explain the use of the word crook?

 

Meaning of 'Crook'

I have a question about the original post.  Could you explain the use of the word crook?

I am glad you are back with us. I will still pray for you as I am sure others will to.Your input here is greatly appreciated by alot of us as well as I do. As posted earlier life does have a habit of throwing us a curveball and we have to reset our priorities. Again I am glad you are back.

No Armornut, the forums ARE a place where we can get solace and encouragement from our peers.  Don't sweat it.  Take care of yourself and do your best to get back to condition "green".  Or at least maintain "yellow" so you don't have to resort to needles.  I share your aversion to sharp, pointy things going into me.  Take care dude!

Life has funny way of resetting our priorities. Modeling is nice, but life and loved ones is the end all be all. Chin up and enjoy what you have while you have it, nothing else really matters.

BK

   Hello everyone, I feel alittle odd by resurrecting a thread about me however maybe some are curuios as to my current condition.

      Obviously I am still lurking about, giving input where I think it will help. My kidney function is currently holding just above the threshold for dialysis...scary proposition since I'm not fond of needles. While these forums are not the venue for medical, mental, or spiritual discussions the fact that the members here take a few seconds to think about me helps me to navigate in a world I'm ill prepared for, for that I am greatful. By some chance with the interactions I share with you who choose to reply I can come to grips with the AWESOME gift of life that someone elses sacrifice will provide then you have done your part in making thus world a better place to be.

      Thank you for your contiued silent thoughts and prayers. As odd as it sounds these forums are almost literally my world. Thank you again.

    Now that I have snivvled and whined lets get back to the bench and build SOMETHING

Armornut, so sorry to hear about your health issues. Best of luck and my prayers that the medical professionals can take care of this for you. 

SB33, thanks for the first hand insight, my docs are a bit "vauge" about what to expect. I will need a transplant for sure. I believe I will be on the list very soon since my fistula has been created, one week ago tomorrow, I have PKD, PolyCystic Kidney Disease, gentic and only "cure" is a transplant.

    Fox I tried the PM here but that function is still inop. I do appreciate the offer of support and maybe we can find a way to connect. Thank you again all for your support and kind words.

I can completely relate to your predicament.  My kidneys started failing back in 2018.  I've been doing dialysis regularly since May of 2020 and have been doing home hemo since November of 2020.  Take it slow, take your time recovering from your dialysis sessions, and listen to your doctors.  Here's hoping this is an acute problem and you'll quickly recover and get back to normal.

yeesir we are.

we're cobbers, it's what we do.......

   Thank you all, it means alot. I know I'm not the first to have medical issues however this is the first for me and having support from peers makes things alittle less overwhelming.  Ferg has my number and e-mail as does a few other members. IF the PM function works I will share more prive contact info there. Thank you again to everybody here, I really do appreciate it.

Thanks Dodgy. I know where he's at. I've had two kidney transplants and combined 5 years of Dialysis. When you get in touch with him again, tell him if he needs someone to talk to let me know.

Jim 

StaySafe.

Thanks for heads up. Best wishes to Armornaut.

OOF !!! Get better ASAP.

BK

Oh !

        That's for sure.The Diaylisus regime is Dis-heartening at first. He will get Well, or He will be relegated to Beginner Modeler! Now that's a fact! Here's Praying and Wishing for the best for him always. Tanker-Builder

Best wishes Armornut. I will keep him in my prayers. Have a speedy recovery.

Oh dear.  Thanks for the heads-up Dodgy.  Best wishes to Armornut (Perry).