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busy, cake decorating class, dialysis machine, exhausted, fatigue, not letting lupus take over your entire life, school, tired, university
Procrastinating is not a good thing
Florence March 30, 2008

I’m at a point where I’m beginning to feel SO overwhelmed. I have so many things going on right now. Do you ever have so many things going on and you just wish that instead ...

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button hole, cake decorating class, cannulation, clot, dialysis machine, insomnia, stomach cramps
My Machine Clotted! :-(
Florence March 29, 2008

Today definitely wasn’t a great dialysis day. I set my machine up as usual and everything was fine. I cannulated my buttonholes…and everything was fine. I quickly scanned my circuit for air and there was ...

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dialysis, dialysis machine, gastric emptying test, stomach cramps, stomach pain
Gastric Emptying Test!
Florence March 20, 2008

So today I did my gastric emptying test. I know, it sounds gross…but it’s not what you think. I had to fast for 6 hours before the test. That was fine considering the fact that ...

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blood work, button hole, cannulation, changes, dialysis, dialysis machine, dialysis training, home hemodialysis, joint pain lupus, lab tests, lupus, mean people, rude people, SLE
Only a few more days
Florence March 20, 2008

My ankles hurt. Both of them. I’m wondering if its Lupus related joint pain. I usually don’t get joint pain aside from the avascular necrosis in my left hip and right knee. My left hip ...

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cake decorating class, chef training, dialysis, dialysis machine, dialysis training, not letting lupus take over your entire life, patisserie, working with lupus
I’m Gonna Be a Sought After Cake Decorator in my spare time….and YOU can’t stop me, Lupus!
Florence March 19, 2008

After feeling down for a while (please refer to last entry) I decided to search the internet for other places that I can take cake decorating classes right here in Toronto. I’m over being upset ...

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dialysis, dialysis machine, dialysis training, home assessment for home dialysis, home hemodialysis, lupus morning sickness, medication, omeprazole, stomach cramps, stomach pain
Called in Sick Today :-(
Florence March 11, 2008

I had trouble falling asleep last night. I got home from dialysis yesterday and was pretty tired….as could be expected. After eating lunch, I took a nap which lasted about an hour and a half ...

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anemia, blood transfusion, cannulation, dialysis, dialysis machine, dialysis training, exhausted, fatigue, home hemodialysis, low hemoglobin, stomach cramps, stomach pain
Worst Dialysis Day Ever!
Florence March 6, 2008

Ugh, today had to have been my worst day at dialysis. It all started when I was cannulating myself. The needles went in fine and I was just connecting myself. I connected the first tube ...

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dialysis machine, dialysis training, electrician, home assessment for home dialysis, plumbers
Technicians, Plumbers, Electrician….bah!
Florence February 28, 2008

What a stressful day! Today was the day that my house had to get assessed for my dialysis machine. At 10 minutes to 9am, the first person came: the tech. He briefly looked around my ...

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