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First Home Dialysis Run…well, Not Really.
Florence April 2, 2008

Today was my first home dialysis run. I did it at around 9am this morning when my nurse Rose got to my house. It was a short run: 2 hours. The point was mostly to ...

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Sitting on your Butt for 8 hours straight is hard work!
Florence March 28, 2008

At around 9:30am today, I went to the hairdresser to get my hair done. Like always, getting braids in my hair is usually an all day affair. Today was no different. As I mentioned, I ...

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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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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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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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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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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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First Day of Home Hemodialysis Training / SOS4000 – Step by Step
Florence January 17, 2008

I didn’t sleep very well last night. I tossed and turned in my bed for half the night. All I could think of what the day that was ahead of me. It would be my ...

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