By Miriam Lippel Blum
Here are the CKD related blogs updated since my update on 6/9. If you have or know of a blog that should be on the list let Bill know. Comments in parentheses are my reactions or opinions.
- Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle Bill discusses DaVita's concerns about a public insurance plan and makes the case that it would not decimate dialysis provider finances; H1N1 is now a pandemic, suggestions for unit and dialyzor preparation (Don't delay, flu season will be here sooner than you think.); Professor John Agar, MD received the Medal of the Order of Australia (A great honor for a most honorable and compassionate physician.)
- Kamal Shah's Blog Kamal requires technician help with his nocturnal dialysis but hates being dependent, especially when the tech is late.
- Kaply, Inc. Tracy thinks hydrocodone should have stool softener added to it. (Oh, I agree with that.); she finds out that MRI dyes can be fatal if you have no kidney function.
- Toastiest has a photo of his dog.
- Birdman describes two full days of transplant pre-testing including a cardiac catheterization, looks like he's good to go.
- The Life of a 20-Something With Lupus has been too busy to blog but links us to a photo of a cool cake she baked that looks like a police shirt; a very detailed post on skincare and what works for her.
- Becky Perry has some summer plans, struggles with a waning appetite.
- On the Road to a Cure shares results from an international survey that highlight the significant impact of lupus on patients' lives.
- Really, I'm as Old as I Feel? has a beautiful birthday letter to 2 yr. old Abby.
- I Am. Are you? has a link to an in-depth interview with a double lung transplant recipient and his donor; Donate Life Illinois activities.
- Life on Dialysis has cut off love interests due to his illness, because he feels it would not be fair to the person. Now focuses on making a mark in his professional domain.
- Dialysis Postings explains why he blogs on kidney failure and dialysis.
- Bud's Ramblings visitors bring gifts and Biofreeze, and they all take a scenic railroad trip.
- Disability Prejudice And Civil Rights Watch has a quote to live by; a black space and link to the NY Times article about the US Holocaust Museum shooting.
- Renal Fellow Network has a brief overview of the structure and function of animal kidneys (other than humans); a strategy to minimize the risk of infertility in women taking Cytoxan; symptoms and treatment for Gestational diabetes insipidus.
- Uremic Frost Gene Simmons sold his kidney stone on eBay (Yuk!) for 15K (Okay, it was for charity...but still, yuk.); a study suggesting a genetic ink in CKD in African Americans; Israeli scientists identified key substances in exhaled breath associated with healthy and diseased kidneys raising expectations for development of diagnostic and screening tests that literally sniff out CKD in its earliest and most treatable stages. (Amazing and wonderful!)
- Renal tsar's blog has a link to the Renal NSF update for June.
- Diario de diálisis Crónicas (en Español) Journal dialysis - Chronicles (Google translated from Spanish) the TV goes out in his dialysis unit, hopes it is repaired soon.
- Neophron's Senescence has an open letter to his State Representative about health care reform.
- pkdmom2five daughter has a MRSA infected abcess requiring surgery, she worries whether insurance will cover post-care; she can't handle the wound care, nurse will come twice a day, photos of the wound.
- Lemonade and Kidneys celebrates son's 5th grade graduation with pool party.
- Work In Progress has another bladder cancer surgery, hopes it's the last, and is grateful to her doctors for saving her life.
- I need a kidney Suzanne's kidney isn't suitable for Jason but qualifies for the exchange program.
- Unfiltered Hope a new blog to our list, Sara writes about her husband's CKD, dialysis, and possible second transplant.
- My Kidney - Stories about Life (and living!) with Bum Kidneys celebrates the second anniversary of her transplant.
- The Renal Unit has current renal tweets, news, and blogs.
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