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heart and renal failure
- By mrs mike
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Mon 14 Apr 2008 14:39
thought id introduce myself my names stacey im 20 years old and im a full time carer for my husband who has heart and renal failure last year he spent 6 months in hospital 3 months on intensive care and 3 times i got told to say goodbye to him it was all down to an infectoin peritanitis which was caused by home dialysis (apd) but hes slowly on the mend again now and back at home putting weight on he lost over 5 stone in hospital the only thing is now he has a stoma due to the operation he had to have to get the infection out and hes addicted to painkillers i have tried to get him off it but dont seem to be getting anywere
thanks for reading
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- By doug
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Re: heart and renal failure
Mon 14 Apr 2008 15:42hi stacy i know how you feel my wife has a stoma
for peritonitis but unfortunatly she cant be helped
that way i was told exactly what you were told
2003 she spent the whole year in hospital i nearly lost her of and on thankfully she is still here
best thing for you to do is talk to your doctor
they wil be able to help sorry cant help but if you want advice on your husbands stoma i would be
glad to help
- By EL
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Re: heart and renal failure
Mon 14 Apr 2008 15:46Hello mrs mike, welcome to carers
i joined just last week.
im Elaine 46 and care for my 13year old son Adam. Small piece of advice but i dont want to sound patronizing, you are way way too young to take on the role as a carer without some kind of help or assistance from somewhere
You make sure you ask for help when you need it actually not just you but hubby too ok?. Both of you visit live chat cause i gorra tell ya the people on there (no matter what problems thay have) will soon have you in stitches 
as well as give the odd bit of advice. To be honest this site will change something in you, coming here is better than a night out with the girls cause everyone is in a similar position to you and knows how quick things can change day to day. Hope to see you there
- By doug
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Re: heart and renal failure
Mon 14 Apr 2008 17:27EL go to chat room
- By mrs mike
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Re: heart and renal failure
Wed 16 Apr 2008 14:50thank you for your advice we have an appointment with his consultant today at 5 about the morphine and as for getting help the only real help we get is from stoma nurses that visit 1ce a month unless we need them before they are due we used to have district nurses but they dont come and only have been once
i no im young an it is getting a bit to much for me i feel like im banging my head against a brick wall about the morphine but we will see at 5 o clock today what the consultant says
thanks