I might be travelling to Devon as part of a course in July, I just wondered if I might be able to extend my trip and get some dialysis down there. I will be based around near Totness for a couple of nights. If I can arrange dialysis I'd be looking for maybe a week or 10 days at somewhere thats easy to get to by public transport and places to stay that are suitable for reduced mobility and a wheelchair.
Just gathering some ideas at the moment so anything useful will help:)
J
Dialysis in Devon
Moderator: administrator
-
- Posts: 3473
- Joined: Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:21 am
- Location: Lives in a slightly weird bit of Shropshire called Telford!
Dialysis in Devon
"Dialysis! What is this? The dark ages!"
L. 'Bones' McCoy, ST"
Read my blog:)
Live to Fly
http://www.flickr.com/cybercast
L. 'Bones' McCoy, ST"
Read my blog:)
Live to Fly
http://www.flickr.com/cybercast
Re: Dialysis in Devon
Hi JMan. Plymouth definitely has a dialysis unit as that is main renal centre for devon and cornwall, i had my tx there. I believe you should be able to bus it to plymouth from Totnes. Contact the units at the hospital, plymouth is derriford hospital. http://units.renal.org/?c=plymouth. Hope that helps!xx
1982 - born with one imperfect kidney, no bladder
1984 - urostomy op
1990 - bladder built out of colon op
2007 - birth son, gfr drop 30% to 26%
July2011 - birth prem daughter, gfr 17%
August2011 - gfr 10%
Now - gfr 8.8% transplant from dad 29th May2012!
1984 - urostomy op
1990 - bladder built out of colon op
2007 - birth son, gfr drop 30% to 26%
July2011 - birth prem daughter, gfr 17%
August2011 - gfr 10%
Now - gfr 8.8% transplant from dad 29th May2012!