Interested in talking to chronic renal failure people?

I have kidney failure and am waiting for a transplant. Lately I find myself asking why me? why bother? and the like . I have been on dialysis for two years. My arm is totally scared. My skin is now like orange peels. Of course I have things to live for. I just feel defeated. Does anyone understand?

oh i dont think you should feel defeated, after all it takes a lot of courage just to go through as something as life changing as dialysis. just to avoid the needles and things like that have u tried peritoneal (dunno if thats correct) dialysis or having at least a permanent line put in for the dialysis?

anyways dont lose hope and just try and find the positives in life even though as hard as it may sound.. good luck finding the donor.

I wish you the best of luck with your health care. WebMd.com is an excellent site to go to to discuss health topics. I was a regular on the boards when I was pregnant with my daughter.

I understand completely were you are coming from. I stayed on dialysis for 7 yrs before I got a kidney transplant. I got scared the first time I went for the workup to be put on the transplant list but then the second time I went then I went to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and they talked to me about the possible side effects and everything. The best advice I can give you right now is to surrender your life to the Lord Jesus Christ cause I seen alot of people on that stuff die and I hope the best for you. Just remember give your life to Jesus incase something ever happens. It is the best decision and best advice I can give to any dialysis patient that is waiting for a transplant and also ask family members and friends to be tested for you to see if they are a match to give you a kidney cause I got one from my cousin who was a perfect match for me. God Bless You and I hope you all the best.