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Bradley Payne
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Bradley
Payne was diagnosed with kidney disease when he was three years old. At St.
Louis Children's he went through surgery to remove his damaged kidney and
lived a fairly normal life until age 27, when he began traditional hemodialysis.
About a year later, he received a life-saving transplant from his sister,
Melanie, which lasted for three years.
Bradley
started back on traditional hemodialysis but found that he was rather tired
and drained after each treatment,
and wanted to spend more time with
his sons Nicholas, 12, and Cameron, 2 1/2. He tried peritoneal dialysis
(PD) as a new treatment modality, but this caused issues with high blood
pressure.
With
guidance from his nephrologist, Dr. Mindel, Bradley has started home hemodialysis.
He says, “"This has totally changed my
life. I'm
able to be a real dad! I can keep up with my kids; I can take them to
their activities and spend time with them without being run down … Nothing
limits me, and it's amazing!”
Bradley
would like to let our readers know that “"kidney disease is not
a death sentence;" He encourages patients with kidney disease to follow
his example of seeking the best treatment option for their lifestyle. Bradley
strongly suggests consultation with other patients on all of the different
treatment options. He says, "I had to find what was going to
work for me, and I think I have found it through home hemodialysis."
