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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Traveling Tips and Stories => Topic started by: mikey07840 on March 16, 2009, 06:38:17 PM
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This past weekend, I went to Philadelphia for a conference. We drove down from northern New Jersey. I packed my Baxter HomeChoice cycler and enough bags of solution, cartridges and drain bags for the 2 nights I was away from home. Packing drain bags turned out to be a good choice as the bed with the electric outlet would not have reached the bathroom sink or tub even with extensions.
I had my roommate don a mask when I did for hook up and disconnect. I had no problems at all. Doing PD with the Baxter machine allowed me the flexibility to just go to the conference without worry.
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that's great! very encouraging that you could travel. :cuddle;
What did you do with King Leon? Does he miss you when you are away?
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I left King Leon some cat toys, bowls of crunchy food and water. He was fine. When I came home he let me pet him for a few minutes, which means he missed his dad.
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:thumbup; Cool Mikey.
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The freedom and mobility must be a nice feeling.
Glad it all went well
P&K
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Thanks for sharing, I am on the Baxter cycler as well but have not traveled yet. How did you discard everything?
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:clap; PD does make it easier to travel.
I have done my exchanges in the strangest of places and NEVER (touch wood) had an infection. :cuddle;
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Thanks for sharing, I am on the Baxter cycler as well but have not traveled yet. How did you discard everything?
I just put everything in regular trash bags that I had packed and tied them shut. Housekeeping took the bags each day. Everything except used syringes is just regular trash, it is not considered medical waste. I took my used syringes home with me and put them in a red sharps container. My hospital takes the full red sharps containers and destroys them with their medical waste for free.
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That's great to hear! I'm looking into traveling in the next few months with a cycler and your story is definitely encouraging :)
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:thumbup; Good Mikey!!
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Great to hear, Mikey. I will be going on my first one night trip next Saturday. Only a relatively
short trip, about 90 miles and staying in a hotel for the night. It's a test for longer vacation planned.
I hope the alarm doesn't wake the people in the next room. I won't be able to weigh, but I will have
to guess in advance the dianeal percentage. Good idea to take a drain bag in case the tubing won't
reach the toilet.
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yes we travel with our cycler too.. just a note dont forget to take manuals just in case of a power outage or cycler would die...and some extra supllies due to bad weather or something would have a hole heaven forbid.. but it is a good idea talking with experience..its nice to have extra too if there would be car touble as well.. thats the thing need to be prepared for anything .... glad to hear you had a good time :bandance;
This past weekend, I went to Philadelphia for a conference. We drove down from northern New Jersey. I packed my Baxter HomeChoice cycler and enough bags of solution, cartridges and drain bags for the 2 nights I was away from home. Packing drain bags turned out to be a good choice as the bed with the electric outlet would not have reached the bathroom sink or tub even with extensions.
I had my roommate don a mask when I did for hook up and disconnect. I had no problems at all. Doing PD with the Baxter machine allowed me the flexibility to just go to the conference without worry.
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Way to go! Just one of the many reasons I love my PD.
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I went to Philadelphia with my cycler....and my cycler went home early. (Sorry Phillites)