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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis => Topic started by: blackandgoldfan on April 10, 2011, 11:09:18 AM

Title: Shortness of Breath on PD?
Post by: blackandgoldfan on April 10, 2011, 11:09:18 AM

I've been short of breath recently.  Espically at night when lying down to go to bed and/or rolling over to change positions. Is this normal or do I have something else going on?

Title: Re: Shortness of Breath on PD?
Post by: Jie on April 10, 2011, 11:14:59 AM

The PD nurse is available 24 hours a day. You should call the nurse to find out what causes the short of breath.

Title: Re: Shortness of Breath on PD?
Post by: *kana* on April 10, 2011, 03:23:45 PM

This could just be the extra fluid weight in your abdomen or a more serious condition(fluid around the heart) that needs urgent medical attention.  Please call your nurse right now and ask her what she/he needs you to do. 

Good luck! 

Title: Re: Shortness of Breath on PD?
Post by: boswife on April 10, 2011, 04:05:56 PM

Hubby on hemo but they ALWAYS ask him how his breathing is laying down.  Please check out..

Title: Re: Shortness of Breath on PD?
Post by: *kana* on April 12, 2011, 04:03:35 PM

Just checking to see how you are doing today.  You did call your nurse, right?

Title: Re: Shortness of Breath on PD?
Post by: WishIKnew on April 12, 2011, 04:46:02 PM

I experienced this and it was discovered I had plural effusion.  They drained a liter and an half from my lungs.  Check it out to be safe!

Title: Re: Shortness of Breath on PD?
Post by: cookie2008 on April 12, 2011, 08:36:41 PM

Mine was the same I had plural effusion drained fluid from sak around my lungs which was pd fluid.  Get checked was in hospital 10 days was septic.

Title: Re: Shortness of Breath on PD?
Post by: blackandgoldfan on April 15, 2011, 12:36:59 PM

Thanks all for great advice.  Pleural effusion as some of you guessed.  Don't know yet if it is PD fluid or not.