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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis - NxStage Users => Topic started by: lawphi on April 13, 2011, 06:21:00 PM

Title: Just as we get settled.....
Post by: lawphi on April 13, 2011, 06:21:00 PM

Today is our two month anniversary of having our machine home.  We get the call that Hopkins has found a kidney for Hammett and the procedure will take place in a week and a half.  He leaves Tuesday or Wednesday to prepare for plasmapheresis.  He would be inpatient on Saturday and have the transplant on Monday.

Should we take the machine or return to in center while in Baltimore? We would be flying and do not have a case.  Our center ordered a case to loan to patients, but it is on back order. 

I also am trying to research the rate immunosuppression will dialyzize out on daily home hemo verses in center. 

Title: Re: Just as we get settled.....
Post by: willowtreewren on April 13, 2011, 06:29:14 PM

Those are questions best answered by your transplant team and your dialysis center.

When Carl got his kidney the transplant team told us to hang onto our NxStage machine, but our clinic needed it back for training a new couple. So a week after TX, the clinic picked it up.

And CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

 :bandance; :bandance; :bandance;

Title: Re: Just as we get settled.....
Post by: boswife on April 13, 2011, 06:50:21 PM

Congratulations!!  wow! such great news  :yahoo;   Keep us informed  :bandance;

Title: Re: Just as we get settled.....
Post by: looneytunes on April 14, 2011, 04:43:43 AM

Great news on the transplant!   :clap;   

Title: Re: Just as we get settled.....
Post by: lawphi on April 14, 2011, 04:44:54 PM

Hopkins suggested in center. We will have to bring our own blunt needles on the plane.  It depends on the flow cross match which day we need to go and how many pheresis treatments he will need. He will be inpatient on Saturday.

NxStage was not very helpful regarding fluid.  Our center has fluid on hand if we got in a bind.