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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis => Topic started by: Whamo on November 06, 2012, 04:50:01 AM
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:2thumbsup; I just did my first PD treatment, at home, with a Baxter machine. Everything went well except for the drain pain, but that's nothing compared to the pain of big needles in your arm for 4 hours, with a 20 minute ending of cramps. The PD nurse is making another home visit tomorrow because I botched a few procedures during a run-through. I was really tired from two days at Disneyland eating too much and walking too much. I was celebrating my birthday with my wife. I got on Radiator Springs in 5 minutes. Most people wait 1 - 3 hours to get on that ride. I got there as soon as the gate opened, and went single rider. :thumbup; :clap; :rofl; :bandance; :guitar:
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Whamo, so glad all went well. No longer a virgin aye Sounds like you had a good time at Disney. Take care
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cool! I just started mine about a week or so ago, before my catheter got blocked. how long is your treatment? how much do you fill? were you waking up during each drain?
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congrats Whamo Was just at Disney World couple weeks ago. I had to work (attend seminars) but the family enjoyed the parks. Grumpy
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just, Sorry I didn't answer sooner. My total UF varies from 1226 (green bags) to 2265 (red and green bags). I usually wake up during my third drain for some reason. Usually I go back to sleep soon afterwards. My weight jumped up yesterday because I made a run to Del Taco (weakness for bean burritos and tacos), but my blood pressure went down? I went to the dentist, and she drilled my gums for bacteria again. It's gnarly. Today I have to buy a Water Pik. I hate those things because they're so messy. I'm dying to get 20 foot drain lines so I can have some more freedom around the house.
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How long are your drain lines now Whamo? Mine are 20 feet and I have a 20 foot patient line to the cycler. That lets me get just about everywhere I need.
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My UF's vary between 300 and 900 with two green bags. I am sleeping through approx 75% of my treatment. the first drains are a little painful, but after that they are fine. I have 20 ft drain lines.
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Back when I used to do PD, my sweet wife found a sturdy table with wheels for my Fresenius Cycler to sit one. It had lower shelves for the feed bags. We put a box of bags on the bottom shelf to put a lot of bottom weight on it. We sued to roll it around the house so I could stay up later on non-work nights.
Before that I had to go to bed at cycler time since that was where the cycler was.