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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis - NxStage Users => Topic started by: cdwbrooklyn on December 20, 2012, 07:49:19 AM
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Last week Wednesday, I stuck the needle in the wrong way and my venous tunnel blow up. It was swollen for a few days but I was still able to use the venous; however, when I stick the needle in, I’ll get a flash but if I stick in all the way in the flash stops. So I pull little part of the needle out. Now the flash is flowing well but when I get on the machine, my venous level in 292 at 400-flow but the machine does not alarm. My venous level was 359 on a 400-flow last night and the machine did not alarm although my treatments were 3 hours and 45 minutes. Now the artery is fine. The level is perfect. My question is if my venous level is going at 359 on a 400 flow and the machine is not alarming, is my blood still getting clean? I feel fine but not use to going at a lower speed. My normal speed for the venous is 217 – 229 on a 500 flow for 2 hours and 48 minutes. Because of the tunnel blowing up, its running on a 293 – 349 level on a 400 flow and the machine does not alarm. ??? Is my blood still getting clean?
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You should be, do you have a machine that has a light with green yellow and red? if it shows green then you are ok
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I was told to never go above 260 venous pressure on 450 bloodflow rate. It wasn't an issue of blood getting clean (because the blood is already through the machine when it gets to the venous buttonhole) but a matter of the red blood cells getting "squished" on the way back into the body. I have a lot of problems with low hemoglobin and I was told that a too high venous pressure can contribute to the low hemoglobin due to the "squishing".
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Not sure what you mean. The flow went well although it was on 359 at 400-flow. I'm just want to be sure its still cleaning my blood. What lights are you referring to?
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Thanks Cattlekid, I'll look into it.
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Do you home hemo?
When I was in-center, the machine I used had red, yellow and green lights.
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Sorry, but as I was scrolling down through "unread posts since last visit", I was obviously reading too quickly because my brain saw the title of this thread and read, "Problems with my venal butthole". Apologies if that's a bit too crass, but it made me giggle. Thought I'd share. :P
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@ CebuShan, I do it at home. I'm on NxStage. The venous level is improving and the swollen went down. I believe it was the swollen causing the pressure to go high but it's definitely improving.
@Moosemom, LOL.... it happens.
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Thanks Noahvale for the information.