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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis => Topic started by: Zero on November 07, 2014, 10:37:38 PM

Title: First day of training
Post by: Zero on November 07, 2014, 10:37:38 PM

Hi peeps

So I'm on my 3rd week of dialysis and 1st week of training. Wednesday I saw a cartridge being installed and today I was supposed to set up myself and the nxstage wouldn't turn on...  I didn't even get past step 1. Lol needless to say start again on Monday when the replacement arrives.  I did however do the most scary part, I poked myself and it didn't hurt,  I also pulled them out on my own.  I should mention on my 2nd and 5th treatments the needles sliped, because I moved and all kinds of blood went in my arm so I was worried. Anyone else have good beginning stories?

Title: Re: First day of training
Post by: obsidianom on November 08, 2014, 05:03:19 AM

Quote from: Zero on November 07, 2014, 10:37:38 PM

Hi peeps

So I'm on my 3rd week of dialysis and 1st week of training. Wednesday I saw a cartridge being installed and today I was supposed to set up myself and the nxstage wouldn't turn on...  I didn't even get past step 1. Lol needless to say start again on Monday when the replacement arrives.  I did however do the most scary part, I poked myself and it didn't hurt,  I also pulled them out on my own.  I should mention on my 2nd and 5th treatments the needles sliped, because I moved and all kinds of blood went in my arm so I was worried. Anyone else have good beginning stories?

Welcome to Nxstage . You are doing the hard part by now sticking in your own needles. Now that you can do that , the rest is easy. The machine almost runs itself. Any questions on it, just ask.

Title: Re: First day of training
Post by: Zero on November 08, 2014, 11:15:09 PM

I  hope so they're some big needles.  Truthfully it's kinda  exciting being able to do on my own....  The little things lol