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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis - NxStage Users => Topic started by: micron on October 02, 2015, 06:51:28 AM

Title: Precautions if your care partner is sick?
Post by: micron on October 02, 2015, 06:51:28 AM

Hi,

I fear that I'm picking up a cold, I rarely get sick so this is the first time it's happened since we began dialysis.  I plan on calling the nurse later and see what extra precautions we need to take for my husband's treatments, but I thought I'd ask here as well,  how do you manage your care partner getting sick during treatment and in general?

I don't seem to have a full blown cold (no nasal congestion, sneezing, etc) but I do have some chest congestion beginning.

EDIT: note, I do all the fluid connections normally and put him on/take him off.  He has a chest cath.  The only part he can't do himself is the take on/off.

Title: Re: Precautions if your care partner is sick?
Post by: Vt Big Rig on October 02, 2015, 07:37:51 AM

Well ... as you said ..... call the nurse.

My first reaction would be ... wear a mask, clean hands, clean hands, clean hands. My blessed wife wears out a bottle of GermX every day and she has not even been sick yet.

And then .... TAKE CARE of your self. Your husband needs you !!!!

Title: Re: Precautions if your care partner is sick?
Post by: Rerun on October 02, 2015, 05:42:45 PM

If you are sick or even JUST need a break call the clinic he use to go to and they will take him back for a few treatments.

That should not be a problem.