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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Cheyennes on July 30, 2018, 09:39:45 PM

Title: Introduction
Post by: Cheyennes on July 30, 2018, 09:39:45 PM

I am 24 years old living with kidney disease and an overactive bladder. I've been on hemo dialysis for a year and a half and I recently started training to do hemodialysis at home. Due to my overactive bladder I constantly make urine so I do not have fluid gains. I was originally doing hemodialysis twice a week but I have now been doing home hemodialysis training 5 times a week and i have never felt worse. My ankles are swollen, and I've never had swelling. My blood pressure is really high even with medication. At least when I was doing twice a week I had 5 days of feeling good. I can't even go to work now. I'm using the nxstage machine which is supposedly supposed to make you feel really good I have not yet. Just wondering if anyone is having the same problem.

Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: cassandra on July 31, 2018, 12:58:24 AM

Hi Cheyennes welcome to the site


   :welcomesign;


It is poss you have been prescribed a wrong Sak or Bag type. Each number of bag (RFP?) or Sak has a specific amount of Potassium (K+), sodium etc. Ask for a blood test, or have a look at them, or your Learned One, and see what's out.


Good luck, Cas