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sullidog
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« on: August 29, 2011, 07:27:22 PM »
Well I saw my cartiologist today. He is having me ware a heart monitor for a month and I press the button if I feel it and he said that it sends the data via cellphone tower to this company or something. So we'll see what comes of this!
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May 13, 2009, went to urgent care with shortness of breath
May 19, 2009, went to doctor for severe nausea
May 20, 2009, admited to hospital for kidney failure
May 20, 2009, started dialysis with a groin cath
May 25, 2009, permacath was placed
august 24, 2009, was suppose to have access placement but instead was admited to hospital for low potassium
august 25, 2009, access placement
January 16, 2010 thrombectomy was done on access
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« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2011, 07:45:40 AM »
I think it gets beamed to a satelittle somehwere in space lol. It might seem like a pain to do this but I'm pretty sure it's the best thing to help you out in the long run.
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caregiver to husband using in-center dialysis 4 years
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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2011, 08:47:50 AM »
A MONTH????  My gosh, can't they tell what is going on in 48 hours??  That is just crazy.
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« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2011, 06:46:26 PM »
They did it a month cause mine were rare.
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May 13, 2009, went to urgent care with shortness of breath
May 19, 2009, went to doctor for severe nausea
May 20, 2009, admited to hospital for kidney failure
May 20, 2009, started dialysis with a groin cath
May 25, 2009, permacath was placed
august 24, 2009, was suppose to have access placement but instead was admited to hospital for low potassium
august 25, 2009, access placement
January 16, 2010 thrombectomy was done on access
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« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2011, 08:15:46 AM »
My ejection fraction was at 19 with CHF at one point.  Now it's 75.  I use Cardio-Plus by Standard Process. 
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« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2011, 07:02:52 PM »
Whamo...........  whats this "cardio-Plus you speak of.  I will look it up but can you tell me from a human perspective?  Bos ejection fraction is under 25 at this time  I would love to help him with this. 
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im a california wife and cargiver to my hubby
He started dialysis April 09
We thank God for every day we are blessed to have together.
november 2010, patiently (ha!) waiting our turn for NxStage training
January 14,2011 home with NxStage
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« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2012, 08:36:43 PM »
I had to wear one too, supposed to be for a month.  In the end It was tetminated early because I couldn't tolerate any of the electrodes as I got bad skin reactions.
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ESRD 22 years
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Healthy people may look upon me as weak because of my illness, but my illness has given me strength that they can't begin to imagine.

Always look on the bright side of life...
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