Why I Love My Dialysis Centre.

[calypso]

Glad to hear some of you love your centers. Here's my addition:

Why I liked my old center:
It was a 10 minute drive away from home.
Had a sexy Nephrologist there. Don't laugh its true!

Why I hated my old center:
One of the nurses put about 2.5cc of air into my catheter when putting me on once.
One of the other nurses said he would hold his breath while swapping the lines when the catheter was running sluggishly once. He didn't. Hold his breath that is. He breathed right in my catheter. He was too lazy to get up and get the mask he forgot to bring.
It was a nursing home. Most patients there have nose hairs older then me.
Bad cell phone signal because it's low elevation in the woods near the shore where they don't bother to put up cell phone towers.

Why I like my new center:
They train for nocturnal home hemo.
They are absolutely meticulous about everything!
Pegged cell phone power meter. It's in the heart of the city.
Neph is 9/10 rather than 10/10. Hey I ain't complaining.

Why I dislike my new center:
I uh....they don't give away free kidneys and beer?
Also no free guaranteed to win lottery tickets.
Longer commute.

[chook]

Calypso - 
Hazmat - it helps that the staff are happy and welcoming. Makes going there less of a chore and the time there more pleasant. I do my last haemo run tomorrow (and then back on PD) and have already bought a thankyou card and little gift for the staff. I know it's their job but I appreciate their care of me and their interest in me as a person, not just a patient.

[Hazmat35]

Calypso - 
Hazmat - it helps that the staff are happy and welcoming. Makes going there less of a chore and the time there more pleasant. I do my last haemo run tomorrow (and then back on PD) and have already bought a thankyou card and little gift for the staff. I know it's their job but I appreciate their care of me and their interest in me as a person, not just a patient.

That is very nice of you, I'm sure that will appreciate that gesture! 

I know that I or my G/F makes "snacks" or something every once in a while, and bring in for the patients and staff, and they always seem to be appreciative. 

[chook]

The head nurse at the clinic rang me when she heard about about my pending transplant and sounded as excited as me. This is while I was being admitted for the op. Good news travels fast. I was thrilled that she rang with her best wishes for the transplant and have recently written to let her and the rest of the team there know how I'm doing. And I was only a temp patient for 8 weeks.