PD Cylcer Drain Pain ~ Any help would be great!!

[jbrock]

Update:....I started using the New Baxter Home Choice Pro cycler last night and it went wonderful. 

I will not try the Fresenuis cycler again after my first experience but the Baxter was a piece of cake. I actually slept through the night as well...not sound (nerves) but well. I am so excited!!!
It feels wonderful to not have the fluid on me from manuals all day and I don't have to stop whatever I'm doing to do 4 exchanges a day. 

I'm only on the cycler for 8 hours as well. I have not adjusted to climbing into bed at 9pm on the week nights yet (so I can be done by 5am) I work full time. I am sure I can adjust with so many other positives in return.

Thank you to ALL that responded, I am so grateful for this site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joy ~ JBrock 

[Atooraya]

Glad to hear it's working out for u. Baxter machine is a piece of cake.

[billybags]

you will be fine on the Baxter's. Have you had any alarms yet? They make you jump, keep the manual close by.

[jbrock]

Billybags - No alarms yet.  I am sure when it happens it will skeeeer me to death 

Last night was my 2nd night and it went so good! My total UF was great...at least I think. My D nurse said that it was great. My Total UF - 811ml

I have had a lot of problems with fluid in my legs with manuals and 4 hour dwell times. I absorb so now (at least so far) the thinking is the cycler might work better for me.
I LOVE the Baxter HomeChoice Pro for several reasons.

Atooraya - you're right....It is a piece of cake 

So excited!!
Joy ~ JBrock

[Joe]

I;m really happy with the performance of my Baxter machine. I do have alarms occasionally, But have all been self responding alarms. All I have had to do is get up and move around. They are typically because I have rolled over on my line and kinked it. Getting up and straightening it out gets things moving again.

[jbrock]

Joe - I sure hope if I get an alarm that it wont be anything more than a kink or rollover on my line. Likely will jump my heart into over drive 
How long have you been on the cycler?

Thanks for the response.
Joy

[Joe]

Joy, I've been on the cycler just over a month now. 9 hours at night with an additional 2L in 4 hours before bedtime. I'm fervently hoping I can do away with the 2L afternoon fill when I do my testing this coming week. While it's not too tedious, it does put a bit of a crimp in my afternoon to have to get where I can fill by around 4PM.

[jbrock]

Joe - So your a newbie like me...lol to the cycler anyways 
I sure hope when I do my adequacy test next month it comes out good so I don't have to add a manual during the day or go on for longer than my 8 hours that I do currently. I begged for 8 hours...they initially had me set for 9 hours.

I sure hope your test goes in a positive direction and you can drop the extra 2L. Let me know once you find out. Good Luck 
Joy