I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
April 25, 2024, 12:59:00 AM

Login with username, password and session length
Search:     Advanced search
532606 Posts in 33561 Topics by 12678 Members
Latest Member: astrobridge
* Home Help Search Login Register
+  I Hate Dialysis Message Board
|-+  Off-Topic
| |-+  Diabetes
| | |-+  They checked my feet		 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. « previous next »
Pages: [1] Go Down Print
Author Topic: They checked my feet  (Read 12088 times)
Pam
Full Member
***
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 390
« on: May 18, 2009, 06:30:11 PM »
Today was my 7th treatment. After about 1 1/2 hrs I was really feeling week so I checked my BS. Down to 50. I had the tech get me my apple juice and graham crackers. Everything was back to normal and the nurse comes around and says she needs to take off my socks and look at my feet. she said they will check them every 9 weeks and if they see any problems they will bring in a Podiatrist. It sure seemed like an odd thing to do I thought.
Logged
G-Ma
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 2191
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2009, 02:07:33 AM »
Good.  They check feet here the beginning of each month and otherwise as necessary.
Logged
Lost vision due to retinopathy 12/2005, 30 Laser Surg 2006
ESRD diagnosed 12/2006
03/2007 Fantastic Eye Surgeon in ND got my sight back and implanted lenses in both eyes, great distance & low reading.
Gortex 4/07.  Started dialysis in ND 5/4/2007
Gortex clotted off Thanksgiving Week of 2007, was unclotted and promptly clotted off 1/2 hour later so Permacath Rt chest.
3/2008 move to NC to be close to children.
2 Step fistula, 05/08-elevated 06/08, using mid August.
Aug 5, 08, trained NxStage and Home on 9/3/2008.
Fistulagram 09/2008. In hospital 10/30/08, Bowel Obstruction.
Back to RAI-Latrobe In Center. No home hemo at this time.
GOD IS GOOD
monrein
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 8323


Might as well smile
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2009, 03:20:46 PM »
For everyone or just diabetics?
Logged
Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
Hanify
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 1814


Hadija, Athol, Me and Molly at Havelock North 09
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2009, 03:22:34 PM »
Everyone.  I'm not diabetic, but they're always checking my feet in cast I've got too much fluid.
Logged
Diagnosed Nov 2007 with Multiple Myeloma.
By Jan 2008 was in end stage renal failure and on haemodialysis.
Changed to CAPD in April 2008.  Now on PD with a cycler.  Working very part time - teaching music.  Love it.  Husband is Paul (we're both 46), daughter Molly is 13.
G-Ma
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 2191
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2009, 04:08:09 PM »
Yes, every patient.
Logged
Lost vision due to retinopathy 12/2005, 30 Laser Surg 2006
ESRD diagnosed 12/2006
03/2007 Fantastic Eye Surgeon in ND got my sight back and implanted lenses in both eyes, great distance & low reading.
Gortex 4/07.  Started dialysis in ND 5/4/2007
Gortex clotted off Thanksgiving Week of 2007, was unclotted and promptly clotted off 1/2 hour later so Permacath Rt chest.
3/2008 move to NC to be close to children.
2 Step fistula, 05/08-elevated 06/08, using mid August.
Aug 5, 08, trained NxStage and Home on 9/3/2008.
Fistulagram 09/2008. In hospital 10/30/08, Bowel Obstruction.
Back to RAI-Latrobe In Center. No home hemo at this time.
GOD IS GOOD
monrein
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 8323


Might as well smile
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2009, 05:04:29 AM »
OK, right, they call it checking the ankles here so I wasn't thinking feet which is pretty dumb on my part but of course thye do that here also.
Logged
Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
Pam
Full Member
***
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 390
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2009, 01:29:14 PM »
It was because I was Diabetic. She was checking for circulation problems and how much sensation I had. I wasn't expecting it and it just seemed strange.
Pam
Logged
jbeany
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 7536


Cattitude
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2009, 03:34:21 PM »
I don't think my center has ever done that.  My regular doc checks, though.  I hate it - my circulation is fine - I'm just ticklish!
Logged
"Asbestos Gelos"  (As-bes-tos yay-lohs) Greek. Literally, "fireproof laughter".  A term used by Homer for invincible laughter in the face of death and mortality.
G-Ma
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 2191
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2009, 03:48:23 PM »
I should have clarified...the first D day of every month we have to remove socks for a thorough check, then after it's just ankles unless a problem, but yes primary Dr won't even come in unless socks are off. 
Weird huh.
Logged
Lost vision due to retinopathy 12/2005, 30 Laser Surg 2006
ESRD diagnosed 12/2006
03/2007 Fantastic Eye Surgeon in ND got my sight back and implanted lenses in both eyes, great distance & low reading.
Gortex 4/07.  Started dialysis in ND 5/4/2007
Gortex clotted off Thanksgiving Week of 2007, was unclotted and promptly clotted off 1/2 hour later so Permacath Rt chest.
3/2008 move to NC to be close to children.
2 Step fistula, 05/08-elevated 06/08, using mid August.
Aug 5, 08, trained NxStage and Home on 9/3/2008.
Fistulagram 09/2008. In hospital 10/30/08, Bowel Obstruction.
Back to RAI-Latrobe In Center. No home hemo at this time.
GOD IS GOOD
Wenchie58
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 1655


Always carrying the big silly grin!
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2009, 03:50:08 PM »
Foot fetish perhaps???   :rofl;
Logged
Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning Satan shudders and says "Oh s**t, she's awake!"

Right nephrectomy 1963
Diagnosed ESRD 2007
"Listed" summer 2007
Transplant 3/6 match  10/24/08
G-Ma
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 2191
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2009, 03:51:44 PM »
 :puke;

 :rofl;
Logged
Lost vision due to retinopathy 12/2005, 30 Laser Surg 2006
ESRD diagnosed 12/2006
03/2007 Fantastic Eye Surgeon in ND got my sight back and implanted lenses in both eyes, great distance & low reading.
Gortex 4/07.  Started dialysis in ND 5/4/2007
Gortex clotted off Thanksgiving Week of 2007, was unclotted and promptly clotted off 1/2 hour later so Permacath Rt chest.
3/2008 move to NC to be close to children.
2 Step fistula, 05/08-elevated 06/08, using mid August.
Aug 5, 08, trained NxStage and Home on 9/3/2008.
Fistulagram 09/2008. In hospital 10/30/08, Bowel Obstruction.
Back to RAI-Latrobe In Center. No home hemo at this time.
GOD IS GOOD
Pages: [1] Go Up Print 
« previous next »
 
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP SMF 2.0.17 | SMF © 2019, Simple Machines | Terms and Policies Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!