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« on: April 06, 2010, 05:30:25 PM »
Hi, I am Deeepndra and my father who is 70 years old is in Dialysis since last 5 months. He gets trouble during and mainly post dialysis hypoension.
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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2010, 05:57:34 PM »
 :welcomesign; Deeepndra! Sorry to hear about your father. You'll find lots of information here that will helpyou in your search for understanding of this rotten disease.
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2010, 09:28:26 PM »
Oh wow!  Nepal!  How very cool!  I am sorry to hear about your dad.  My mom is 81; she's been on dialysis for 5 years, but for the past several months, she has had trouble with low blood pressure, too.  One of the nurses added dextrose to her dialysate, and that seemed to be very helpful, but I don't know that much about it.  I'm sure someone else here can help you; this seems to be a fairly common problem.  Tell your dad we said hello and that we hope we can be of help to the two of you.
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2010, 04:52:30 AM »
Hi Deeepndra...welcome to IHD!   :welcomesign;  Sorry your dad is having to go through this and how blessed he is to have you care for him enough to try to learn more to help him.  I don't have much experience with it but surely someone on IHD can offer some words of wisdom.
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2010, 10:03:03 AM »
Welcome.  You are among friends here.  Nepal! Isnt the internet amazing.
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2010, 01:26:02 PM »
 :welcomesign;   We are glad you joined this great site.  It is amazing that we can share information with each other around the world.  I hope you can find some answers here and also you will find great support.  I am sorry your Dad is having a tough time. None of this is easy.  You are a good daughter and your Dad is lucky to have you helping him.   Welcome to IHD.  Looking forward to reading more of your posts.   :2thumbsup;


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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2010, 03:35:19 PM »
Hi, Deependra... Welcome. My hubby is Nepali, from KTM originally.
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« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2010, 12:31:39 PM »
 :welcomesign; I hope you get some knowledge and comfort from the great members here on IHD.

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« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2010, 10:17:30 AM »
 :welcomesign; deependra

Dont worry, your father will be alright. We are here to help you and you will get all information that you need.

Nice to see a great son.
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« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2010, 01:11:36 PM »
 :welcomesign;  to IHD.  Are you in Kathmandu?  I spent some time in Nepal in 1975 and had some great experiences trekking in the mountains and traveling around.  I'm glad I went when I did even though most of my friends thought I was crazy to go traveling for a year in India and Asia.  Of course now I would be more nervous because of transplant.
I hope that you will get any information you need to help your father.  If his blood pressure is very low after dialysis, make sure that they aren't taking off too much fluid during his sessions AND if he is taking any blood pressure medications, he should take them after his treatments and not before going in for dialysis.
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« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2010, 12:48:46 AM »
Hi Deeepndra i am not a dr so i cannot recomend this for your dad but what has allways works 4 me when my pressure drops is Gatorade the main cause of low bp is rapid changes in the bodys fluid ballance as the dialysis machine pulls fluid from the body at the same time certain essential electrolytes such as sodium and potassium are removed as well gatorade can replace these electrolytes rapidly but a few important words of advice gatorade is extremely high in potassium so if your dads potassium levels are already elevated or even borderline leave it alone... also only a few sips thats all it takes... pressure drops are often caused by removal of a large volume of fluid so the less fluid in the less 2 remove hopefully resulting in a more stable bp.
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« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2010, 07:40:43 AM »
Hi Deepndra and welcome to IHD.  I hope you can learn something to help your father on this site.

Ask any questions that come up.               :welcomesign;

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« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2010, 08:26:22 AM »
Great to hear from you all, thanks guys.

Jenny where are you now then?

Quote from: jennyc on April 07, 2010, 03:35:19 PM
Hi, Deependra... Welcome. My hubby is Nepali, from KTM originally.
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« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2010, 10:49:39 PM »
Quote from: dtandukar on August 25, 2010, 08:26:22 AM
Great to hear from you all, thanks guys.

Jenny where are you now then?
Quote from: jennyc on April 07, 2010, 03:35:19 PM
Hi, Deependra... Welcome. My hubby is Nepali, from KTM originally.

hi, we live in Sydney Australia, hubby goes back and forth for visits. His family is split across 3 continents, so it's hard to catch up.




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« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2010, 07:15:10 AM »
Welcome to our community, Deependra!  I had a vague idea about Nepal before, but your post made me do some research.  It is a great thing that your love and concern for your father has brought you to our IHD family  :grouphug;  This is a great place for information and support.
We even have a section particularly for those who are caregivers and loved one.  You will find extra support in that section.
You have lots to read here, and you can also feel free to ask questions.  Just keep posting so we will know how your father is doing.
I would also like you to go to the Off-Topic section and tell us some more about your interesting country.





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