"Tube" Question

[Fox_nc]

As most of you know, I just got a new PD catheter.  To my suprise it is much shorter than the one I had 12 years ago.  So here's my question . . . how long is yours?  Mine is 14 inches from belly to end.  Just curious . . .

[goofynina]

Hi Foxy,  Yep, that sounds about right, that is what mine is pretty much

[anja]

Hello, Fox, how are you getting along?  My Baxter tube is that length also.  When I was on the Fresenius machine, the catheter was quite a bit longer~(and troublesome, I might add~ IMHO)

[angela515]

Sounds right. 

[Ken Shelmerdine]

Are we including the line attachment in this measurement or just the bit you get with surgery?

[mallory]

I bet mine is only 8 inches long.  But, it doesn't have the extension piece on it yet, so they said it will be about 12 inches long when it's finished.

[Fox_nc]

After my surgery I had what a guess could be 2 tubes, but they are attached and my end is the part with a screwcap that attaches to the bag/machine.  The first and second part of the tubes are attached with what looks like a metal screw assembly (for lack of a better tern)  So if some people get these one at a time, I would say with the attachment or extension.

[tubes]

14 inches sounds about right.  Mine will have been out 2 yrs next july.  i cant believe ive been without it for almost 2 yrs.  After living with that damn tube for 9 yrs.  Yep, 9 yrs and only 1 peritonitis.  I only lost it becuz the membrane wore out.

My cath was shorter when removed.  About the 8th yr I was doing an exchanged and my shirt got wet.  Didnt really think anything of it until the next day.  I was changing the dressing and water started spurting out around the part where the extension piece connects to the piece coming out of you. (making any sense? ? ?)  So the piece coming out of me was much shorter.

Fox, have you started using your cath yet? ? ?

[angela515]

14 inches sounds about right.  Mine will have been out 2 yrs next july.  i cant believe ive been without it for almost 2 yrs.  After living with that damn tube for 9 yrs.  Yep, 9 yrs and only 1 peritonitis.  I only lost it becuz the membrane wore out.

My cath was shorter when removed.  About the 8th yr I was doing an exchanged and my shirt got wet.  Didnt really think anything of it until the next day.  I was changing the dressing and water started spurting out around the part where the extension piece connects to the piece coming out of you. (making any sense? ? ?)  So the piece coming out of me was much shorter.

Fox, have you started using your cath yet? ? ?

wow 9 yrs and peritonitis once, very good   i have only been on pd 1yr 6months and have had peritonitis 3 times... the first time I got it, was the very first day of training... the drsaid it was dormant inside me and the first luid going in activated it... then i got it the 2nd time a yr later when i was out of town... not sure how i got it, then the 3rd time happened right after the 2nd so they think that the 2nd time wasn't completely gone and thats why i got it again... i know idont like getting it... its very painful... i do know the symptoms VERY well tho, so i guess thats a plus b/c I get it stopped before it can do damage...

[tubes]

well i guess i did have peritonitis another time.  but i was told by the doc it wasnt a real  peritonitis.   ???whatever that means    had all the symptoms and antibiotics....so go figure....

so yeah, i was very careful.  no pets, so i didnt have to worry about that sorta thing  and my dad made us clean house every day.  but all in all...i was just lucky i guess

[angieskidney]

When I got Peritonitis I was told it was caused by internal naturally occuring germs and that it was not caused by anything I did but it was so bad I can't do PD ever again

[Fox_nc]

Fox, have you started using your cath yet? ? ?

I've had it flushed once so far and I will get it flushed once a week until training begins.  We will start our training on the 19th of December.  They said by then it should be healed enough to use daily.  I personally think it will be ready way before then, but I'm just ready to stop hemo :-)  The flush went well and the PD Nurse said it did great, so fingers crossed I will be off hemo by Christmas!

[tubes]

That would be GREAT fox.  Being off hemo for christmas.  Nice gift.  Not having to worry about schedule changes, snow and if you'll make it to dialysis or not.

The flush went well and the PD Nurse said it did great, so fingers crossed I will be off hemo by Christmas!

fingers, toes, eyes...all crossed