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tamara
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WOO HOO NEW KIDNEY PEEING !!!(Transplant 23/10/07)
« on: December 15, 2006, 07:29:44 PM »
Had a Routine Changeover of Machines Yesterday. I'm on a Gambro AK 95 on Nocturnal Haemodialysis.

This newer machine is on  Version 12.3 which has one really good feature if you are on nocturnal.

You can press the alarm button for three seconds and once you do this, the lights all switch off on the panel. So once your set up, ready to sleep, PRESTO!
Darkness! Yeah!

(All the panel lights switch back on if there is an alarm or if you want to check something)

So I just thought to mention to the site, maybe just ask even if its a different machine check what updates are available and what extra features they come with.

Who knows what we are missing out on! You think they would just make this compulsory for all nocturnal patients, but no they didn't let me have it until more than a  year after i've been on nocturnal. MONGRELS! :banghead; :urcrazy;





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ABO Incompatible Transplant from my loving Partner 23/10/07
after over four years on the D Machine 

                                                                                                                  
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"Still crazy after all these years."
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2006, 08:49:19 PM »
Is it this one? Cool!
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Uninterrupted in-center (self-care) hemodialysis since 1982 -- 34 YEARS on March 3, 2016 !!
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No transplant.  Not yet, anyway.  Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  ;)
I make films.

Just the facts: 70.0 kgs. (about 154 lbs.)
Treatment: Tue-Thur-Sat   5.5 hours, 2x/wk, 6 hours, 1x/wk
Dialysate flow (Qd)=600;  Blood pump speed(Qb)=315
Fresenius Optiflux-180 filter--without reuse
Fresenius 2008T dialysis machine
My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -):  2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day.

"Living a life, not an apology."
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WOO HOO NEW KIDNEY PEEING !!!(Transplant 23/10/07)
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2006, 09:20:58 PM »
Yep, zach thats my machine, except havent got the side thingey lol.

Been on the AK 95 from the start ( Last three years), but they change our machines after so many hours of use.
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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2006, 09:25:43 PM »
Quote from: tamara on December 15, 2006, 09:20:58 PM
Yep, zach thats my machine, except havent got the side thingey lol.

Been on the AK 95 from the start ( Last three years), but they change our machines after so many hours of use.

That's the latest for the self-care/home patient.  Most of the controls are on that console, and the arm allows you to move it right beside you or in front of you.
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Uninterrupted in-center (self-care) hemodialysis since 1982 -- 34 YEARS on March 3, 2016 !!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No transplant.  Not yet, anyway.  Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  ;)
I make films.

Just the facts: 70.0 kgs. (about 154 lbs.)
Treatment: Tue-Thur-Sat   5.5 hours, 2x/wk, 6 hours, 1x/wk
Dialysate flow (Qd)=600;  Blood pump speed(Qb)=315
Fresenius Optiflux-180 filter--without reuse
Fresenius 2008T dialysis machine
My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -):  2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day.

"Living a life, not an apology."
tamara
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WOO HOO NEW KIDNEY PEEING !!!(Transplant 23/10/07)
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2006, 09:33:24 PM »
Yeah, they have told us about them , but knowing our health system we will get them Last !  :banghead; :banghead; :banghead; >:(
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ABO Incompatible Transplant from my loving Partner 23/10/07
after over four years on the D Machine 

                                                                                                                  
Dialysis Sucks and Transplants Don't.................So Far Anyway !!!!!
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« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2006, 09:35:31 PM »
Although according to stauffenberg, the United States has the worst health system.
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Uninterrupted in-center (self-care) hemodialysis since 1982 -- 34 YEARS on March 3, 2016 !!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No transplant.  Not yet, anyway.  Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  ;)
I make films.

Just the facts: 70.0 kgs. (about 154 lbs.)
Treatment: Tue-Thur-Sat   5.5 hours, 2x/wk, 6 hours, 1x/wk
Dialysate flow (Qd)=600;  Blood pump speed(Qb)=315
Fresenius Optiflux-180 filter--without reuse
Fresenius 2008T dialysis machine
My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -):  2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day.

"Living a life, not an apology."
tamara
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WOO HOO NEW KIDNEY PEEING !!!(Transplant 23/10/07)
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2006, 10:34:23 PM »
Yeah I shouldn't complain the Aussie system is pretty good, don't have to pay a  :twocents; and no sign of Davita YET!
« Last Edit: December 15, 2006, 11:12:42 PM by tamara » Logged
ABO Incompatible Transplant from my loving Partner 23/10/07
after over four years on the D Machine 

                                                                                                                  
Dialysis Sucks and Transplants Don't.................So Far Anyway !!!!!
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2006, 11:12:52 AM »
My machine looks exactly like that but it have a robot like arm instead to move the control screen. The biggest change I had this year, thanks to my amazing reno team, is that they changed the WRO 95 to a new WRO 300, which is almost care free...changing those filters twice a week was a nightmare!. Hopefully next year I'll change it for the WRO 300 H which does not use chem disinfect anymore
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