dialysis tonight

[billmoria]

Iam on the twilight shift at Queen hospital in Romford (east london) in the UK. Our target start time is 5:30 pm. Today there is a tube (underground or subway) strike in London so traffic was much worse than normal. Start today is 6pm so will be off machine in 4 short hours - lol. Since I switched to the button hole technique I know bleed 4 minutes in each hole - excellent!
I have just finished my tea and sandwich and I have just taken a picture. I use a acer netbook at dialysis. I am on a FRESENIUS 5008 machine. Is my normal machine although we have a variety of machines and I sometimes  use other machines. My pump speed today is 380 And if my venus pressure stays low I will raise it to 400. If pressure goes high I will lower it.  At the moment it is at 205.

ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR VISTULA!

[calypso]

Happy times!

Wait... dialysis...happy times? I'm a little confused...Must be the toxins...

So what do you do on that Acer netbook of yours? I have a droid x cellphone that I bring to dialysis to watch all the old Star Trek: TNG episodes I missed years ago when I thought school and work was more important than tv.....(what was I thinking? ;-) )

I don't have a laptop but I suppose if I did I might try my hand at terragen 2 or perhaps go back to blender3d and render out a few scenes.

here's one I did a while ago:

It's a statue of Lucy the angel of light that was scanned at Stanford University and freely available for download as a 3D model. I put it in a scene added an HDRI background put some lights in the scene and a simple plane (as the table) and a reflective sphere just to see the HDRI background and rendered it. Just a little hobby of mine, 3D rendering.

[greg10]

Iam on the twilight shift at Queen hospital in Romford (east london) in the UK. ... I am on a FRESENIUS 5008 machine. Is my normal machine although we have a variety of machines and I sometimes  use other machines. My pump speed today is 380 And if my venus pressure stays low I will raise it to 400. If pressure goes high I will lower it.  At the moment it is at 205.

ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR VISTULA!

Welcome to the forum! Bill.  That is one interesting dialysis machine you are using.  There were a few discussion in this forum a few years ago about the Fresenius 5008, they called it the Cadillac of dialysis machines, I would imagine you would call it a Rolls Royce.  In any case I don't believe there are any patients on the 5008 in the US because hemodiafiltration may not be US FDA approved.

Is it true that you are having hemodiafiltration that is nearly equivalent to 20-40L of ultrafiltration (QF or UF) on a normal hemodialysis machine.  Of course the 5008 is supposed to know how to replace that fluid properly.  Have you ever experienced the sudden drop of blood pressure common to too much ultrafiltration on a regular HD, some refer to it as "crashing", on the 5008?  Thanks for your response.

http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=1502.0

[KICKSTART]

Yeah people crash on HDF all the time at our unit. I myself havent been able to do 4 hours of dialysis for over a year,i was so ill by the 3rd hour and being  . Turns out it was HDF , so now they programme my machine just to do HD. Who would think taking a step backwards would be better !!!

[RichardMEL]

About 18 months ago we had a 5008 machine in to "evaluate" - it was indeed the funkiest thing I've seen in D and there were many ooohs and aaahs going around (but I never got to be put on it, natch!). In the end I heard we didn't go with them due to 'cost" but I wonder if it was the HDF thing. We use 4008's and 2008's currently.

[billmoria]

I have never had low BP while doing HDF on the 5008. It has happened on other machines a few times. Many people in our unit have had low B but I have been lucky. Greg  nice 3d rendering - keep it up. Calypso, every day dialysis allows me one more day to be with the person I love is a happy day. I don't feel well all the time but I am always thankful. I watch sports, chat on chat lines, and generally try to get the 4 hours over with the least irritation and the netbook really helps. I have a Kindle to read as well.
I had a lot of trouble at Davita in Florida - sick after each session. At a Frenisus clinic in Connecticut the results were much better. Never again Davita! Kickstart, for some reason, some people tolerate HD much better than HDF,  I love the 5008's Richard. Next time you hear some politicians say bad things about the National Health service you might remember that it is free and great in the UK.

HOW CAN I REPLY INDIVIDUALLY TO PEOPLE WHO REPLY TO MY POSTS? i CAN'T SEE A WAY TO DO IT.

[okarol]

Bill, if you want to "quote" someone, you hit REPLY, then scroll until you find the persons post and click on "Insert Quote" and it will appear in the box for you to add your comment below it.


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[Bruno]

I'm on a Fresenius 4008 and its great fault (as I understand it) is its inability to warn you when your blood pressure drops, especially if you are too close to your IW. ie you are taking off too much fluid. So I have learnt to watch my BP like a bloody hawk and how to back off quickly...either grab some saline or reduce/cancel your UF goal.
How do you find the Kindle?...I've been thinking about getting one.

[The Lone IT from HM]

I'm on a Fresenius 4008 and its great fault (as I understand it) is its inability to warn you when your blood pressure drops, especially if you are too close to your IW. ie you are taking off too much fluid. So I have learnt to watch my BP like a bloody hawk and how to back off quickly...either grab some saline or reduce/cancel your UF goal.
How do you find the Kindle?...I've been thinking about getting one.

MY wife got one of the very first Kindles, and she loves it.  All the Classic novels are free, and there are several New book that come out that are free also.....New story lines that an author wants to try out, things like that.  She is even thinking about replacing the one she has with the newer one coming out now.  If you like the feel of a book in your hands, or think you will miss turning the pages, don't spend the money.  Other than that, the Kindle is a great choice....you can even load music from your computer to it (found that out last night).

[billmoria]

The Kindle is much easier to use when on dialysis. It is light, easy to read and you won't move your fistula arm!  I have the 2nd generation which makes buying books even easier. Many books are cheaper than paperbacks.
Bill