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« on: December 31, 2014, 01:28:38 PM »
We are finally getting NX stage machines (slowly) into the UK  :2thumbsup;
I am curious how it works when you travel with the machine. To use it do you need (a) a clean water supply and (b) electricity?
I am wondering how easy it is to get off the beaten track with one?
At the moment all my holiday plans involve complicated arrangements with other dialysis units every 2/3 days which is pretty limiting for travelling.
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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2015, 05:25:26 AM »
Quote from: Sugarlump on December 31, 2014, 01:28:38 PM
We are finally getting NX stage machines (slowly) into the UK  :2thumbsup;
I am curious how it works when you travel with the machine. To use it do you need (a) a clean water supply and (b) electricity?
I am wondering how easy it is to get off the beaten track with one?
At the moment all my holiday plans involve complicated arrangements with other dialysis units every 2/3 days which is pretty limiting for travelling.
Nxstage is a completely self contained system . You just need electricity .  You can travel with premixed dialysate bags so no water is need. You can run the outflow into a sink or toilet. Its really quite simple.
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« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2015, 08:02:41 AM »
It really is that simple. You don't need a special adapter plug either for travel, just the standard adapter for that country. Every box has 2 x 5 liter bags of your dialysate, so if you do 30 liter a session you'll fit easily 6 boxes dialysate, 3 bags saline (1 spare), 1 machine + needles etc in car to get off the beaten track. You just plug the machine in someones socket.

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1983 high proteinloss in urine, chemo, stroke,coma, dialysis
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« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2015, 11:03:55 AM »
We routinely went camping in our little camper with our machine. We ran the waste into a tank. We took a generator with us in case the power went out, but never had to use it.

We also took our machine to visit our daughter several times a year. You have to be organized to remember all the things you need, but otherwise, traveling is a cinch!  :2thumbsup;

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« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2015, 12:21:00 PM »
And let's not forget Bill Peckham's 8-day trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon!
http://www.billpeckham.com/from_the_sharp_end_of_the/2013/08/dialysis-is-like-running-a-river-it-s-best-to-have-your-own-momentum-.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VqIZxPyLo0
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