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Joe Paul
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« on: August 12, 2008, 01:50:55 AM »
Well, going in this morning to have my PD catheter removed. The surgeon wanted to give me a local to remove it, but I wanted knocked out and got my wish. Surgery time will be around 11 am (eastern). I am kind of sad PD didn't work, but have to admit, it will be good to have this catheter out, maybe enough summer left to go swimming here at the local pool.
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« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2008, 04:35:35 AM »
 :cuddle; Joe Paul. Hope it all goes well today.
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« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2008, 04:37:19 AM »
I'll be thinking of you JP.  I go in this morning to have my permacath out. 
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« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2008, 04:40:57 AM »
Hoping all goes well for you! :grouphug;
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« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2008, 05:19:36 AM »
Good luck today, hey at least you gave the pd a try.
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« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2008, 07:22:40 AM »
Good luck for today , shame it didnt work though, still it will be good if you can get to swim again!
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« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2008, 08:16:13 AM »
I feel really sad that PD didn't work for you, Joe Paul.  But I hope you get some swimming in.  Good luck back on Hemo.
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« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2008, 08:21:26 AM »
here's hoping everything goes smoothly.
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« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2008, 10:30:28 AM »
JP and Monrein - hope all went well today for both of you.  :flower;
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« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2008, 10:38:31 AM »
Hope you are both OK and that all went well  :grouphug;
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« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2008, 01:27:55 PM »
Thankyou all, for your well wishes. I ran into a problem during surgery, my blood sugar dropped to 40, and they could not get it back up, so they stopped the surgery until my sugar level got up. I do not understand why it dropped like it did, and as fast as it did - because I didn't take any insulin since supper last night. I guess that will remain a mystery, at least I am home now(just got here), and the catheter is gone. Thanks again for your well wishes, much appreciated  :thumbup;
Monrein, hope all went well today for you.
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« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2008, 01:30:36 PM »
Hope you start feeling better JP :grouphug;
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« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2008, 01:35:55 PM »
JP, I'm so sorry you had the blood sugar drop like that on you.  Glad you're home now and catheter free.

My removal went well.  A little local, five to ten minutes in all and off I went, tubeless again.  The only scary thing was the youth of my doctor.  He looked as though he might be starting high school next year and I wanted to ask him if his mother knew that he was spending his summer hanging out in a hospital with all those germs.

Tomorrow I use all the hot water in this house.

JP, I hope you get to go swimming soon enough.
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2008, 03:47:25 PM »
Monrein, glad things went well. Young Doctors scare me too, makes me feel like I am part of a learning curve  :lol;
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« Reply #14 on: August 12, 2008, 04:22:17 PM »
Joe Paul and monrein. Len always said he felt like a training dummy. I actually asked his GI doctor to see his license (he looked 12) and I was shocked to find out he was 34. I'm glad both of you are home and JP, watch your sugar tonight (IV saline) and monrein, don't use all the hot water up.  :cuddle;
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« Reply #15 on: August 12, 2008, 08:29:19 PM »
I am glad to hear that everyone survived the day, even the doctors in training!
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« Reply #16 on: August 13, 2008, 04:50:54 PM »
Hope everything went smoothly.
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« Reply #17 on: August 13, 2008, 05:34:21 PM »
JP, sorry I missed the thread originally, also sorry PD didn't work out for you.  :cuddle; Have you gone swimming yet?

Monrein, I think I took three showers a day for a week when my last permcath came out...has your hot water recovered?
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« Reply #18 on: August 13, 2008, 05:52:12 PM »
OMG...what does a shower feel like?????
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« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2008, 02:57:47 AM »
Quote from: KT0930 on August 13, 2008, 05:34:21 PM
  Have you gone swimming yet?
No KT, that will be at least another week from what I understand. I was told I could get into the tub after a week, so I think it will be OK to go in the pool too. Of course its been mid 70's here, probably freeze my buns off anyways  :lol;
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