I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Adam_W on June 01, 2013, 04:43:42 PM
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A few treatments ago, I was pulling off a little bit more fluid than I normally pull in one treatment. I had about a half hour to go and I started feeling bad, so I set my machine to pull less fluid and I gave myself a little saline. Well, next thing I knew, I was laying flat in the chair, all three techs in the unit were standing over me, and the nurse was pumping more saline into me! They said I was only out for less than a minute, but that was only the second time in six and a half years that I've passed out on the machine. Fortunately I recovered quickly (after about 600cc of saline), and didn't need any help getting off the machine, and I was able to drive home ok. It was still a scary experience.
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Very scary! Is that due to low BP? I am glad you're ok (and that someone noticed!)
:cuddle;
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It's scary, alright! Starting to cramp is the warning sign for me. When that happens, I stop removing fluid (and lie flat as a tack)!
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Been there done that too. It is a weird feeling coming to with 6 peiple screaming your name.
;D
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I have been lucky and not passed out yet.
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Thats scary for sure! I luckily have not passed out yet but have seen others in the center, it always makes me stop breathing for a few seconds until I know they are ok. I say a lot of prayers too! :lol;
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I passed put once but luckily it was when I was doing dialysis in the hospital so the nurse was right there. I just slipped away for a minute and the odd thing was that I didn't cramp beforehand. But this was when I had pneumonia so I was already sick as a dog and dialysis didn't help. I had been doing NxStage for a year at that time and wasn't used to the harshness or the in center machines any more.