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Title: How fast can you have the pump speed.
Post by: gregd on January 31, 2015, 11:12:24 AM

Hi everyone just signed up my name is Greg and been on dialysis for 2 years in march. I live in Bristol in the  UK .

Title: Re: How fast can you have the pump speed.
Post by: Rerun on January 31, 2015, 02:16:13 PM

Hi Greg and welcome to IHD.  I'm so glad you joined us.

Go ask your question in Dialysis General Discussion so more people will see it.  Also add how many hours you run because that makes a difference.

Rerun, Admin.   :welcomesign; 

Title: Re: How fast can you have the pump speed.
Post by: Darthvadar on January 31, 2015, 02:46:43 PM

Hi Greg...

Glad you've found us, and a very warm  :welcomesign; to IHD...

Can't answer your question, I'm afraid, but no doubt there'll be somebody here who can...

I'm just a short hop, skip, and jump from you... I'm just across the water in Dublin...

Hope to see lots of you around here...

God bless...

Darth... Moderator...

Title: Re: How fast can you have the pump speed.
Post by: cassandra on January 31, 2015, 03:57:42 PM

Hi gregd welcome to the site

       :welcomesign;


I'm in Southport UK. I would never do higher than 300, no matter how long cos I feel too hyped up than (also better for my fistula) but some people do well on higher. But the higher, the worse it is for your heart too.
Like Rerun says, more answers in General, and also if you do homeD, and with which machine.

Take care, Cas

Title: Re: How fast can you have the pump speed.
Post by: gregd on February 03, 2015, 12:03:20 PM

hi thanks for your reply guys I will take the question to the general discussion thank you.

Title: Re: How fast can you have the pump speed.
Post by: abu tay on February 17, 2015, 03:03:10 PM

i run my machine on 400 - 450 and i do 4.5 -5 hrs, every other day

Title: Re: How fast can you have the pump speed.
Post by: kristina on February 18, 2015, 03:15:52 AM

Hello Greg and welcome to IHD.
I am in Central London, have been on dialysis (3x per week) since December 2014
and the speed of "my" machine in the dialysis Centre is always 350...
Best wishes from Kristina.

Title: Re: How fast can you have the pump speed.
Post by: bliss85 on March 26, 2015, 07:31:07 PM

i have run from 200 - 300 (on nocturnal 8 hour runs) and on my normal (4.5 hour runs) i run at 400 - 550 on 15 gauge needles. in an av fistula...really depends on many factors...such as how heavy you are...your access...blood pressure and ton of other things..