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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: grayfox on June 21, 2016, 04:05:09 PM
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After my dialysis session today, I noticed my eyes were dilated. Has anyone experienced this? I don't remember this happening before. My blood pressure was extremely high when I started my session. I wonder if that had anything to do with it.
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Interesting observation.
What caused you to notice the dilation? Was this during, or after treatment? How was your BP during, and at the end of treatment?
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Dear Grayfox how did you get on?
Love, Cas
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Was the room dark. If it was that will cause the eyes to dilate.
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Was the room dark. If it was that will cause the eyes to dilate.
LOL I have to laugh at myself because3 I forgot the obvious! That should have been one of my first questions. Another one of my D'oh moments.
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In answer to your questions, I noticed the dilation in my eyes as soon as I ended my treatment. I was in a well lit room at the time. My blood pressure was 234/84 at the beginning of the session and 176/86 at the end. I am not allowed to take my blood pressure pills before a treatment because my blood pressure has suddenly dropped during a couple of sessions so I take it immediately after a session and my blood pressure returns to normal within a few hours. My blood pressure isn't normally that high at the beginning of a session, but it was on that day.
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Dear Grayfox how did you get on?
Love, Cas
Hello Cas, what did you mean when you posted how did I get on?
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Dear Grayfox how did you get on?
Love, Cas
Hello Cas, what did you mean when you posted how did I get on?
Hi Cas, got to thinking about your comment, I must have been too tired last night to interpret it correctly. I assume you were wondering why I started dialysis, am I right? I had my right kidney removed about six and a half years ago because of renal cell carcinoma and as soon as it was removed my creatinine reading increased to chronic kidney disease stage 4 levels. My creatinine readings before surgery were only slightly elevated. Seems odd that the kidney with the cancer was filtering better than my remaining kidney. I started dialysis in January of this year. I kept putting it off because I never realized how bad I felt. My creatinine reading was 6.1 and my egfr was 7. My nephrologist had advised me to start earlier, but I was afraid. I now realize I should have started earlier. Dialysis has been rough but I hope it will get better as time goes on. Thanks for asking.
Grayfox