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« on: November 05, 2011, 07:21:05 AM »
I sit down after being weighed, blood pressure, and temperature and what happens? The power goes out. I am waiting for them to see to the other patients before they put me on.

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« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2011, 08:41:21 AM »
sorry to hear that, hope you finished by now. Can I ask if you get something for your pretty high PTH? Or is it different where you are?
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1983 high proteinloss in urine, chemo, stroke,coma, dialysis
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« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2011, 08:48:29 AM »
Nope, I'm a four hour run. Honestly I had no idea it was high. No one ever brings it up when we go over my numbers. Speaking of which I have new ones that I will put in later today.
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« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2011, 08:58:55 AM »
ok, keep strong. My PTH was high for years cos no-one noticed, apparently its not good (for your bones, and organs, and eyes etc) At the moment I'm using Cinacalcet and it dropped from 700+ to around 10.
Good luck
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I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left

1983 high proteinloss in urine, chemo, stroke,coma, dialysis
1984 double nephrectomy
1985 transplant from dad
1998 lost dads kidney, start PD
2003 peritineum burst, back to hemo
2012 start Nxstage home hemo
2020 start Gambro AK96

       still on waitinglist, still ok I think
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« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2011, 09:29:31 AM »
Does your unit have a backup generator?  Mine does.  When the power goes out, it stays off less than a minute, till the generator kicks in.  When it does, all the machines alarm at the same time, because the power went out.  The lights, machines, and tvs stay on in the treatment area, but the waiting area and the nurses break room and offices have no power.
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« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2011, 09:39:51 AM »
Quote from: Riki on November 05, 2011, 09:29:31 AM
Does your unit have a backup generator?  Mine does.  When the power goes out, it stays off less than a minute, till the generator kicks in.  When it does, all the machines alarm at the same time, because the power went out.  The lights, machines, and tvs stay on in the treatment area, but the waiting area and the nurses break room and offices have no power.

Yup, that's what happened here. Well I don't know about outside the treatment floor.
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« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2011, 09:43:48 AM »
My unit has a window that looks out to the main door and the waiting area. That's how I know that the lights are out there
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« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2011, 11:39:50 AM »
Quote from: pagandialysis on November 05, 2011, 08:48:29 AM
Nope, I'm a four hour run. Honestly I had no idea it was high. No one ever brings it up when we go over my numbers. Speaking of which I have new ones that I will put in later today.

If no one is paying attention to your PTH then someone is not doing their job. High PTH is quite detrimental and needs to be addressed.
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« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2011, 04:51:47 PM »
At my old center we had to manually crank the blood pump, not sure about the new one though.
Also are they doing anything not only to your PTH but your low URr?
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