Eyes dilated after dialysis session

[grayfox]

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.   

[Charlie B53]

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?

[cassandra]

Dear Grayfox how did you get on?

Love, Cas

[Michael Murphy]

Was the room dark.  If it was that will cause the eyes to dilate.

[Charlie B53]

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.

[grayfox]

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. 

[grayfox]

Dear Grayfox how did you get on?

Love, Cas

Hello Cas, what did you mean when you posted how did I get on?

[grayfox]

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