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« on: October 28, 2011, 09:46:34 AM »
I passed out at dialysis this morning.  I've never done that before.  She told me I was done, so I sat up and my calf started to cramp so I asked her if I could push on her leg.... then I felt sick so I told her I needed fluid.  Then all I remember is her yelling at me.. my name and to pay attention to her.  She told me I was unresponsive for a little while and I was trying to talk but nothing was coming out.  Scary hua?  I didn't see any white light.....

Have you passed out before??
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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2011, 09:53:42 AM »
Doesn't sound good!  :thumbdown;
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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2011, 10:09:01 AM »
Jeeze don't do that again


What were your blood pressures going on?


There was a time when if I stood up too quick I could blackout, it was due to low BP
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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2011, 10:10:41 AM »
oh man, i hope you're ok.

i crashed a few times, close to passing out but never did.
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« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2011, 11:10:41 AM »
I did that the first week I was doing PD. Was at home, wife was with me, all this stuff was new. I hadn't eaten during the day (ok, dumb me and I know better now). Hooked up to do my afternoon exchange, the room started spinning and away I went. Scared wife to death. She was ready to call 911, but I had her call the on call PD nurse instead. We determined I was really dehydrated, that and lack of food during the day did me in.
I was threatened with physical mayhem if I every let that happen again  :Kit n Stik;
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2011, 11:56:29 AM »
Re, I'm so sorry to hear about your unpleasant experience.  First you had a cold during the Vegas trip, and  now this!   :banghead;  Anyway I hope you don't have to go through that again.
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2011, 12:22:23 PM »
 :grouphug;
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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2011, 02:16:26 PM »
What a scary thing to have happen!  Are you OK now?  Do you know what caused this?
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« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2011, 02:29:17 PM »
in 6+ years on dialysis, I've passed out about once a year...keep a close watch on your blood pressure...listen for the machine to beep if your bp is too low...get a hypertonic when you still have at least an hour left..works best for me....Yes, coming around with nurses & techs yelling in your face is no fun...worst part for me is that when I pass out I always bite down on my tongue really hard & make it bloody/bruised
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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2011, 06:34:12 PM »
Quote from: kamar55 on October 28, 2011, 02:29:17 PM
Yes, coming around with nurses & techs yelling in your face is no fun...

Don't even get me started with that!  The nerve of people!!!

Hope you are doing well now, Rerun! As previous post aske, do they know what caused it?  My quess would be BP also!

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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2011, 06:53:26 PM »
ohhhh, i dont like that at all!!!!  Please, for us, do not do that again!!!!!!!!!  thank you very much!!!    Soooooooooo, what was it, or why was it???
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« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2011, 08:19:56 PM »
Sounds like BP to me.  Take care of yourself, we  you around awhile!  :cuddle;
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« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2011, 11:31:24 PM »
Well, whadja go and do that for? Stop it!  :Kit n Stik;

No, seriously, that must have been frightening as hell. Do they know why it happened? Did they take off too much fluid?

I've never passed out (yet) but I came kinda close this morning. BP was 80/47 standing and I started getting dizzy. Laid down and was okay.
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« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2011, 12:39:05 AM »
Oh that must have been scary!!! It scares me just thinking about it. Hope that was your first and last time, EVER!!!
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« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2011, 01:32:33 AM »
I have had that happen four times. The cramping and nausea then out I would go. The nurses did a great job bringing me out of it with saline and constantly talking to me.That darned old dry weight thing, lose a few pounds and watch out.
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« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2011, 11:40:12 AM »
my guess is low blood pressure and even dehydration. that was my problem summer of 2010, but i never passed out. don't do it again, we need you. let us know how you're doing.
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« Reply #16 on: October 29, 2011, 12:17:42 PM »
I've done it a couple of times. It's not fun.  I've gotten to a point where I recognize the feeling and can get someone's attention before I pass out.  Sometimes I have no warning at all.

I have this thing where, when I stand up, even if my blood pressure isn't very low, it will drop fast.  It doesn't even need to drop that far, 5 points, but it's the fast drop that does me in.
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« Reply #17 on: October 29, 2011, 01:34:30 PM »
Yes, I'm sure it was low b/p but by the time she was able to push the button I was conscious and talking to her and it was 101 over something.  So we don't know what it dropped to.

When I was sick I lost weight so I lowered my dry weight.  I guess my appetite has been back for a little while so we 'raised' my dry weight.

Uggh yeah not fun.   :P


Thank you for your sympathy because it made me feel better.   :angel;
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« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2011, 06:40:27 PM »
awww Rerun... wow what an experience. I'm wondering if you were sick, were you on any extra meds for that? Just a thought that  having those extra things in your systemmay have played a part. Hmmm.... just a thought. Like you said though you lost some weight when you were not feeling well. I found it. It's sitting on my hips by the way. I was wondering who lost it lol. Hope you're feeling better now!  And yeah, I did near pass out once. As a teen I took tennis lesson at a local tennis park with a girlfriend . A hot August morning we started lessons. My instructor served a few slow balls over the net to start us out. Everything got real bright white and I felt nauseous. I mean bright white and I was so dizzy. The tennis balls came over in slow motion and kinda looked like when a Dandelion blooms into that white puffy  thing slowly floats through the air. Mike friend thought I was pretending i was drunk lol. They took me to the food stand a gave me M & M's and a coke. We callled it a day. As I look back I can see it being very dangerous to start going until your BP has been completely regulated. I hope that never happens to you again.
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« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2011, 06:53:26 PM »
So sorry to read that this happened to you, Rerun. Terrifying!  :grouphug;
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« Reply #20 on: October 30, 2011, 08:46:38 PM »
Sorry that happened to you Rerun- sounds scary. I am glad you are okay now.  :flower;
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« Reply #21 on: October 30, 2011, 08:56:08 PM »
Cramping, nausea, then "out"!!.  Got lots of attention then!  They were trying to take off too much fluid!  Not fun!  Feel better Rerun! :flower;
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« Reply #22 on: October 31, 2011, 04:46:05 AM »
Yikes Rerun!  I think Blokey passed out twice whilst on haemoD (both times due to low BP) but it was when he first began having dialysis.  Hope you're right as rain now lovely!

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« Reply #23 on: October 31, 2011, 01:06:43 PM »
Good you are better Rerun,just don't do that again! Not to steal your thread, but want to welcome Poppy back!!  I see you are back to your AMAZING self again!  How is Blokey coming with tx?  He is so Blessed to have you, you do know that?

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« Reply #24 on: October 31, 2011, 01:20:46 PM »
Last night went fine.  The tech said what happened to me, happens and they just start fluid return and people come around.

I won't start the "but... what if"  because then I won't be able to sleep there anymore.   :waving;
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