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sullidog
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« on: January 21, 2012, 05:03:53 PM »
This morning, I woke up, graft had a good thrill, then when I went to dialysis the thrill in bruit were gone, so thank goodness I still had my catheter so we used it, about an hour and half before my treatment ended my system clotted off, so we have the graft clotted, and now the whole dialyser system, how ironic! so we are wondering if my platelets could be high causing all of these clotting issues today. They changed my dialyzer and lines and rest of treatment went fine. Monday I will see my v surgeon so we'll see what he says, they had not done a platelet drawl yet on me. I just think it's weird my access has been working fine since it was declotted last month and now all the sudden more then my access is clotting.
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May 13, 2009, went to urgent care with shortness of breath
May 19, 2009, went to doctor for severe nausea
May 20, 2009, admited to hospital for kidney failure
May 20, 2009, started dialysis with a groin cath
May 25, 2009, permacath was placed
august 24, 2009, was suppose to have access placement but instead was admited to hospital for low potassium
august 25, 2009, access placement
January 16, 2010 thrombectomy was done on access
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« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2012, 05:38:24 PM »
I bet you are at your wits end, Sully!  Pretty confusing isnt it? Hope they get it sorted out for you soon!

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lmunchkin
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« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2012, 06:21:22 PM »
I will keep you posted, I know he told me if it shuts down again he'd put in a new one, but if my clotting factors are high I don't want him putting in a new one and the same thing happen so I will have those checked first.
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May 13, 2009, went to urgent care with shortness of breath
May 19, 2009, went to doctor for severe nausea
May 20, 2009, admited to hospital for kidney failure
May 20, 2009, started dialysis with a groin cath
May 25, 2009, permacath was placed
august 24, 2009, was suppose to have access placement but instead was admited to hospital for low potassium
august 25, 2009, access placement
January 16, 2010 thrombectomy was done on access
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« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2012, 06:56:21 PM »
Are you taking any blood thinners?  J. use to long time ago have clotting problems, but when VS prescribed plavix, there has been no more clottings!

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11/2004 Hubby diag. ESRD, Diabeties, Vascular Disease & High BP
12/2004 to 6/2009 Home PD
6/2009 Peritonitis , PD Cath removed
7/2009 Hemo Dialysis In-Center
2/2010 BKA rt leg & lt foot (all toes) amputated
6/2010 to present.  NxStage at home
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« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2012, 08:26:07 PM »
nope but might be a time to start.
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May 13, 2009, went to urgent care with shortness of breath
May 19, 2009, went to doctor for severe nausea
May 20, 2009, admited to hospital for kidney failure
May 20, 2009, started dialysis with a groin cath
May 25, 2009, permacath was placed
august 24, 2009, was suppose to have access placement but instead was admited to hospital for low potassium
august 25, 2009, access placement
January 16, 2010 thrombectomy was done on access
lmunchkin
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« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2012, 02:37:45 PM »
Ask your Vasc. Surg.  He/she will certainly know if it is warranted.  They may prescribe something else too! But then it may be different for grafts, I don't know, but a clot is a clot, IMO.

Keep us posted
lmunch
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11/2004 Hubby diag. ESRD, Diabeties, Vascular Disease & High BP
12/2004 to 6/2009 Home PD
6/2009 Peritonitis , PD Cath removed
7/2009 Hemo Dialysis In-Center
2/2010 BKA rt leg & lt foot (all toes) amputated
6/2010 to present.  NxStage at home
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