It was a long day but not so very bad. The dr. said people with my statis usually get called in the second or third year. Only 8 vials of blood were taken, one EKG and X-ray. Just the riding and sitting wears me out. And of course, it was get up and go this morning. I just wish I could have a vacation from dialysis so I could catch up on some things. But that isn't possible, so I whine.
Monday the nurse practitioner told me to take the sensipar every other day. The dr. and nutritionist today decided that I shouldn't take it. They discussed halving it. I read on a website that it said do not halve it. They said it also says not to skip a day. So, everybody has an opinion. And the patient just does whatever they're told. Can we say yo-yo? Some day I may just get enough of all this.
~Later
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More Problems
I'm getting sooo tired of this . . . .
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Left-PKD Right-Normal Kidney
Swollen Feet before dialysis
Under control with Medication now
Gout
Controled with medication
AV Fistula Access
Mine is in the Upper Arm
Dialysis Needle
Two are used - outflow and inflow
Dialysis Machine
Our stations are exactly like this except no curtains.
Catheter Access
For temporary use
3 comments:
Ann,
I'm still reading...You are a real trooper with such a positive attitude.
The thing that bothered me the most about the yearly pre-transplant eval visits was that I had to have a Dobutamine Stress Test. I'd take the multiple vial of bloods, the wait to see everyone, etc., but that stress test was NOT fun....
Hang in there; medicine is not an exact science, and a lot of the variations in treatments are educated guesses.
Yeah, that's why they call what they do "practice."
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