Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Hi , I am glad the first day went so well. I am following you very closely and would love to hear anything you are willing to share as you go through this adjustment periods. Thanks for letting us all learn from you! In a message dated 10/25/2004 4:27:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, royal1@... writes: > > I thought I would share how my first day on PD went for anyone > interested. > > I will be spending about 3 days in training, going in form 8:30- > 4:30. During that time, they did all of my exchanges for the day. > Because I feel pretty good at the moment, we are going to see if I > can get by with only 3 exchanges for the first month. > > I started with exchanges (1 liter instead of 2) today, to get used to > it. Everything went well, except for a bit of light cramping and a > bloated feeling. Sort of like I just ate Thanksgiving dinner. They > asay it should go away...or you get used to it. > > I had to choose between Baxter and Fresenius, two suppliers of PD > products. They are more or less the same. I ended up with > Fresenius, joining a trial for a new type of solution bag. It's a > teaching/research hospital so they are often looking for guinea pigs, > I hear. > > The process itself is very simple. I feel pretty confident about > doing it on my own. > > There was a girl in with a bout of peritonitis. She was VERY sick > and waiting to be admitted to the ward. It was a good warning about > scrupulous hygiene and its importance. > > One of the best things was just seeing other PD patients. They were > from all different ages and backgrounds. It just made me realize > once again that I am not alone in this and that it really is not so > bad. > > Well, thanks for letting me share. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 I'm so happy to hear that your first day on PD went so well. You seem to be handling the change very well. Good for you! The PD training course is a lot shorter than home hemo training which is 4 to 6 weeks. Well I'm very happy to hear your great news. Keep us posted. I'm very interested to hear about your progress, since I didn't choose that route, but was always curious. Thanks Marcia hotchkissm wrote: I thought I would share how my first day on PD went for anyone interested. I will be spending about 3 days in training, going in form 8:30- 4:30. During that time, they did all of my exchanges for the day. Because I feel pretty good at the moment, we are going to see if I can get by with only 3 exchanges for the first month. I started with exchanges (1 liter instead of 2) today, to get used to it. Everything went well, except for a bit of light cramping and a bloated feeling. Sort of like I just ate Thanksgiving dinner. They asay it should go away...or you get used to it. I had to choose between Baxter and Fresenius, two suppliers of PD products. They are more or less the same. I ended up with Fresenius, joining a trial for a new type of solution bag. It's a teaching/research hospital so they are often looking for guinea pigs, I hear. The process itself is very simple. I feel pretty confident about doing it on my own. There was a girl in with a bout of peritonitis. She was VERY sick and waiting to be admitted to the ward. It was a good warning about scrupulous hygiene and its importance. One of the best things was just seeing other PD patients. They were from all different ages and backgrounds. It just made me realize once again that I am not alone in this and that it really is not so bad. Well, thanks for letting me share. To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ To unsubcribe via email, iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Hi , I just want to second 's thanks. It sounds like your transition to PD was very smooth. To be honest, I can't imagine feeling that confident as fast as you seem! Congratulations are in order. Seeing other patients must have been wonderful. and I have two PD people in our lives right now. One has been doing PD for 4 years. Both seem to be doing very well. I agree with you, however, about the infection risk. That is frightening indeed. Cy Re: first day on PD > > Hi , > > I am glad the first day went so well. I am following you very closely and > would love to hear anything you are willing to share as you go through this > adjustment periods. > > Thanks for letting us all learn from you! > > > > In a message dated 10/25/2004 4:27:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > royal1@... writes: > > > > > I thought I would share how my first day on PD went for anyone > > interested. > > > > I will be spending about 3 days in training, going in form 8:30- > > 4:30. During that time, they did all of my exchanges for the day. > > Because I feel pretty good at the moment, we are going to see if I > > can get by with only 3 exchanges for the first month. > > > > I started with exchanges (1 liter instead of 2) today, to get used to > > it. Everything went well, except for a bit of light cramping and a > > bloated feeling. Sort of like I just ate Thanksgiving dinner. They > > asay it should go away...or you get used to it. > > > > I had to choose between Baxter and Fresenius, two suppliers of PD > > products. They are more or less the same. I ended up with > > Fresenius, joining a trial for a new type of solution bag. It's a > > teaching/research hospital so they are often looking for guinea pigs, > > I hear. > > > > The process itself is very simple. I feel pretty confident about > > doing it on my own. > > > > There was a girl in with a bout of peritonitis. She was VERY sick > > and waiting to be admitted to the ward. It was a good warning about > > scrupulous hygiene and its importance. > > > > One of the best things was just seeing other PD patients. They were > > from all different ages and backgrounds. It just made me realize > > once again that I am not alone in this and that it really is not so > > bad. > > > > Well, thanks for letting me share. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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