Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 I don't need to know the answer, but does still produce urine? If so, it could be that they just shouldn't count any reasonable amount she drinks during dialysis. Then, if she drinks say, a can of ginger ale or a cup of tea, she wouldn't crash at the end of dialysis. What about BP meds? I know some hemodialysis patients who are told not to take their BP med(s) on dialysis days. Ask the nephrologist though. At my dialysis centre, they don't set the machine to take off whatever patients drink during the dialysis treatment if they still urinate. For example, when I do this, I might come off the machine .2 or .3 kg heavy, but I just urinate it later, often the same night after I get home, or by morning, so it ends up not making any difference overall. The few times I haven't had a drink during dialysis (which I usually drink right at the start of treatment), I have have had low enough BP after treatment to be kept for a while, and/or to be asked to drink a cranberry or apple juice cup to bring the BP up. Or else, it could be that they are simply being a little too ambitious in the dry weight department. What's her fluid intake at home in between treatments? If it's more than 2 litres, it can cause problems during treatment. Pierre Status report on > > > This has been a tough week, but should start looking up soon. > has thrown up so much this week that her muscles ache & she crashed > after dialysis Thursday, so they had to give her fluids before she > could go home. Thursday, she started using Phenergan ointment on her > wrists, to relieve nausea, with great results. Her appetite is back > in force & she feels much better. Her new Doc did several tests > yesterday (including blood cultures, gallbladder ultrasound, & UA) & > it turns out that she has a UTI. She starts antibiotics today & > should be feeling even better in a few days. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Sue, I am so glad is there with you. My heart just positively aches for how hard dialysis has been on her. Give her our love and let her know we are praying for her. In a message dated 12/18/2004 11:55:18 AM Pacific Standard Time, pegairheart@... writes: > This has been a tough week, but should start looking up soon. > has thrown up so much this week that her muscles ache & she crashed > after dialysis Thursday, so they had to give her fluids before she > could go home. Thursday, she started using Phenergan ointment on her > wrists, to relieve nausea, with great results. Her appetite is back > in force & she feels much better. Her new Doc did several tests > yesterday (including blood cultures, gallbladder ultrasound, & UA) & > it turns out that she has a UTI. She starts antibiotics today & > should be feeling even better in a few days. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Sue, Thanks so much for taking the time to let us know about . I'm sorry you guys had such a difficult week. I am very glad you are there for and her son. The thought of the two of them going through this all alone by themselves is painful. It sounds like the new doc is doing a thorough job. Please give know we're all thinking about her. Cy Status report on > > > This has been a tough week, but should start looking up soon. > has thrown up so much this week that her muscles ache & she crashed > after dialysis Thursday, so they had to give her fluids before she > could go home. Thursday, she started using Phenergan ointment on her > wrists, to relieve nausea, with great results. Her appetite is back > in force & she feels much better. Her new Doc did several tests > yesterday (including blood cultures, gallbladder ultrasound, & UA) & > it turns out that she has a UTI. She starts antibiotics today & > should be feeling even better in a few days. > > > > > > > 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 December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Sue, Thanks so much for taking the time to let us know about . I'm sorry you guys had such a difficult week. I am very glad you are there for and her son. The thought of the two of them going through this all alone by themselves is painful. It sounds like the new doc is doing a thorough job. Please give know we're all thinking about her. Cy Status report on > > > This has been a tough week, but should start looking up soon. > has thrown up so much this week that her muscles ache & she crashed > after dialysis Thursday, so they had to give her fluids before she > could go home. Thursday, she started using Phenergan ointment on her > wrists, to relieve nausea, with great results. Her appetite is back > in force & she feels much better. Her new Doc did several tests > yesterday (including blood cultures, gallbladder ultrasound, & UA) & > it turns out that she has a UTI. She starts antibiotics today & > should be feeling even better in a few days. > > > > > > > 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 December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Sue thank you for the update. has been on my mind a lot these past few months. I do hope they are able to get things under better control for her soon...or that her transplant comes thru soon. She has had such a rough time of it all. Thank you so much for being there for her. Amy G. Status report on This has been a tough week, but should start looking up soon. has thrown up so much this week that her muscles ache & she crashed after dialysis Thursday, so they had to give her fluids before she could go home. Thursday, she started using Phenergan ointment on her wrists, to relieve nausea, with great results. Her appetite is back in force & she feels much better. Her new Doc did several tests yesterday (including blood cultures, gallbladder ultrasound, & UA) & it turns out that she has a UTI. She starts antibiotics today & should be feeling even better in a few days. 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...
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