Hey there! It is November 1, 2016. Fall is definitely in the air in my neck of the woods. How about yours?


On a typical off day I usually find myself making a trip to the local grocery at least once or twice a month depending on my level of strength and finances. It is good to have the normal chores of life as a daily routine. If you are having a dificult time adjusting to your routine feel free to leave a comment below.  If you feel you want a resource from the medical infrastructure http://www.kidneybuzz.com is a good resource.

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Hi, it is another session, three and one half hours not including "hook up" and "take off" time..

The significant thing here is that this scene is depicting the fact that there are three inserted needles here, a scene that does not regularly happen. So.......what did happen? A blood clot. This can be a real pain both literally and psychologically. You learn as a patient to ignore it and always hope for the best outcome. In this case you want to safe guard the condition of your access to avoid damage to it and have the incident contribute to having to go in to see your vascular surgeon for repair of your access before your scheduled time. Chin up!! 

Sometimes it is good to request the assistance of another tech if your present tech is having difficulty finding another place in the access to insert the needle so that your treatment session can be completed. After five years five months and eighteen days of this you quickly learn to use all of your options and remain calm at all times. We are all part of a team. The goal is to maintain a standard of good healthy outcomes with the level of treatment available these days for in center hemodialysis 2016.

All things being considered , it is not so bad. A lot of people do not make it this far and on the other hand some make it a lot farther, such is life. Now I am going to stir things up........When you hear them say thee is no cure, you say ....you say...NO CURE YET!

Hello happy to report have reached the 5 year mark in dialysis treatments. The next big landmark that is celebrated is the 30 year mark. I do know someone that has achieved that.
Onward and upward. 

Also it is now 5 years of being smokefree. 

went in today at 59.1 kg  left at 57.0