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Anxiety During Dialysis

August 1, 2019 by Anna — Leave a Comment
Filed Under: Dialysis Diaries

Google if you are lost with understanding the terms used here. I just want a space to rant how the last couple of weeks felt.

In the past 3 weeks I’ve started having anxiety whenever I have to do dialysis sessions. To think I do this thrice a week! This particular issue has been solved last year when I had my permanent catheter (or a “chest catheter”) replaced when I started getting chills during dialysis and because my dialysis machine keeps beeping – it got annoying and eventually the nurses thought I needed to switch to a fistula (no way). Apparently it has became infected. Maybe because I live in a household where we have dogs? I’m sure I take care of this very very carefully. The dialysis center doesn’t efficiently clean my access and I feel that I secure it better when I am at home. 

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How Memorable Of A Patient Are You?

June 24, 2018 by Anna — Leave a Comment
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I’ve been in Dialysis since December of 2015. This December would be my 3rd year of doing this. At first I thought I’d have it easy, until once in a while I’d have small pains to endure.. and recently my Permcath access had to be replaced. Another big pain in the ass to endure for a month.

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I Saw Someone Almost Die This Week

February 14, 2018 by Anna — Leave a Comment
Filed Under: Dialysis Diaries, Personal

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It is a normal thing in a dialysis center for some patients to just stop breathing and die during their session. I see it happening quite a few times in the hospital when it was my early months of starting dialysis. There are times I see families crying over losing their loved one during dialysis outside the room. I don’t know if it was the patient’s time, or they didn’t eat that much, so their sugar levels dropped, or whatever.

Two months ago in the center I undergo dialysis now, there’s an old lady who fell asleep and I thought she’d be gone because she looked, at the time, like she is dead. She is always accompanied by her granddaughter and grandsons. I haven’t seen her lately though. Hope she’s still alive.

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Wonderful Wednesdays 2: January 2018

January 24, 2018 by Anna — Leave a Comment
Filed Under: Dialysis Diaries, Life, Personal

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Voila! Happy new year! In this month’s #WonderfulWednesdays (hahaha)…

  1. Getting to know the nurses more than just observing during opening and closing my my Permcath access during Dialysis: The dialysis center I go to are mum about moving to a farther location than the one where they are located now. Most of the nurses they’ve had before were nice and the ones now. There are a couple who have become my favorites.
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