Monthly Archives: November 2021

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday Thursday, Nov 25, the dialysis clinic was closed.  Thursday patients went on Friday, Nov 26, and the 28th.  Yes, with Sunday being the first day of the week, I will be dialyzed four times next … Continue reading →

Today’s treatment was a little bumpy at the beginning.  We had to work out a clotting situation, lay back a little bit because the catheter was not pulling well on either side.  The nurse made the Cathflo, and it was … Continue reading →

Dialysis went smoothly.  No hiccups, even though the machine alarmed me a few times because of my restlessness.  I didn’t talk much.  S (female patient) and JA (female patient) were sleeping.  Treatment went smoothly otherwise.  My dialysis weekend began at … Continue reading →

A Certain Friend I have a particular friend in my life that seems to be hard on herself.  When she runs into conflict, she shuts down, and whatever plans or chores she has that day are not followed through.  I … Continue reading →

Hello and welcome to another day of dialysis.  It went well today, but it has wiped me out to the point that my body was fighting the cold with my CP (cerebral palsy), and they practically took four pounds of … Continue reading →

 Dialysis went fine today.  My catheter ran into a few moments of clotting the machine.  Tr, the technician, could get the clot out and hook me back up to the device without more trouble.  Cathflo was thought of if it … Continue reading →