My blood pressure as I arrived is 180/90 and after a while as I got rested a few minutes in the dialysis room it went down to 160/80 and after I got hooked-up it went to 140 so in that instance i already had some worries in my head that I could have another bout of blood pressure crashing down.
True enough after eating (and I ate a lot) my BP went down to 100 so they adjusted my dialysis, usually adding more saline solution to my body until it goes up a bit. Then on the second hour my BP is only 80 and I really wasn't feeling anything at that moment, only the normal discomfort that sometimes a dialysis brings.
In the third hour the nurse couldn't her the pulse on my arm anymore, the other side of the elbow part of the arm as she takes my BP reading. A few times she did and finally used the stethoscope but could hear that first gush of blood that coincides to the sphygmomanometer dials but still she could not hear anything so she passed the thing to the other nurse and then to the head nurse.
Oddly enough my BP reads 30 on the scale and I was really surprised that I was not blacking out. So they put the machine to run in "minimum" and it just means I am no longer getting a good clean as indicated by the orange light on the sides of the monitor of the dialysis machine.
It is quite annoying and true enough I haven't been taken off completely with extra water from my body. My next dialysis will be next Tuesday and it will be a long wait with me exercising my full self control regarding my water intake. This means that I have to do some drastic changes and I plan to eat two times per day. With one meal as my meal replacement milk in about half a cup of water and the other meal of maybe fruits for supper.
It is a hard situation that I have to live by from now onwards and it feels like my existence was being mocked in a very peculiar extraordinary manner.
Would you ever consider experimenting with your dialysis meals and waiting until the last hour to eat them? We are discouraged from eating big amounts on the machine because blood rushes to the stomach and intestines to help with digestion and then our BP crashes. Usually I just have some snacks. Maybe worth a try. Google and see what you can find maybe? Hopefully Tuesday is better.
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Thank you for that input @lizzyib I was always eating during dialysis and I usually eat after about an hour after because I wanted it to be included in the cleaning process at least some. Well one reason that I eat was to avoid BP crash that is why I take caffeine drinks like energy drinks but maybe I will try your suggestion.
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I know. There are a lot of things I could do before, but can't do now. Sometimes people suggest you eat before dialysis if you want some of it to be cleaned out. I know you'll do what's best for you. Research and experiment and see if anything helps. Hey, maybe you've just gained some weight!
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I can't say that I had gained weight because I feel relived when my weight is lower and breathless when I am waterlogged.
The problem is compounded by my Kyphosis and it always feels like I am being squeezed.
I still want to find ways around it and I hope this one works. Thank you @lizzyib
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Hope you get well soon. My prayers are always with you dear.
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Dios te Bendiga y que todo resulte bien hijo.
De verdad me tienes muy preocupado y estoy muy pendiente de como evolucionas.
Todos queremos que en algún momento tu calidad de vida mejore sustancialmente y te de cierta comodidad para desplazarte y ser autosuficientte.
Cuídate CAMPEÓN.
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dear friend, I really imagine how unhappy you must feel, but do not let it go, I'm sure that on Tuesday you will be much better, from here I will be praying a lot for you. I send you a big hug.
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God will heal you supernaturally , I decree and declare divine healing to your life in Jesus Christ name Amen
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Don't worry bro, Trust in God. At any time, he can heal you.
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Wow my friend, you really are a warrior, it is not easy, you have to have enough self-control to avoid ingesting excess liquids and above all eat only twice a day. but do not fall, we hope that the dialysis next Tuesday will go better than today.
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Honey, it's a pity that your dialysis has not turned out as you expected, it's time to have a little patience, control your fluid intake these days and hope that it will go on your next dialysis on Tuesday.
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Hope is the last thing that my friend loses, you must trust God even if he puts you on many occasions, with Faith and with the help of him you will succeed.
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