Dear Diary: My Dialysis Almost Went Well Today But I Am Thankful That My Blood Got Cleaned

Today as I just sat on my dialysis chair and tried to sleep as I always do while I waited for the machine to do its wonders on my body as it cleans it with many toxic materials as well as sugars, protein compounds, and vitamins that my body needs. The hours went by and my plan was to wait about one hour until I ask for my food but two hours went by which I didn't notice so I texted my father to bring me my food.

Actually my dialyzer due to its replacing but they didn't replace it so I am already hooked up and my blood was out when I asked if it had gotten replaced but it was not so I will have to make sure next time before I get hooked up to get a new one or they might not get all the excess water in my body.

So that was the problem I have encountered in my dialysis which I lament really because any excess water which haven't gotten out will contribute to my early breathlessness. Excess water in the body of the patients is the main issue that my blood pressure had gotten up very high as well as it is one of the major cause of death to dialysis patients.

I am very vocal about how much water should they take out sometimes and it actually saved my life many times before lest I will succumb to their own judgement based on their numbers because in dialysis things are very variable and patients are not the same and they often set the standard of treatment for a patient based on the other patient's history of treatment.

So it is really hard for me to maintain my body if others are trying to influence how it will work. But today I am just thankful and grateful that even though I also had a low blood pressure it didn't go down full and was abated. My blood again got cleaned, excess fluid was taken out anyhow and I feel well again.