petitepedal ★ Posted February 13, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 13, 2018 74...a young one..been doing peritoneal dialysis for a couple of years...told me a few months ago she would never have started if she had known the complications 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted February 13, 2018 Share #2 Posted February 13, 2018 1 minute ago, petitepedal said: 74...a young one..been doing peritoneal dialysis for a couple of years...told me a few months ago she would never have started if she had known the complications Yea, that sucks. Dialysis ain't for everyone. I start new people all of the time. Some of them I really wonder if they know what they are getting into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 13, 2018 Share #3 Posted February 13, 2018 It’s tough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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petitepedal ★ Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted February 13, 2018 I just wish I didn't have to find them..she missed a doctor's appointment..and the nurse called for a welfare check. Last we know for sure is she was at the doc last Monday..she may have been dead a day or two..the apartment is pretty cool. My rule is you die on the weekend so I don't have to find you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted February 13, 2018 Share #6 Posted February 13, 2018 The unpleasant side of your job. Do you take the losses personally? I never did in the air ambulance business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted February 13, 2018 Some are harder than others... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted February 14, 2018 Share #8 Posted February 14, 2018 Petite, I haven't asked outright my doctor-sister of what it's like for her to tell family member that their loved one has died. She works as an emergency medicine doctor at a hospital. She's been practicing for over last 15 yrs. so plenty of experience. It shocked us that she could estimate when our father would die after he was admitted into palliative care. She guessed right..approx.. before Christmas. This was a few yrs. ago. But she knows the trends among certain cancer patients and the frail elderly in general, what happens. The worst part begins when the elderly cannot push themselves out of bed. She was the sibling who voluntarily stepped up to take father to all his appointments, advocate for him and take work hours cut from hospital so she would help him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend_Maynard Posted February 14, 2018 Share #9 Posted February 14, 2018 5 hours ago, Parr8hed said: Yea, that sucks. Dialysis ain't for everyone. I start new people all of the time. Some of them I really wonder if they know what they are getting into. What choices do they have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted February 14, 2018 Share #10 Posted February 14, 2018 59 minutes ago, Reverend_Maynard said: What choices do they have? Walk away and let nature take its course, and yes I have thought about this. She was younger than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted February 14, 2018 Share #11 Posted February 14, 2018 7 hours ago, Parr8hed said: Yea, that sucks. Dialysis ain't for everyone. I start new people all of the time. Some of them I really wonder if they know what they are getting into. Wait, what are the side effects? I thought the blood just got cleaned, out one end and in the other, or something. Afterword, everyone goes tralala or somesuch. What gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted February 14, 2018 Share #12 Posted February 14, 2018 1 hour ago, sheep_herder said: Walk away and let nature take its course, and yes I have thought about this. She was younger than me. That is what my step-father did when diagnosed with colon cancer. He knew from friends that sought treatment and died that they quality of life wasn't there for the extra 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted February 14, 2018 Share #13 Posted February 14, 2018 8 hours ago, Intestinal Parasite said: Wait, what are the side effects? I thought the blood just got cleaned, out one end and in the other, or something. Afterword, everyone goes tralala or somesuch. What gives? I mean you have to come to the dialysis center 3X a week and get poked with pretty big needles. You have to really limit how much fluid you drink and you have to sit in a chair for 4 hours. That may not sound like a whole lot to a normal healthy person but it can be a lot for a little frail elderly person. There are some blood pressure changes on you while you are having you blood cleaned. little frail old people don't like that too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted February 14, 2018 Share #14 Posted February 14, 2018 10 hours ago, Reverend_Maynard said: What choices do they have? Not do dialysis and pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted February 14, 2018 This lady was doing her own...it was different than what Parr8 does..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted February 14, 2018 Share #16 Posted February 14, 2018 41 minutes ago, petitepedal said: This lady was doing her own...it was different than what Parr8 does..... I do it on my own sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 14, 2018 Share #17 Posted February 14, 2018 9 hours ago, Parr8hed said: I do it on my own sometimes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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