Three evenings of dialysis under my belt. As each night comes, the process gets easier and easier. I am not following a list, but going by memory of my steps. I have to start about three hours a head, about 7pm to make sure I'm in bed by 10pm. Prior I could get everything done in a half an hour.
I start out with weighing myself, taking my blood pressure and taking my temperature. All things that need to be recorded daily. I do my first hand washing and I get my back of fluids and cassette to put on a table freshly bleached. I make sure I have two mini-cups (caps), two alcohol wipes, my alcohol sanitizing gel, paper towels, mask, and clamp on the table. i will do other things around the house.
I wash my hands again, I turn on my machine, open the solution bag and place the solution on top of the machine. I then open the cassette, and insert the cassette in the machine. I let the machine prime and wash my hands again. I put on my mask and then connect the solution bag to the tubes in the cassette. The long tube goes to my toilet for excess drain. I let the machine prime. I usually will go away for about an hour. when I come back, I thoroughly wash my hands, with having a mask on. Alcohol my hands and now I connect myself to the machine. Now I'm hooked up for the night.
The first two nights the drain was painful. Last night there was no drain, so no pain. The first drain I felt it a little but not painful. The last two drains I slept in. I'm hoping tonight I can sleep all the way through without any issues.
During the day i am feeling with a little better energy. I don't feel as heavy and I notice i am not dragging as much when I work. It is easier to keep on focus while I work. I don't have bundles of energy, but i can tell my energy is more. I am curious after a week and when I'm sleeping through the night, how I will feel.
Everything is actually looking good. This is the start of my new life.
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