Good News....Jim's first week of dialysis training is going well. We were glad to see that his catheter must have shifted in his belly and he is now draining much better. After watching his PD nurse do the manual hookups, Jim is now beginning to do the hookups himself. So well, that he may actually be on his own this weekend doing the exchanges himself 4 times a day. The good news is that he is getting additional fluids out with each exchange. All those bad toxins that his kidneys are not able to process hopefully are being flushed from his body and will make him feel better.
He is getting closer to be able to shower...hopefully this weekend.
Bad News....The first few days of training Jim did with a very bad case of gout in his right knee. It's getting better. The PD nurse said that dialysis will definitely help with his gout.
Monday we will spend most of the day at the dialysis clinic talking with the dietician, doing labs and talking with the social worker.
Jim's outlook seems to be much better. I think he is finally realizing this will be his new way of life....at least for a while.
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