Yesterday I had laparoscopic surgery to ascertain the status of my catheter and if catheter placement was causing or contributing to the excessive amount of drain alarms I have been receiving during PD. A laparoscopy is a type of surgery that lets a surgeon look inside your body without making a large incision (cut). It’s used to help diagnose and sometimes treat conditions that develop in your belly or pelvis. So I now have an additional small incision an inch or south toward my pelvic region from the catheter port which yes, is currently sore but not teeth-grinding sore. I can handle it. I have been told to cool it for 24 hours before resuming normal activities. You can rest assured my wife will enforce this restriction.
So what did the surgeon Dr. Tan find? He found that indeed the placement of my catheter needed to be altered; the end was formerly placed so as to partially block access. He moved “things” around and sent me on my way. For what it’s worth, I experienced no alarms last night.
For the record, we left our home in Pecan Plantation at 0830, checked in at the hospital at 0930, and were home by 1430. The whole operation went perfectly. The hospital even had bed warmers to keep patients warm while in their queue for their procedure. Everyone was friendly and helpful – it went the way you imagine things should go. I was really favorably impressed.
Hopefully that will solve the problem.