Yesterday my dialysis nurse Cindy conducted a PET again. In a couple of days, we should have a readout on my Transport “Function” and go from there on whether or not my prescription should be altered. To uninitiated reading about a PET concerning dialysis involves manually loading 2000 mL of 2.5% fluid the night before the test, at home, and several loads and drains at the dialysis center the following day along with lab draws. The whole PET takes several hours. I started at 0900 and got back home about 1500.
We dialysis patients often get caught up in our little worlds. Friday night our son, a robust 61-year-old hard-working man, was admitted to the hospital with chest pains. He has been experiencing high blood pressure for some time and also experiences white coat anxiety. He was scheduled to go to the CathLab early Monday but was postponed to Tuesday because of continued hypertension. Stay tuned.
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