Things are heating up concerning Fresenius shortening the drain and patient lines on the Liberty Cycler cassettes. The following post was made yesterday on PatientHub:
Gwenietay asked a question.
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Need my 20 ft tubing
“dear Helen Giza
you and fresenius are killing me literally!!!
i still pee and have bowel movements since I can no longer get the 20 ft tubing. i am forced to sleep on the cold bathroom floor so I can pee and have diarrhea . Hopefully i can reach and sleep sitting up
once my supplies run out I will have to stop dialysis and die. Thank you very much for signing my death sentence Helen Giza
dont waste my time by referring me to my clinic as they have no clue
there is nothing to trouble shoot so Kaelyn not needed to reply
the decision to shorten the tubing on cycler cassettes is in very very poor judgement. Sad and sickened
Helen Giza lives matter!!!!!!!!!!”
On this past Wednesday I called in my monthly supply order to talk to a Fresenius supply rep directly. Before doing so I went to the supply order part of the PatientHub and checked on what supplies were being listed. The Liberty cassette was listed as the former, 10 to a box with long drain and patient lines. When talking to the supply rep in making my order, I quizzed her about this and was told they only ship the new cassettes, 14 to a box with 15-foot lines. When I checked my order yesterday, it was listed as the new cassettes. Obviously, this is confusing.
Rumors are spreading on the PatientHub that in October Fresenius will divert back to the former cassettes. When challenged as to the basis of the rumor, one participant posted the following:
Actually, who knows? This reminds me of the passage in the Bible, Matthew 24:6 where Jesus speaks about conflicts as part of the signs of the end times with the phrase “wars and rumors of wars.” We have a change and rumors of change.”
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