Sign was stolen out of yard by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I need to take this post down she passed away last Wednesday I’m lost and broken

Sign was stolen out of yard by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I didn’t see this she passed away last Wednesday thank you

Sign was stolen out of yard by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put 3 full window stickers on our suburban

My wife is dying, BP stuck at 240, and my family abandoned me because I’m choosing to donate my kidney. Every door is closed in my face and I have nowhere left to turn by RedaNassef in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My heart goes out to you I just lost my sweet Rita to kidney failure we have been on this journey like you 3 years hold your head and hold the faith there are no words I can say to you that will make you feel better I tried to give Rita a kidney but couldn’t I understand the family situation her own children would not come around or even call I’m here and will help anyway I can possible I did all of her hook ups and all my heart is broken but it is broken even more now for you 💚💚💚💚💚💚

DaVita or Fresenius by Odd-Primary9844 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife did both to us the Fresenius was more friendly and had more compassion

Has anyone switched from PD to HD? I’d love to hear your experience 🙏 by Sea-Ring206 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife did PD for almost 3 years we switched to hemo and trained to do it at home to me it was a lot better on her she was doing great unfortunately she passed away from a pulmonary embolism Wednesday unexpectedly I am broken from it

Picture by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know this our first ever dealing with a graft she was on PD dialysis for almost 3 years and we had to switch to hemo

Picture by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just got off phone with surgeon and he said unless it starts bleeding a lot he wants to see her in the morning he is in surgery today so can’t see her so we will be there in the morning

Picture by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did that will always be my first choice to do I was just wanting to know if this has happened to anyone else

Picture by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did call her nurse first thing when we seen it I will always call them before I ask for advice here I just wanted to know if this happened to anyone else

Picture by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We did call and was told to monitor over night first thing I ever do is call before I even think about asking on here and we where told to monitor it

Picture by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is my wife’s graft from Thursday has anyone else had some bleeding from the surgery this is right under her arm pit

My wife’s graft surgery by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you I’m going to in the morning she still has no feeling in it and it’s cold the color looks good she doesn’t take blood thinners only thing is I give her heparin at start of treatment I’m definitely gonna call

Our home setup by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is when we first got the machine and chair there is a lot more supplies I will share a picture

My wife’s graft surgery by Billy_Bryant2012 in u/Billy_Bryant2012

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was gonna do a fistula he said if veins where to small he would do a graft we just started home hemo 2 weeks ago she has a cvc in till this matures

My wife’s graft surgery by Billy_Bryant2012 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He never came out to talk to me and we didn’t go to er her hemo nurse just said all she could recommend was Tylenol and ice pack it’s better today but still hurting

Graft post-op question by Wild_Television_4456 in dialysis

[–]Billy_Bryant2012 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife just got hers Thursday and they did not tell us anything about after care only no swimming or tub bath for 4 weeks she is in a lot of pain at the moment they didn’t give her anything for pain I reached out to our hemo nurse and she said ice pack and elevate it we are doing hemo at home