hi all, i arrived at the unit at 5:15 AM, and after i took my weight - (45.9), i didn't put on much extra fluid, so it should be a pretty good run, right!. I walked over to my assigned stationed, and guess who i saw (about three machines down the way from me, tending to another patient's machine, yes, you guess it, that tech that has these issues about my time on. Well, she brought her ass over to me, and still was taking her time, setting up my machine, (in my oppinion, she is aware of my time on, so why don't she ever have my machine prepped and ready for the nurse to connect), i think she is the reason, why the nurse is never at my station, because she is not doing her part of the job, and got nerve to ask me again about my put on time, i have had quite enough of this woman's drama, and then she had the audacity, to ask me once again, what is my put on time, and of course, I've gotten a little fed up with this constant question, so i said to her, you ask me this, everytime you are assigned to me, by now, you should know my exact put on time, and then she said, but you didn't tell me what is your put on time,(all smart like), and at that moment, i thought she was being a little too vicious about all this. I remarked with, you know the same time always, 5:30 AM, by that time it was 5:22 AM, and my nurse, hadn't even come over to connect me, and i also continued the conversation with that tech, and i responded with, i know darn well you saw me when i arrived at my station, and for that matter, i think you saw me when i came in and promptly went to the scale to do my weight, i don't know for the life of me, why you have a problem with me and my scheduled put on time. She just started setup the dialzyer, and just completely ignored me. This tech has the worst bed side manner, maybe she is like this, because she has to come in so early. We patient that come in at this early hour, try to come in cheery and with a positive attitude, inspite of maybe having shortness of breath, or we are a little miserable with the weekend fluid overload, and we don't want to come in, and observe a tech having a nasty attitude, or even in a bad mood, we can do without all that noise. In my opinion, if they are having personal issues before they arrive at the unit, don't bring it to the unit, and take it out on the patients. Well finally i am on at 5:40AM. And the nurse, says she will continue to target my dry weight, so the target is 1kg. I was still so pissed at that tech, that i chatted a little with the nurse, as she was connecting me, (even talking with my mask on (lol) i remarked with, doesn't the tech assigned to my station, have to be aware of the patients time on,(i am sure it is written on the pts. chart, right! and aren't they responsible for the setting up of the machine, and the nurse, responded with, i guess so, and i said ain't no guess so in it, every other techs, besides her, always have my machine setup and ready for the connection process of the treatment. Maybe you guys need to observe the way that tech, is following protcol, where the setup of the machine is concerned, that is one reason, why i don't get on at my scheduled time, and the nurse, said maybe we will have to look into that, but there are four more catherers besides yourself, that are put on at the same time, and i said not no more, because two of them have begun to use there grafts, and the other one has returned to PD. So i remarked with, did you get three new catherer just recently, and the nurse responded with, i am not sure, i continued with, why are you not sure, you just said you have three more catherers to connect, besides myself. So, she like they usually do, just simply ignored me, (that is their way of not pressing the issue, i do think i might have caught her in a lie, right!. I wasn't born yesterday, so you can't play that side of the record anymore, with this three more besides yourself jazz. They just don't know who they are dealing with, i am a long time hemo patient from the past, just like i titled my first book - My Renal Life (i know it, i live it), i didn't peg that title for my health, i know exactly what i am talking about, hemodialysis is an old friend of mine (i don't think many of these new staff in hemo, are aware of my long dialysis history). After my treatment has begun, my daughter was in the meantime, chatting with the patient on my left, after she saw that i had gotten on, she pushed her chair over to me, i turned the TV on (provided for our entertainment viewing), The old Babar series was on, and my daughter lit up like it was christmas, that little girl, (i could see it clearly right through her eyes), (even though she is soon to be 25 yrs. old). In a way, it was a delight to see that little innocence from her past, hasn't faded away (in spite of her age, she will always be my baby). On with the treatment, after Babar went off, she told me she was going to go to the Mall for a couple of hours, and she will be back, right before my take off time. After she left, i looked over at the three other catherer patients, that started, when i returned to hemo. I ask a nurse, about them, and she gave me the story about all of them, one lady, was on temp hemo, until her graft healed, and she is now, dialyzing from her graft, and there is a gentlemen, about my age, that also had a graft that needed to heal, and he has now graduated to using his graft as well. The third patient, in her early 40's, whom i noticed hasn't been there for a few treatments, i discovered that she had returned to PD, because she was like me, had to have a hernia repaired. Now, after hearing this, you know, i felt alone, because of my latest health issues, i won't be returning to hemo for awhile, so i will have to sport this catherer accessory for a little while longer. Well that's life, i got to thinking instead of me being all negative about hemo from a cath, i should be thankful to God, that i can return to hemo, temporary, until my other health issues are remedied. You never know, even if you are doing well with your PD treatment, other health issues can arise from time to time, that will force you to return to hemo. So, in away that perm cath, (no matter how much i hate it), has been a blessing for me, so from now on. I will include in my prayers the blessing of catherer hemo. Well that is it for my blogging today, until next blog, take care and all the best to my bloggers. Oh, i almost forgot my weight after treatment - 44.9, i think that is too low, because i was cramping like a crazy fool. (lol)
Glo
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