My Dialysis Treatment Update

It has been quite a rough week for me in terms of health and nutrition. I have been eating and drinking liberally these past few days, for the simple reason that I just felt I had to satisfy my urge to do so, and paid quite rather painfully when my treatment session came. I’m just thankful enough that my neglect on fluid intake didn’t lead to cramps, though the days before the treatment were quite a challenge for my tolerance. Like I said before, too much fluid intake would lead to inconvenient consequences for patients. Although I really don’t blame those who forget their drinking discipline, for I myself tends to neglect them every once in a while. But let me reiterate once again the importance of a patient’s self-discipline when it comes to fluid intake: If you want to experience minimal inconvenience during dialysis treatment, you have to be wise on your eating and drinking habits.

Another factor that brings inconvenience up til now is my recurrent flu-like symptoms. In this post, I have described why dialysis patients are susceptible to various diseases, and the importance of prevention. In my case, I have been experiencing recurrent flu-like symptoms these past few days. If I hadn’t known better, I might think I am going down with Flu, or much worse. But with my past experiences, along with my doctor’s recent opinion, mine is but a simple case of Allergic Rhinitis, an allergic reaction to pollen, dander, and in my case, dust. I said simple simply because it’s more tolerable and less alarming compared to the more serious types, like the current Swine Flu Virus.

But in spite of this knowledge, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to continue to be vigilant and careful than ever before. I have temporarily isolated myself from other household members, for everybody’s sake and as a precaution as well. I’m also thinking of going again to my doctor if ever these flu-like symptoms escalate.

All in all, my recent treatment was just the usual routine, and no untoward incident really happened. Except for the fact that it went a bit harder than usual because of my bigger weight gain, which, I pointed out earlier, was my own fault, it’s still usual, on a dialysis patient’s perspective, at least.

My fight against kidney failure and dialysis goes on. Just as life goes on for the people around me, so must mine go on too. With considerable amount of undurance, coping, and determination to overcome all obstacles, I’m still able to live as normal as I possibly can.

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