| Tom Gower 2005-06-03, 11:51 am |
| Thanks Belinda for the upbeat post. Like you I don't find
dialysis painful, The techs are very good at inserting the needles, but
I find it uncomfortable. The reclining chairs are not at all
comfortable, and of course when you are in one position for four hours,
it can become a long time. At the dialysis center I attend, the patients
share televisions, and depending on who gets there first seems to think
they control the tv for the entire four hours.
I have asked the managers of the facility to please turn some
of the lights off, the place is lit up so bright that sleeping is almost
impossible, but it seems that my request has fallen of deaf ears. Have
any of you had this same problem?. I have resorted to wearing dark sun
glasses, but sleep is still very difficult due to the noise of the
machine alarms etc. going off. as well as the conversations of the
employees, who can be very loud at times. Don't get me wrong, I am
greatful for dialysis, when you consider what the alternative is, and
overall it is most tolerable.......Good idea about the laptop,
unfortunatly, my facility doesn't have that capability........
I am very interested in finding out how things are done in the
UK. and elswere around the world. Please post more info re; your
experiences on dialysis there. Perhaps we could all benefit from the
experience I apoligize for the long post.........
It's not how many times we have tried and failed that matter, but
whether we tried at all.
TOM G
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