Shit
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 10:53 last edited by
Oh man. I’m sorry Klaus.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 12:33 last edited by
She'll now be transferred to ICU. Will probably need breathing machine.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 12:35 last edited by
Truly sorry to hear that.
As has already been said, our thoughts and prayers are with your mom and your family.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 12:36 last edited by
Oh Klaus, I'm so sorry.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 12:59 last edited by
How tough for her, and for you, not being there.
Thank you for the updates.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 13:19 last edited by
That fvcking sucks.
One thing I learned from my grandmother and great aunts, though, is that there is nothing tougher than older German women.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 13:24 last edited by Klaus 11 Dec 2020, 13:27
Well, I guess her life hangs on a thread now. Damn, that was quick. Just 10 days ago she was completely independent with no health issues at all except the kidney stuff.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 13:26 last edited by
Fuck.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 13:37 last edited by
Any information on what caused her sudden decline?
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 13:54 last edited by
Thinking of you, Klaus.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 14:13 last edited by
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 14:32 last edited by
Sorry to hear this, I hope the ICU can help
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 15:06 last edited by Klaus 11 Dec 2020, 15:08
Any information on what caused her sudden decline?
Just received a somewhat encouraging update. She seems to be stable at the moment. Main problem is still kidney / urea nitrate. From what the doctors say, it's better to reduce the level slowly. She gets some CPAP breathing support with oxygen. Dexamethasone as a precaution. They are considering to go from PD to hemo-dialysis if the former is not working well enough.
I guess the appropriate American term for the situation is SNAFU.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 15:08 last edited by
Klaus, I am so sorry she and you are having to go through this. Has to be heartbreaking. Hoping for recovery.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 15:09 last edited by
OK - CPAP is much better than being on a ventilator. Presumably she's not intubated.
Uremia can cause the symptoms that you described in your original post - diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and ultimately confusion.
Hopefully they'll get her BUN down as quickly as safe.
Inserting a temporary hemodyalisis access port is not a big deal. That would be a reasonable thing to do if the PD isn't working.
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OK - CPAP is much better than being on a ventilator. Presumably she's not intubated.
Uremia can cause the symptoms that you described in your original post - diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and ultimately confusion.
Hopefully they'll get her BUN down as quickly as safe.
Inserting a temporary hemodyalisis access port is not a big deal. That would be a reasonable thing to do if the PD isn't working.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 16:21 last edited by
I hope she quickly takes a turn for the better. I've been keeping you and your family in my thoughts.
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I hope she quickly takes a turn for the better. I've been keeping you and your family in my thoughts.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2020, 22:47 last edited by
Hopefully they'll get her BUN down as quickly as safe.
From what I understand, her BUN level was well over 200 <insert some unit whose name I forgot here, mg/dl?>, which normally is supposed to be below 20.
Anything that high, I don't even titrate, just report out as >150.
I hope things turn around as quickly as possible.