The time I am on peritoneal dialysis has been steadily creeping up; until now, it is in the 11 hours, 30 minutes range, a full hour increase. During my last dialysis team visit, my nephrologist suggested a treatment with heparin, which I accomplished for three days without any results.
So, first thing today, I’m going to contact my dialysis nurse and see if I can visit the Fresenius facility and get my catheter “blown out.” To do this, a large syringe is attached to the catheter after a static 2000 ml bag is loaded. Fluid is drawn out, then reinerted via the syringe, back and forth, until the blockage is cleared. I had this procedure once before, and it worked.
To the itching from immunotherapy. I ordered an itching cream from Amazon, and it’s doing an OK job, but not totally. It lasts about 4-6 hours before itching starts up again. Last week, my dermatologist informed us that the steroid-based RX cream that we had been using is effective for a couple of weeks, which is why I sought a replacement.
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