Last Saturday there was total mix-up over my dialysis due to some miscommunication. This morning everything was further compounded. Every morning that I come to dialysis, the taxi driver arrives by 07:15 to bring me on the half-an-hour journey between … Continue reading Saturday’s mix-up has knock-on effect
An amazing project to reduce the transmission of HIV amongst the under 25s in London by supplying PrEP free from 56 Dean Street Continue reading Brilliant new project from 56 Dean Street to combat HIV diagnosis in under 25s
As we know, actions have consequences. The issues that I had on Thursday that prompted my trip to the North (briefly) and the telephone call to the dialysis unit, had a knock-on effect on my care for today. Always think through what will happen. And then think it through again. Double check what you think is to happen. Continue reading Bit of a mix-up: but it’s all sorted now!
I may have been away from training in First Aid with St John Ambulance Ireland for some time since I stopped being a First Aid Volunteer. However, in the last year, I have had quite some training for medical procedures for my own dialysis. Initially last year, the Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) team in Tallaght University Hospital got me trained up to be able to do PD at home. As we know, that wasn’t as successful as had been hoped. But the training that they gave me in washing my hands, preparing the trolley, has become very useful in recent weeks … Continue reading Further training… and some welcome news
Since I have been on dialysis, I have been having real difficulty with adherence for my HIV medication. This has been because of the regime including 1 tablet once a day, 1 once a week, and 1 once every 96 … Continue reading Change in medication
Back in December 2018, I gained a medical device in my chest called a permacath that allowed for haemodialysis. Since the autumn of 2019, this has now been carried out via the arteriovenus fistula in my upper left arm rendering the permacath redundant. Therefore, I am pleased to report that it is the end of the line for the permacath. Last week I was told that it would be taken out on Friday 28th February, but yesterday I received a telephone call from the dialysis unit informing me that there was a slot available this Friday, did I want it? … Continue reading End of the line…
Last week, just before Christmas, I requested a change in my dialysis shift to help me to get back to work. Having three days out of five of the working week on dialysis only meant I had the opportunity to … Continue reading New Year: new days for dialysis – from next week
