Peritoneal Dialysis and Shoulder Tip Pain - Ouch!
I've been laid up this Easter. Not really a bad thing because I need the rest, but I've been in major pain. There was a whole bunch of things I wanted to do; screencasting, documentation and distro work.
This time it is my own fault because I thought I had primed my dialysis machine - but hadn't. Air got into my peritoneum and caused the worst bout of shoulder tip pain ever. 48 hours of it - I still have slight pain now. Must have been a lot of air. I won't be doing that again!
For those looking for a way to alleviate this kind of pain - lay on your back so your shoulders are lower than your abdomen - use a pillow. Mostly you just have to wait for the air to dissolve out.
This time it is my own fault because I thought I had primed my dialysis machine - but hadn't. Air got into my peritoneum and caused the worst bout of shoulder tip pain ever. 48 hours of it - I still have slight pain now. Must have been a lot of air. I won't be doing that again!
For those looking for a way to alleviate this kind of pain - lay on your back so your shoulders are lower than your abdomen - use a pillow. Mostly you just have to wait for the air to dissolve out.
posted by kylie @ 7:38 PM
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