Monday. Chair 4. Chris
3:07pm All set. Button hole hurts more each session.
3:15pm Bottom leaked. Valery came over and put a gauze and tape on it to prop it up.
4:40pm Joann I think is Dr. Raval's assistant who was talking to me and I told her I was doing a button hole! She thought I might be leaking and got Heather.
Heather took off the previous blood soaked gauze and tape and put on a new one.
7:29pm chris held. Both sites hurt a lot. Like twisting and pushing on a bruise. Done. Sitting. Button hole is painful.
7:39pm Lobby.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Friday. Had to wait for Chris. I think Leann started to put me on. What chair was I? I think chair 3. I think I got Melissa...ya, got Melissa on my right in 2 and watched her put in her needles. wow.
3:12pm All set.
Chris and I talked about lawncare.
7:33pm Done. Chris held. Not feeling great yet not horrible.
3:12pm All set.
Chris and I talked about lawncare.
7:33pm Done. Chris held. Not feeling great yet not horrible.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Wednesday. Chair 4. Chris. Working on button hole in same spot as Friday!
2:38pm At dial.
3:03pm All set.
Had to change dry weight during session to not take off as much. Gained.
7:36pm Done holding I guess. Chris held.
7:53pm Done after packing, weighting etc.
2:38pm At dial.
3:03pm All set.
Had to change dry weight during session to not take off as much. Gained.
7:36pm Done holding I guess. Chris held.
7:53pm Done after packing, weighting etc.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Monday. Chair 7. Leann
Chris was at a concert so buttonholing was suspended for a session.
3:31pm All set.
5:07pm Watching the movie, "Old Yeller"
7:57pm Done. Danielle held. She is from Warsaw. She is a great tech.
Chris was at a concert so buttonholing was suspended for a session.
3:31pm All set.
5:07pm Watching the movie, "Old Yeller"
7:57pm Done. Danielle held. She is from Warsaw. She is a great tech.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Friday. Chair 12. Chris.
4:33pm At dial. No cars in patient lot. Later time cause that is what I could get on the short notice (Wednesday). My spot had been filled.
4:53pm All set.
Got a wonderful greeting!! Welcome back!! Asked about Chicago.
I told Chris I wanted to do button hole technique and he said do you want to start today?! So I started buttonhole! (Then he was gone on Monday to a concert, but that is another story!).
9:08pm Done. Lobby. Happy. Leaving Men in Black movie on TNT. I'm sure Chris held.
4:33pm At dial. No cars in patient lot. Later time cause that is what I could get on the short notice (Wednesday). My spot had been filled.
4:53pm All set.
Got a wonderful greeting!! Welcome back!! Asked about Chicago.
I told Chris I wanted to do button hole technique and he said do you want to start today?! So I started buttonhole! (Then he was gone on Monday to a concert, but that is another story!).
9:08pm Done. Lobby. Happy. Leaving Men in Black movie on TNT. I'm sure Chris held.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Wednesday. Chair 2. Nurse Othelia. Tech Kam. Smaller chairs again, provided 2 pillows, one for back and one for arm with disposable covers.
4180 Winetka Ave. Rolling Meadows, IL
3:00pm for paperwork, for a 3:30pm put on.
3:28pm Signed another paper (for lab test). Wrong needles, wrong swab...had alcohol out and not betadine. Got betadine.
3:51pm All set. Asked for silk tape. they changed the paper tape to plastic. I had to inform them what the silk tape was. They had it. I told about putting the needles straight out, and not taping them down. This took a lot of understanding on their part and we talked and talked till they got it right finally. the nurse put like 6 pieces of big tape on my one needle. I told her a few times about butterfly and she said she was doing that.....she wasn't! Butterfly is when you rip the tape in two. Sheesh. Finally I told her and she did it.
4:00pm 20 chairs there! I am in Chair 2.
4:25pm I had a hard time understanding my tech. He is from India. All nurses, techs, EMT's, everyone in lab was foreign. The secretary outside might not have been.
4:34pm I am running on yellow this whole time. I am afraid to say anything lest they want to turn my needles. I don't trust them.
4:58pm Worried me when he came by later and did nothing about the yellow light. Later when Kam was holding, I asked about the yellow, and he said he didn't have my volume. If he didn't have my volume, then how did the other place on Monday, run me on green? Said my clearance was good, and I ran 500. Doesn't understand why I use bigger needles.
5:16pm Nurse never checked me. Different nurses. More than one nurse on floor. One talked in the beginning to me, and helped with needles, and talked in end and another did the meds.
5:26pm I asked Kam about buttonhole. He said they don't do it and would send me to another unit. They don't carry the needle. They never started it. Later when holding he asked the nurse. She said they would do it, but with a sharp needle since they don't carry the dull ones.
7:09pm Kam tried tv. Said something is wrong with it and then he went away. I am stuck on one channel and can't do games. Touch screen not working. Later, he said he reported it.
7:58pm Holding. Kam rinced machine first while I waited and then he held. The tech across the way was playing games. Kam said, Sure, cause she is done. He held well, but only put on two bandaids on each site with no gauze nor tapes.
Used 1800 filter which is my size...I asked in FW.
Said didn't have volume. Not understanding all that, but my volume is 40 plus...asked at FW.
4180 Winetka Ave. Rolling Meadows, IL
3:00pm for paperwork, for a 3:30pm put on.
3:28pm Signed another paper (for lab test). Wrong needles, wrong swab...had alcohol out and not betadine. Got betadine.
3:51pm All set. Asked for silk tape. they changed the paper tape to plastic. I had to inform them what the silk tape was. They had it. I told about putting the needles straight out, and not taping them down. This took a lot of understanding on their part and we talked and talked till they got it right finally. the nurse put like 6 pieces of big tape on my one needle. I told her a few times about butterfly and she said she was doing that.....she wasn't! Butterfly is when you rip the tape in two. Sheesh. Finally I told her and she did it.
4:00pm 20 chairs there! I am in Chair 2.
4:25pm I had a hard time understanding my tech. He is from India. All nurses, techs, EMT's, everyone in lab was foreign. The secretary outside might not have been.
4:34pm I am running on yellow this whole time. I am afraid to say anything lest they want to turn my needles. I don't trust them.
4:58pm Worried me when he came by later and did nothing about the yellow light. Later when Kam was holding, I asked about the yellow, and he said he didn't have my volume. If he didn't have my volume, then how did the other place on Monday, run me on green? Said my clearance was good, and I ran 500. Doesn't understand why I use bigger needles.
5:16pm Nurse never checked me. Different nurses. More than one nurse on floor. One talked in the beginning to me, and helped with needles, and talked in end and another did the meds.
5:26pm I asked Kam about buttonhole. He said they don't do it and would send me to another unit. They don't carry the needle. They never started it. Later when holding he asked the nurse. She said they would do it, but with a sharp needle since they don't carry the dull ones.
7:09pm Kam tried tv. Said something is wrong with it and then he went away. I am stuck on one channel and can't do games. Touch screen not working. Later, he said he reported it.
7:58pm Holding. Kam rinced machine first while I waited and then he held. The tech across the way was playing games. Kam said, Sure, cause she is done. He held well, but only put on two bandaids on each site with no gauze nor tapes.
Used 1800 filter which is my size...I asked in FW.
Said didn't have volume. Not understanding all that, but my volume is 40 plus...asked at FW.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Monday. In Chicago. Nick. Chair 3 I think.
5:31am Arrived. Greeted with I didn't know you were coming. Found out later he hadn't prepared the machine for me cause although he had been told I was coming MWF, another note said I was coming Wednesday.
6:07am Just the 3 of us patients. One nurse, Nick, and a "tech", Megan, who doesn't know how to be a tech. Signed many papers. Waiting. Other patient being helped. Nurse says he has to do social work, secretarial, and I watched him do nurse and tech work.
6:24am They didn't tell me they didn't have the correct size needle. They don't have the correct tape either. Glad I had silk tape. Had to tell them about no alcohol, use betadine.
6:26am Needles in. Not set yet. No pain.
6:27am Very slow working people. If you ask him a question, he stops everything he is doing to look at you and talk.
6:36am All set I think.
6:50am I have internet, gmail, games, tv, music...
7:32am Had to potty. So will be later.
7:49am The time on the tv was off by almost a half hour.
8:36am Heard time I will be done dialyzing. tow hours and fourteen minutes from now.
8:59am Found out wrong filter too (along with wrong needles, tape and cleaner), then I found out that he wasn't going to give me a med I needed cause he didn't see it in the chart! I told him about it, and he looked it up and found it and gave it to me. Iron. (once on Mondays).
9:25am They don't have ANY crit lines! None!
10:56am Done waiting for someone to hold.
11:18am Wanted me to come earlier tomorrow...5:15am. Ready for david to come get me. Nick held. The top site hurt constantly. Like he had it twisted or something. Never had such continual pain holding, ever.
5:31am Arrived. Greeted with I didn't know you were coming. Found out later he hadn't prepared the machine for me cause although he had been told I was coming MWF, another note said I was coming Wednesday.
6:07am Just the 3 of us patients. One nurse, Nick, and a "tech", Megan, who doesn't know how to be a tech. Signed many papers. Waiting. Other patient being helped. Nurse says he has to do social work, secretarial, and I watched him do nurse and tech work.
6:24am They didn't tell me they didn't have the correct size needle. They don't have the correct tape either. Glad I had silk tape. Had to tell them about no alcohol, use betadine.
6:26am Needles in. Not set yet. No pain.
6:27am Very slow working people. If you ask him a question, he stops everything he is doing to look at you and talk.
6:36am All set I think.
6:50am I have internet, gmail, games, tv, music...
7:32am Had to potty. So will be later.
7:49am The time on the tv was off by almost a half hour.
8:36am Heard time I will be done dialyzing. tow hours and fourteen minutes from now.
8:59am Found out wrong filter too (along with wrong needles, tape and cleaner), then I found out that he wasn't going to give me a med I needed cause he didn't see it in the chart! I told him about it, and he looked it up and found it and gave it to me. Iron. (once on Mondays).
9:25am They don't have ANY crit lines! None!
10:56am Done waiting for someone to hold.
11:18am Wanted me to come earlier tomorrow...5:15am. Ready for david to come get me. Nick held. The top site hurt constantly. Like he had it twisted or something. Never had such continual pain holding, ever.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday. Chair 4. Leann.
2:04pm At dial lobby.
2:35pm All set.
7:00pm Done. sitting. Chris held.
2:04pm At dial lobby.
2:35pm All set.
7:00pm Done. sitting. Chris held.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Wednesday. Heather made it hurt on top and hurts off and on. She fiddled with it and that made it just sore so I had her stop. Chair 4.
11:30am Called in early. Be there 2:15 for a 2:30 put on.
2:42pm All set.
3:51pm A while ago they asked about if I would be interested in a nocturnal shift. I indicated probably not. Today they are asking more seriously. They might get rid of Friday's third shift because of the nocturnal shift. At first I was told Leann was going to be on it but Chris wasn't.
5:34pm Not feeling good. On Oxygen.
6:58pm Done. Not doing great and not bad.
probably Chris held. I'd note if it was someone else.
11:30am Called in early. Be there 2:15 for a 2:30 put on.
2:42pm All set.
3:51pm A while ago they asked about if I would be interested in a nocturnal shift. I indicated probably not. Today they are asking more seriously. They might get rid of Friday's third shift because of the nocturnal shift. At first I was told Leann was going to be on it but Chris wasn't.
5:34pm Not feeling good. On Oxygen.
6:58pm Done. Not doing great and not bad.
probably Chris held. I'd note if it was someone else.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
Monday. Chair 7. Chris.
2:07pm Lobby.
2:32pm All set.
2:55pm Tv out. All channels.
3:24pm Tv back on!
4:32pm Tv out.
4:53pm Tv on for abit. Enjoying today's tv when it is on.
5:20pm Tv out.
5:27pm Tv on half of the channels.
6:51pm Unusual guy here. Talking of a gun or knife, and I think asking for techs phone number...maybe trying to sell rings. He is from a nursing home.
7:00pm Chris held. Told me I don't want to make eye contact with the guy. Whispering has been going on.
He was in lobby when I was in the bathroom, and then his ride came and he left before I got out.
7:04pm In van coming home!
2:07pm Lobby.
2:32pm All set.
2:55pm Tv out. All channels.
3:24pm Tv back on!
4:32pm Tv out.
4:53pm Tv on for abit. Enjoying today's tv when it is on.
5:20pm Tv out.
5:27pm Tv on half of the channels.
6:51pm Unusual guy here. Talking of a gun or knife, and I think asking for techs phone number...maybe trying to sell rings. He is from a nursing home.
7:00pm Chris held. Told me I don't want to make eye contact with the guy. Whispering has been going on.
He was in lobby when I was in the bathroom, and then his ride came and he left before I got out.
7:04pm In van coming home!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Friday. Chair 4, Chris.
3:06pm All set.
7:27pm Done. Weight in next. Sitting.
7:34pm Lobby. Happy. Doing great! hungry.
3:06pm All set.
7:27pm Done. Weight in next. Sitting.
7:34pm Lobby. Happy. Doing great! hungry.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Wednesday. Chris. Yea! I think it was Chair 7.
1:53pm At dial with walker. They called me in early so I asked Heather if someone could get my bag and she said yes.
Manager said they are not to leave building but she got my bag this time, and even went back out to lock the van for me. I explained that they had told me on the phone that they would get my bag.
2:18pm All Set.
3:48pm The TB area where she gave me a shot (for going to Chicago) and then put the blood pressure cuff over it, hurts.
4:42pm Val got me a week earlier doctor appointment, and said I can come to dialysis late and that is fine, so I took the earlier date! She said she didn't need to write it down, that she was working that day and would remember.
4:52pm Val also ordered more medicine (colchicine)for the gout flare up. The meds I have are expired by about 2 years.
5:36pm Crit line today.
With Val doing all that plus filling out my surgeries on my paperwork for the new doc, and Jill calling the Chicago place to see if I can get a later time, and the dietitian visiting me, I felt like an entrepreneur commanding my workers! ;)
6:44pm Done. Chris held. I told Chris I had to go to the bathroom, and so he went back in after we agreed I'd buzzed him. I did and then hurried with the walker to the van, and drove in front of the building and he put my bag in the front passenger seat window.
What a day.
1:53pm At dial with walker. They called me in early so I asked Heather if someone could get my bag and she said yes.
Manager said they are not to leave building but she got my bag this time, and even went back out to lock the van for me. I explained that they had told me on the phone that they would get my bag.
2:18pm All Set.
3:48pm The TB area where she gave me a shot (for going to Chicago) and then put the blood pressure cuff over it, hurts.
4:42pm Val got me a week earlier doctor appointment, and said I can come to dialysis late and that is fine, so I took the earlier date! She said she didn't need to write it down, that she was working that day and would remember.
4:52pm Val also ordered more medicine (colchicine)for the gout flare up. The meds I have are expired by about 2 years.
5:36pm Crit line today.
With Val doing all that plus filling out my surgeries on my paperwork for the new doc, and Jill calling the Chicago place to see if I can get a later time, and the dietitian visiting me, I felt like an entrepreneur commanding my workers! ;)
6:44pm Done. Chris held. I told Chris I had to go to the bathroom, and so he went back in after we agreed I'd buzzed him. I did and then hurried with the walker to the van, and drove in front of the building and he put my bag in the front passenger seat window.
What a day.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Monday. Chair 8. First Sara then Le Ann.
2:59pm All set.
7:35pm Done. Chris held.
Leaked but didn't know it. Bottom took longer.
2:59pm All set.
7:35pm Done. Chris held.
Leaked but didn't know it. Bottom took longer.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Friday. Chair 10. Chris.
3:07pm All set.
5:32pm Tv is out because of the storm. (Satellite)
9:21pm Chris held. Violin talk.
3:07pm All set.
5:32pm Tv is out because of the storm. (Satellite)
9:21pm Chris held. Violin talk.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Monday. Chair 12, Chris
2:07pm All set
3:43pm Talking with Jill. About the location I want to visit for Chicago.
Leann held. Went quick. Chris worked on a problem possibly the water.
2:07pm All set
3:43pm Talking with Jill. About the location I want to visit for Chicago.
Leann held. Went quick. Chris worked on a problem possibly the water.
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