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Our new normal - life on dialysis
Tuesday, February 11, Scott had his dialysis catheter put in on his upper right chest. It was a minor surgery, and relatively uneventful. That catheter is a tube that leads directly to the right atrium of his heart. After the port was put in, he had 2 hours of dialysis in the hospital to make sure there were no surprises. Now, he's on a Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday 8am schedule at a dialysis center near OSU. He gathers a pillow, blanket, ear buds, and cell phone charger to keep himself comfortable. He sits in a recliner for 4 hours while his blood circulates through the large "artificial kidney" machine to remove waste, toxins, & fluid. (Stock photo to show what a machine looks like.) Scott is definitely feeling better - we've been out to dinner for the first time in months, and his appetite is back. This is really good news. However, this is not a sustainable lifestyle for our family. There is no way Scott can go back to the t...
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