My Schedule

It has been almost two weeks now that I have been treating myself at home. I have settled into a sort of a routine for my daily schedule. It's a little different and a little awkward at times but it is workable. The whole system is really simple to use. First, I have to monitor my blood pressure. This helps me decide on which solution strength I need to use for that days treatment. Every treatment requires fresh solution and all new tubing to hook-up to. The whole process of setting up only takes about 15 minutes. The mid afternoon treatment takes about 40 minutes. Then I can resume my day until bedtime when I hook-up again. The night treatment goes on for 10 hours while I sleep or watch TV. At night the machine goes through 4 cycles. Every 2 hours the fluid is changed. Most of the time I will sleep right through this process. If a problem should occur, there is an alarm on the machine to wake me. Most often if a problem does occur it is because I rolled over and kinked a line. I haven't had any real problems with the system as of yet. I'm starting to feel better and my life hasn't been altered much.