Heart rate is back to “normal” after about 3 hours. I was basically lying down all that time, out-of-breath and dizzy. I really thought I was having a heart attack or something and I was going to die without finding out if the latest transplant process is preceding. Add to the chaos, the cycler was acting up. My nurse wanted a sample of the used dialysis solution but with the extra midday fill, the 15 L drain bag is not big enough. He gave me a Y-adapter to attach two bags but I guess it was too much air for the cycler to push during the priming cycle. It kept giving me an error, even after I changed out one solution bag and the tubing set. Finally I removed the adapter and the second drain bag and everything worked, but for two hours I was trying to fix this while trying not to pass out from low blood pressure and 150 bps heart rate.
Again, just when you think things can’t get worse, something new and terrible will come and surprise you.
Life with chronic diseases 