I AGREE, THERE IS A LEGITIMATE CONCERN HERE... AND THAT POST IS SCAREY... AS A DIALYSIS FAMILY MEMBER I HAVE ALOT OF QUESTIONS,, ALOT AND IF THE NURSES DONT ANSWER THEN THEY ARE NOT DOING THEIR JOB. ENDOF STOR... THEY NEED TO AS PART OF THEIR JOB LET THE PATIENT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHY... ANYONE WITH THAT ATTITUDE SHOULD BE A DIALYSIS PATIENT AND SEE WHAT IT IS LIKE, OH YES, AND NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE.

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Originally posted by Dez:
Come on!!!! I perceive a legitimate area of concern or inquiry. Not evceryone has a high level of knowledge of physiology and may have lots of questions. Taking charge of one's care and becoming informed are just good practice and most centers welcome it! Side effects do exist, but, for instance--if too much weight comes off (and this is not necessarily a screw up), there is decreased blood volume, and as a compensatory mechanism, the heart pumps faster and harder. There could be other physiologic explanations too, but it seems to me, noone's questions should be looked at as "automatic criticism" or am I missing something here?