Gingergrrl
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I wanted to give an update re: my IV saline experience now that it is the next day- and am curious if it is similar to your experience @jeff_w.
I had one liter of saline over a three hour period and feel this was a good first try as two liters might have felt like too much in one sitting (and with my current order would have taken six hours!) I also felt comfortable having the saline at the infusion center at the hospital b/c I was officially checked in for those three hours (with wrist band and allergy alert band) as a real patient in case I needed further help. It is a new center and only one other patient there besides me so the nurse was very attentive. My main complaint was that the room was freezing and they did not have any type of warmers that @Kati mentioned (but they did bring me two blankets!) which was very helpful.
Overall, I noticed that it was easier to walk after the saline without getting short of breath. I went to CVS with my husband and was able to walk around (last time at CVS, I had to use the wheelchair.) Last night, I was able to get two bowls from the upper cabinet and put food in them for me & my step-daughter and carry them to the table with no fatigue or shortness of breath and then eat. The bowls were not light but I managed them like a regular person which has to be from the saline. The two episodes of severe angina (a few weeks ago) were triggered by less than me lifting and carrying the bowls so something was different.
I still feel better today (even though my BP was 91/59 when I woke up) so it has to be the saline. I am wondering how long this will last and if I should do one liter 2-3x a week instead of 1x/wk? I feel that one liter is the right amount or I will get overloaded with fluid but that maybe the frequency should increase? I'd love to hear any thoughts on this (and also apologize for getting off track in Jeff's thread and probably should have started my own thread on IV saline!)
I had one liter of saline over a three hour period and feel this was a good first try as two liters might have felt like too much in one sitting (and with my current order would have taken six hours!) I also felt comfortable having the saline at the infusion center at the hospital b/c I was officially checked in for those three hours (with wrist band and allergy alert band) as a real patient in case I needed further help. It is a new center and only one other patient there besides me so the nurse was very attentive. My main complaint was that the room was freezing and they did not have any type of warmers that @Kati mentioned (but they did bring me two blankets!) which was very helpful.
Overall, I noticed that it was easier to walk after the saline without getting short of breath. I went to CVS with my husband and was able to walk around (last time at CVS, I had to use the wheelchair.) Last night, I was able to get two bowls from the upper cabinet and put food in them for me & my step-daughter and carry them to the table with no fatigue or shortness of breath and then eat. The bowls were not light but I managed them like a regular person which has to be from the saline. The two episodes of severe angina (a few weeks ago) were triggered by less than me lifting and carrying the bowls so something was different.
I still feel better today (even though my BP was 91/59 when I woke up) so it has to be the saline. I am wondering how long this will last and if I should do one liter 2-3x a week instead of 1x/wk? I feel that one liter is the right amount or I will get overloaded with fluid but that maybe the frequency should increase? I'd love to hear any thoughts on this (and also apologize for getting off track in Jeff's thread and probably should have started my own thread on IV saline!)