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If you could learn about anything, what would it be?

If I could learn about anything, I’d want to uncover the secrets behind curing incurable diseases like cancer and chronic illnesses. This knowledge could mean saving lives, offering hope to people fighting to survive, and maybe giving families more precious time together.

Even though my current program is in English Language Studies—geared more towards language and, potentially, law—I feel this pull toward medicine. I feel like this drive to learn about medical science and healing might be a way I could use my knowledge to benefit others, especially those who, like my mother, faced such hardships with limited resources.

My mother passed away from chronic kidney disease, and even with treatments like hemodialysis, the lack of options and resources ultimately cost us dearly. I want to help ensure that people have more accessible alternatives for treating illnesses. If I could access research journals, medical texts, or connect with doctors and researchers, I would seize every opportunity to understand how to improve healthcare, particularly for women and children, who are so often the most vulnerable. In a world still facing these healthcare challenges, finding solutions could be my way of honoring her memory and helping others who are fighting similar battles.

photo: my mother in the dialysis center before she passed away

By Sidrich Sorila | November 4, 2024

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يا طير إل طير [The Idol] (Hany Abu-Assad - 2015)

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Doing dialysis through my arm instead of catheter sucks ;-; I have to stay up past midnight cause my arm won't stop bleeding...

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No Brasil, o tratamento substitutivo para o sangue pode ser feito por

1) Hemodiálise: Realizado em clínicas especializadas por meio de equipamento próprio. Esse procedimento dura em média 4 horas e são necessárias em geral 3 sessões semanais para fazer o trabalho que um rim saudável faria diariamente, durante as 24 horas do dia.

2) Diálise Peritonial: utiliza equipamento portátil que conduz uma solução específica para o abdômen do paciente sem contato com o sangue. O sistema mais utilizado chama-se DPA e pode ser utilizado pelo paciente em casa. Esse procedimento dura em média 9 horas e tem que realizada todos os dias.

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"Dry Weight"

One aspect of dialysis that I don't think many people are aware of is this thing called dry weight. What it is in a nutshell is the weight you would be without any excess fluid, which would normally be removed from the body through urine. Figuring out someone's dry weight is just a bunch of guessing until they get it right.

The troubling thing about it is if you are way over or under your dry weight it causes all kinds of problems. Today I came out under my dry weight and I've been in a lot of pain today, my body is cramping, I feel dehydrated, my BP is real low, and I've had this headache that just won't end. I've also had 2 dialysis treatments in a row so that's also having an affect.

When you are over your dry weight it also causes problems like difficultly breathing, chest pains, heart issues, high blood pressure, and fatigue. So it's very important to watch fluids between treatment otherwise it's a miserable experience until you can get to a dialysis treatment.

No one can tell me why sometimes my body will give up more fluid than what the machine says it takes off. Hate feeling miserable after treatments especially since they always claim you're supposed to feel better.