...Was very, very brief.
We loaded our camping cot into the car, along with a fluffy blankie to put on it for comfort, some pillows, a mass of training books, and ourselves. :) Arrived on time, got the cot all set up, got the machine all set up, and his first needle in like butter. The second, well. Not so good. The infiltration last week is still playing havoc, and it's making issues with his sticks. So, after about an hour of fiddling with VERY low blood flows trying to ramp up to a reasonable speed (I mean, really, we made it alllll the way to 200) we decided that this was not worth the risks. He still has a PD catheter so we will mix in some PD, take time to let the swelling really go down, and go back at it. Likely, we won't go back till Monday.
The good news is, we have a plan.
We are going to use new needles. (I'm not probably going to explain these right because I'm not 100% clear on what they are called.) These needles have a soft tubing within them, so you use a steel needle to insert them, then pull the steel out so the tubing stays behind. You can't use these regularly for some reason, but we will be leaving these in place for a week to 10 days. The bonus is, we won't be infiltrating with them, and they will create buttonholes by being in there so long.
So, a little more time at home to work on getting the machine set up and such, and then, we'll be back at it. :)
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