JAG307 Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 Hi. I’m now here and wondering how many L of fluids you get a week? I get 7L and feel like I need to bump to 9L but my doctor is concerned about sodium. I’m just curious what others are doing to survive. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 Hello @JAG307 - welcome to the forum!!!! I have a port and get home infusions - 1 - 3 L LR a week, depending on how I feel. The LR is a lot better for me - I used to get NSS ( Normal Saline Solution ), but it only worked for a short while. LR has a lot of other electrolytes rather than just Saline, and it works as a volume-booster, not just replenisher. It seems to control my high BP a lot better and also does not send me to the bathroom so often - with saline I would pee out everything as fast as it was going in. Personally - if NSS does not work good enough for you I would ask your doc of he/she would consider LR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Is this about infusions or how much fluids you drink? I drink 3.5 litres per day as advised and up to 10gms of salt via food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwarrior77 Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 How many litres of IV fluid do you guys get each session? 1-1.5 litres? Also how fast is it run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 @Jwarrior77 - I get 1 L over 6 hours, over the years that has proven to be the best for me. Anything faster causes me to retain the fluids and pee them right out ( NSS does that to me too, that is why I use LR ), and anything slower does not correct my BP when it is high. Sometimes even 750 ml are enough, I do that when I am in a good spell. So - I do 1 L at 150 ml/hr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecipeForDisaster Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 I use 2L, usually LR or 1L of NS and one of LR, at about 125mL per hour. I run them as slowly as possible to finish the infusion while I’m up, usually 5am-9pm, dragging a pole the whole time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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