IV Fluid Saline

[UTTransplant]

Wasillaguy, you hijacked an almost 1 year old thread and start talking about something you don’t know much about. By definition, normal saline has the salinity of your normal bodily fluids. Ringers solution, sometimes described by non-medical personnel as saline, contains saline and other salts to give an even more bodily fluid compatible assist. And yes, they contain salt. It isn’t adding extra salt, just keeping the salinity the same. Dumping non-saline fluids into your body would risk hyponatremia, a potentially deadly situation.

 

[Wasillaguy]

I didn't hijack, I resurrected. Thread was sitting there idle. Was already about saline. If I had started in about the cholesterol scam or the diabetes scam, that would be hijacking the thread.
Everyone posts about things they know little about. If only experts made comments there would be no posts at all.
Saline comes in several sodium levels. Normal saline matches the body's optimal salt level. Doesn't mean that's the salt level of the patient.
Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte imbalance problem in hospitalized patients.

 

[John From Detroit]

Was reading that every bag of normal saline has like 8 grams of sodium.

Well yes. Salane = Salt water Sodium Chloride. Your body needs a proper amount and the word
"Normal" that preceeds Sa;ine means it is the proper ratio.

 

[TheBar]

I didn't hijack, I resurrected. Thread was sitting there idle. Was already about saline. If I had started in about the cholesterol scam or the diabetes scam, that would be hijacking the thread.
Everyone posts about things they know little about. If only experts made comments there would be no posts at all.
Saline comes in several sodium levels. Normal saline matches the body's optimal salt level. Doesn't mean that's the salt level of the patient.
Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte imbalance problem in hospitalized patients.

You are correct. My wife has had hyponatremia for 13 years and saline does come in several sodium levels. Normal sodium levels are 135-145. Hers has dropped as low as 117 which is life threatening. She needed an emergency saline drip 9 times this past year.

 

[bigbAZ]

On the topic of afib, I was diagnosed with afib a couple months ago. First I wore a 7 day monitor, then 6 weeks later I had an echocardiogram and 6 weeks after that I am scheduled for consultation on what to do about the afib. I am kind of in the dark and everything always takes six weeks between appointments.

Not sure what they are going to recommend or how much input I will have. The cardiologist barely spends 5 minutes with you before he's off to the next patient. For now they have me on Eliquis which is pretty expensive, I'm glad I have prescription drug insurance. Even with insurance it'll set me back a couple grand/year.

My older brother had it and he got the shock treatment and it worked. My cardiologist did say shock treatment rarely works though.

 

[Rene T]

The shock treatment is to put your heart back in normal rhythm. As far as your afib, he may go in and do the ablation procedure. They go in cauterize the ends of some of the blood vessels. I think there about are about 5 or 6. It is a piece of cake procedure. I had it done 15 years ago and haven’t had afib at all. My wife had to have it done twice and she if fine now after about a year or so.

 

[bigbAZ]

The shock treatment is to put your heart back in normal rhythm. As far as your afib, he may go in and do the ablation procedure. They go in cauterize the ends of some of the blood vessels. I think there about are about 5 or 6. It is a piece of cake procedure. I had it done 15 years ago and haven’t had afib at all. My wife had to have it done twice and she if fine now after about a year or so.

Thanks, my cousin had it done a couple months ago and it hasn't helped her afib. They want to go in again and she is reluctant.

 

[Rene T]

Thanks, my cousin had it done a couple months ago and it hasn't helped her afib. They want to go in again and she is reluctant.

It took my wife 2 procedures before it was 100% effective.

 

[darsben]

On the topic of afib, I was diagnosed with afib a couple months ago. First I wore a 7 day monitor, then 6 weeks later I had an echocardiogram and 6 weeks after that I am scheduled for consultation on what to do about the afib. I am kind of in the dark and everything always takes six weeks between appointments.

Not sure what they are going to recommend or how much input I will have. The cardiologist barely spends 5 minutes with you before he's off to the next patient. For now they have me on Eliquis which is pretty expensive, I'm glad I have prescription drug insurance. Even with insurance it'll set me back a couple grand/year.

My older brother had it and he got the shock treatment and it worked. My cardiologist did say shock treatment rarely works though.

The treatment choices are many depending on your particular situation. Could be watchman, ICD, ablation, prescription meds. If your doctor is not spending enough time with you then either switch doctors or ask if there is a NP would can explain things to you.

 

[Wasillaguy]

Lots of treatments for afib, and like most other chronic diseases, nothing for patients to work on the root cause. Evidence out there that it has to do with mitochondrial dysfunction and the oxidative stress that results.
They know ways to improve mitochondrial dysfunction. Bring it up with your doc and watch them squirm. You have a right to try a drug. They're not concerned they'll be sued, right to try protects the doctor because the patient requests non-standard treatment.
Their concern is you might be cured, and won't be making appointments every 3 months to get your life long prescriptions filled, or having expensive surgeries.

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[Rene T]

My we life also had the watchman put in. No need to take aspirin anymore