Every month I have to fill out an inventory sheet and call my supply company to let them know what I have and what I need.  It’s a pretty simple process and the sheet does all the work for me – all I have to do is make a note of how many unopened boxes of solution I have left (by bag size and solution strength) and what other things I need such as tape, masks, etc.

My inventory sheet today looks a little like this:  unopened boxes of 2.5 liter solution – yellow (1.5%) 5, green (2.5%) 2 and red (4.25%) 4.  My 6 liter bags are 10 yellow, 14 green and 7 red.

I’ll be ordering mini caps (a new one for my catheter after every exchange), cassettes and tubing (for the cycler), drain bags (my drain line doesn’t reach the bathroom so I use a big drain bag and then empty it), patient extensions (so I can watch TV in the LR after I connect at night), soap, tape, masks, IV sponges (to cover my exit site), 2×2 gauze bandages (to clean the catheter after every exchange and 4×4 bandages (sterile place to place my catheter on while I am getting ready to connect).

If my prescription changes, my nurse calls the supply place and lets them know what I need.  Everything is very organized and the process is always smooth.  My supply company will even mail early supplies I need if they see I don’t have enough to last me till the next delivery.

The delivery guys is nice too.  Last month after he unloaded my supplies, he played a few games of Wii with the boys.

Just a little look into my world…

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