# High arterial pressure

**URL:** <https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/high-arterial-pressure/5876>\
**Category:** Discussions for Patients, Family, and Friends\
**Created:** [April 8, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/high-arterial-pressure/5876 "2018-04-08T10:11:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![dialysispartner](https://forumcdn.homedialysis.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@dialysispartner](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/dialysispartner)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/high-arterial-pressure/5876/1 "2018-04-08T10:11:21Z")

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My mum is doing home HD with myself being her caring parner. We’ve been at home since Feb 26 this year after 12 years at lincoln renal unit UK.

Just started using blunt needles in both sites and noticed the arterial pressure went up to -200. I’ve reduced the pump speed down from 350 to 300 and the arterial is now a comfortable -165

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**Author:** ![Dori\_Schatell](https://forumcdn.homedialysis.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/high-arterial-pressure/5876/2 "2018-04-09T15:42:47Z")

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Fantastic! Good for you for keeping an eye on this, and a lower pump speed is gentler in the short term–and therefore less likely to cause turbulence and stenosis in her access over the long-term.

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**Author:** ![dialysispartner](https://forumcdn.homedialysis.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@dialysispartner](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/dialysispartner)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/high-arterial-pressure/5876/3 "2018-04-09T16:05:14Z")

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Many thanks for your reply. We are currently button holing and are trialing a months daily dialysis.

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**Author:** ![Dori\_Schatell](https://forumcdn.homedialysis.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/high-arterial-pressure/5876/4 "2018-04-09T16:19:29Z")

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Terrific! If you are on Facebook, you may want to join our discussion group. There are other folks from the UK. 🙂

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**Author:** ![dialysispartner](https://forumcdn.homedialysis.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@dialysispartner](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/dialysispartner)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/high-arterial-pressure/5876/5 "2018-04-09T16:49:16Z")

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I’ve just sent a request. Many thanks X

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**Author:** ![Dori\_Schatell](https://forumcdn.homedialysis.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/high-arterial-pressure/5876/6 "2018-04-09T17:04:47Z")

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Try this link, Claire. You may have posted something to the identity site rather than the discussion group. 🙂[https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeDialysisCentral/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeDialysisCentral/)