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January 22, 2008, 2:08 pm PST
Dialysis Patient 29 years
Quote From: deewhy1939Dr. Phil-
Just some history on the developement of the dialisis machine that so many kidney failure patients use until a match is found. My father, Eugene Sayler, owned a machine shop in Pico Rivera, CA. One of the jobs he received was to grind the original parts for the very first working dialisis machine. The machine he worked on was pictured in either Look or Life magazine, it has been so long (this was in the 50's or 60's) I forget which and both are no longer in print. Dad was always interested in the future use of the items he or his men worked on as he felt that gave them purpose to do the best they could do. At 94 years of age Dad doesn't remember all his stories very well any more. During World War II he was working for an aircraft company and there was a part that they were having trouble with that was neccessary to keep our planes in the air. Dad found the solution and our planes were able to play their part in the war. Dad has always been strong in believing that there is no problem that can not be solved. You may not find it on your first try but you must keep trying. My mother lived on Dialysis for 29 long years but lived fairly well inspite of the 14,15 drugs she had to take everyday. She took very good care of herself as instructed by her Drs. You wanted to know what happened to the first Dialysis machines and that is an interesting question as the last one I saw looked alot like the first one. The first one, I believe, was called the Keil (sp?). The second was much larger with three long boards with ridges between the layers they created when laying on top of one another. The boards held thin membranes with which the blood traveled through. I remember having to disassemble, clean, sterilize, and rebuild this machine after each run (dialysis). I don't know if this helps but thanks for the trip down memory lane.
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