Table 8 Excerpt 7 Mixed messaging in discussing surgical access for KRT
Turn | Speaker | Talk |
|---|---|---|
36. | Doc2: | So I mean at 11 per cent function… |
37. | CKD-P13: | Getting close to the… |
38. | Doc2: | …sailing pretty close to the wind. |
39. | CKD-P13: | …wind, yeah. |
40. | Doc2 | Yeah, um you have - have you seen the surgeon yet? |
41. | CKD-P13: | No, no. |
42. | Doc2: | So I think we should get you to see the surgeon. |
43. | CKD-P13: | Right. |
44. | Doc2: | Um, to get the PD tube put in. |
45. | CKD-P13: | Right. |
46. | Doc2: | Now, by the time you see the surgeon, a few weeks will have gone by… |
47. | CKD-P13: | Right. |
48. | Doc2: | …um, so we’ll have another blood test. If your kidney function did get better and it turned out that we didn’t need it, then we can always delay the actual surgery. |