The pctweekly

Hosts Curtis and Mina discuss celebrating the Fourth of July, personal memories, and how dialysis patients and technicians can travel—covering options like out-of-state units, Mexico, cruises, and home dialysis machines.

They also explore technician career paths (travel assignments, biomed work, educator roles), different dialysis machines and supplies, and give practical tips for planning treatment while traveling, including paperwork, insurance, and social worker coordination.

Curtis and Mina chat about a hot week at work, funny and messy dialysis stories (including bleeders and late patients), scheduling headaches, and their travel bucket-list dreams.

They wrap up with ideas for future episodes and invite listeners to send in stories.

Hosts Curtis and Mina are back on PCT Weekly, catching up after a short break with casual conversation about recent weeks, mental health, and creative hobbies like sculpting.

They share practical advice for dialysis patients — comfort tips, snacks and fluid cautions, hand warmers, blood pressure basics, and stories from the unit — alongside personal anecdotes and workplace updates.

Hosts talk through a tough week at the dialysis clinic, sharing patient stories, cannulation experiences, and the emotional highs and lows of their work.

They explore the future of dialysis technology — from smaller home machines to experimental kidney implants — and highlight current barriers like insurance approvals and access to care.

The episode also touches on staffing, scheduling challenges, and personal reasons for staying in the field, ending with Mother’s Day wishes and a call for listener stories.

Hosts Curtis and Mina trade personal stories from a chaotic week on and off the job — from getting sick and weekend plans to a new fishing obsession and memories of Topgolf.

The episode also dives into serious dialysis incidents (needle dislodgements, catheter complications), patient education, coping with work stress, and what they’d do if they weren’t in healthcare.

Hosts Curtis and Mina recap a calm but eventful week filled with shocking street incidents—naked passersby, homeless encounters, and hospital emergencies—alongside outdoor adventures like fishing in sudden rain and snow.

They also reflect on relationships with patients, workplace burnout, and plans for camping and fishing escapes to recharge.

The hosts chat casually about their week — odd encounters with gurney drivers, sleep struggles from long shifts, staff and scheduling headaches, and small personal moments like fishing trips and reunions with old coworkers.

Hosts Curtis and Mina walk listeners through a chaotic week at their dialysis unit, sharing first-hand stories about water and power outages, equipment failures, and the small fixes that keep treatments running.

They also discuss patient interactions, scheduling stress, behind-the-scenes details of how dialysis works, and invite listeners to send in their own stories.

Hosts Curtis and Mina share candid shift stories from the dialysis unit: from a car crashing through a lobby and a Mustang hitting a patient in a wheelchair, to air alarms on machines, clogged biofilm drains, and a pepper-spray scare that shut down a clinic. They mix tense moments with humor, everyday troubleshooting tips, and reflections on tough days.

Listeners are invited to send their own stories to [email protected] to be read or discussed on the show.

This episode of PCT Weekly blends laid-back fishing tales with hectic hospital shift stories. Hosts talk about crowded lakes, kayak envy, sleep schedules, and the everyday grind of patient care.

They share a tense encounter with a combative patient, staffing challenges, opening vs. closing shifts, and little moments that help them cope. To have your story read on the podcast, email [email protected].