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Would UK dialysis patients who dialyse in hospital prefer a 3 day a week regime or a regime of 7 days per fortnight . It is suspected that 7 days per fortnight will enable some patients to feel fitter because it eliminates the two day period without dialysis.

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If hospital HD patients were made aware of this and the benefits they may well prefer to do seven days per fortnight thus avoiding the two day break

no i would like to stay with the 3 day a week i think the one thing you should do why on dialysis is to keep fit and carry on with work as this works for me very well as i am a gardener its very hard work but i seem to drink more then most people but i work it off

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