Hello everyone,
I recently ended Peritoneal Dialysis as I was blessed to receive a transplant just a few weeks ago.
I have surplus supplies (solutions, hardware, sterile gauze pads, etc.) that I am hoping I can donate to someone who could use them for their dialysis treatments.
I am new to this online community and am wondering if this is a common practice and is there a best process to accomplish this?
Your feedback would be very helpful and appreciated.
Thank you
Check with your center, but I bet they will say no. Then look into Intervol. They take all kinds of Medical Supplies. intervol.org/about-us
If that does not work, see if there is a Nursing teaching school nearby. They use products for training. Probably not the dialysate.
My center takes back unused supplies
I donated my supplies back to my center.
Btw, congratulations on your transplant!!!
Wonderful news! My hubby has a transplant too! We had two dialysis centers who knew my hubby (we moved to another house so we were forced to switch centers). The very busy one happily took the dialysate. The PD nurse drove to our house to pick it up. The other one refused, that nurse said she had ordered enough for her center. I've noticed some give the solutions to veterinarians - they use PD on animals in some cases. But don't be upset if no one wants anything. PD solutions are considered prescriptions and technically can't be passed around to others because those and accompanying items may have been tampered with, etc. At one point, I watered my plants with dialysate (it doesn't have any serious chemicals in it) and also sent it down the drain. No point in keeping it around, it expires. Anything else in sealed boxes, I donated to charity. We kept the masks and gloves.
I gave all my supplies EXCEPT the solution back to my center . My nurse was thrilled with it.
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