It aint nice getting old as the body says enough is enough you are on your own.......... Im off.

[KKKaty]

Hi I am 80yrs with a few issues ,the worst is my Emphasema I am on Oxygen ,the next is my Kidneys a lot of that is caused by my very high blood pressure it was 212/137 2 hrs ago I also have Spinal Stenosis and suprisingly....... Depression.LOL, I have just found out I have Diabetes as well , damn ankles go up and dowm like aYo Yo.

I have worries about my kidneys as I dont pass all that much urine when I go .....I know I am 80 but it dosent stop me from having panic attacks ...Serapax really helps ......the really scary ones are the Flare ups as they can damage your lungs.I really dread Dialysis.

Sorry it sounds like Me Me Me but its good just to get it out with people who understand what we are 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷going through.

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌺🌷🌸💐🪷 Take care Guys from what I have read .....you are incredable.🍁🍁🍁🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🪷🪷🪷🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷OH Dear this Page is all about Kidney problems so sorry, but slow typing so cant start again .

[Hily]

When you are on your own, the most important person in your life is you! So, take care of you.

[Oceanviewed]

Im right there with you. I am 83 close to starting dialysis and it feels like its just one thing after another. I had a IBS flare up recently and now have a respiratory infection that is kicking my butt. Some days I wonder if its worth struggling on as I dont seem to have much of a life

[MagicNoon]

Hello

I am 74 years old. I started on PD dialysis one year ago February. I chose to do PD as it appeared to be the easiest on my elder body. I had a cath placed in my abdomen with surgery and went thru training on how to do PD as well as how to care for my catheter. My husband was living in assisted living due to sever Parkinson's disease as was unable to help me with dialysis. He passed on Thanksgiving. Once I started computer assisted PD my itching ceased and I no longer awaken with nausea every morning. I am able to eat a more consistent diet, but still pay strict attention to fluid, salt, phosphorous and potassium. I had many problems with drain pain, low drain or patient line problem alarms throughout the eight plus hours a night I spend on dialysis. Recently the alarms have decreased and I am sleeping through the night on dialysis. I am able to nap during the day if necessary. I encourage you to try PD if it is a possibility for you. I see a social worker on the telephone once a week to help me deal with depression. It is hard to continue on dialysis as once I started I feel like the dialysis is relentless. I have to continue it and with my depression it is hard to follow through with the checklist and maintain all the actions that keep me safe from infection. However, now my health is my job and I am trying to maintain it as best I can. Please be encouraged to try it. It may help you to feel better, just to pull off additional fluid from your lungs so you breath better. For me it is working.