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Kidney Dialysis

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New here, on dialysis

Hello, I'm a 52 year old female in Greece, 1 year on Dialysis now, after a journey of failed fistula creation attempts and finally a graft placement due to...

Hello, I'm a 52 year old female in Greece, 1 year on Dialysis now, after a journ...

•5 years ago

Cancer and Dyalisis

Hi everyone, Has any of you had cancer removed while on dyalisis. Or is currently under both treatments? Really need encouragment here because it is a big...

Hi everyone, Has any of you had cancer removed while on dyalisis. Or is current...

•5 years ago

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Has anyone had to deal with the issue of stop taking the drug, Lithium, to delay dialysis or decided to stay on Lithium until her kidneys were destroyed, but...

Has anyone had to deal with the issue of stop taking the drug, Lithium, to delay...

•5 years ago

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First week on hemo - no energy, cramping, limited mobility

Hi everyone, I just completed my first week on dialysis. I had 4 days from Friday the 19th to Friday the 26th. First session was with my fistula last 3 days...

Hi everyone, I just completed my first week on dialysis. I had 4 days from Frida...

•5 years ago

Anyone Else??

I've been on hemo dialysis 5 years (going on 6). I'm on my 2nd graft. I've had my parathyroid removed due to calcium issues. Now my hands tingle & feel like...

I've been on hemo dialysis 5 years (going on 6). I'm on my 2nd graft. I've had m...

•5 years ago

PD Dressing Rash

After a few weeks on PD, my dressing is giving me rash (the part around the sticky). I told my nurse and she told me to try using tape and gauze but that made...

After a few weeks on PD, my dressing is giving me rash (the part around the stic...

curiousmind2019

•5 years ago

Had kidney transparent with high risk

Happy to inform all i had a kidney transparent on 26th of june and discharged after one week. Surgery day my chest xray was bad and surgeon refused to do the...

Happy to inform all i had a kidney transparent on 26th of june and discharged af...

•5 years ago

PD Drain Pain

After drain, I get 2 kinds of pains:1) catheter pain, 2) punch in stomach pain. The catheter pain usually from end of draining process and goes away in a few...

After drain, I get 2 kinds of pains:1) catheter pain, 2) punch in stomach pain. ...

curiousmind2019

•5 years ago

PD and Hernia

How do you know whether you are about to get hernia? And how to prevent it? I am 1 week old on home PD, trying to get used to all the fills and drains....

How do you know whether you are about to get hernia? And how to prevent it? I a...

curiousmind2019

•5 years ago

Diarrhea concerns

I’m pre-dialysis and on Epogen due to having anemia. My concern is that I have severe bouts of diarrhea that will come on suddenly without much warning....

I’m pre-dialysis and on Epogen due to having anemia. My concern is that I have...

•5 years ago

Kidney X

The newest competition from Kidney_X, #PatientInnovatorChallenge, is a collaboration between the US. Department of Health and Human Services, American Society...

The newest competition from Kidney_X, #PatientInnovatorChallenge, is a collabora...

•5 years ago

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Sister's dialysis treatment

HI--I am a 59 year old male, I have been going with my sister to dialysis that she has been resistant to, but seems to be more willing to do lately. The...

HI--I am a 59 year old male, I have been going with my sister to dialysis that s...

•5 years ago

Cycler alarm goes off 4 times a night during drain cycle

My 76 year old husband is new to at home peritoneal dialysis on the cycler every night. Every night, he is awakened by the alarm four times a night when the...

My 76 year old husband is new to at home peritoneal dialysis on the cycler every...

•5 years ago

Cycler alarm goes off 4 times every night at drain cycle

My 76 year old husband is new to at home peritoneal dialysis on the cycler every night. Every night, he is awakened by the alarm four times a night when the...

My 76 year old husband is new to at home peritoneal dialysis on the cycler every...

•5 years ago

PD101 Have Fun! Be Creative!

New to Posting! I am a 44 years old Male married with 4 children (15 Boy, 13 Girl, 11 Boy, & 9 Girl). Started PD dialysis in May 2019 (initially started...

New to Posting! I am a 44 years old Male married with 4 children (15 Boy, 13 Gi...

•5 years ago

Home PD and Sleeping Position

I finally finished PD training and started doing home PD this week, a day dwell and an overnight dwell. How do you sleep with the solution in your tummy? Last...

I finally finished PD training and started doing home PD this week, a day dwell ...

curiousmind2019

•5 years ago

Beginning Dialysis

Hi, Call me Sarah. Have any of you found that in-center dialysis is all around more feasible than periodialysis at home. I found the home process too...

Hi, Call me Sarah. Have any of you found that in-center dialysis is all around ...

•5 years ago

Using Creativity To Banish Brain Fog This blog post was made by Ant de Villiers on July 4th, 2019.

The subject of Brain Fog has come up frequently in the last week or so and I received this in my mail today from Home Dialysis Central. The full post is...

The subject of Brain Fog has come up frequently in the last week or so and I rec...

•5 years ago