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Retirement2023

Thank you all for your honesty about Hemodialysis and PD. My husband , age 79, should have the fistula created in the next week or two, in the mean time , if...

Thank you all for your honesty about Hemodialysis and PD. My husband , age 79,...

Retirement2023

•11 months ago

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Dialysis also help with lung fluid removal??

Hello. My 86-year-old Father is the one on dialysis. He recently had pneumonia and evidently has fluid in 40-50% of his right lung. I have read that dialysis...

Hello. My 86-year-old Father is the one on dialysis. He recently had pneumonia a...

daughterofDialysispt

•11 months ago

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Lump where my fistula is

Hello I recently discovered a lump where my fistula is. My question is that normal and should I have it checked out? I can still feel the thrill in my fistula...

Hello I recently discovered a lump where my fistula is. My question is that norm...

Quita55

•11 months ago

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Starting Dialysis

My Husband, age 79 , will be starting dialysis in the next few weeks. He has chosen Hemodialysis in a center. Can you give me some honest tips about what to...

My Husband, age 79 , will be starting dialysis in the next few weeks. He has cho...

Retirement2023

•11 months ago

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Hospital Acquired Delirium

My sister has Hospital Acquired Delirium and I don't know what to do. She will not eat. Her electrolytes, creatinine and BUN are all good on dialysis. They're...

My sister has Hospital Acquired Delirium and I don't know what to do. She will n...

Equest

•11 months ago

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New patient feeling so sick.

I'm posting this for my (74 year old) sister. It will be long. I'm trying to be a good advocate for her. Sorry if I rant a bit. It's all new and scary. She...

I'm posting this for my (74 year old) sister. It will be long. I'm trying to be ...

Equest

•11 months ago

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Using Laughter Therapy to Cope with Dialysis

Could laughter really be the best medicine? See how dialysis patients are using laughter therapy to cope....

Could laughter really be the best medicine? See how dialysis patients are using ...

JackieJ_NKF

Partner•11 months ago

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This is my first post here. I'm also a member of kidney disease hub. My eGFR hovers around 30 or down a few points either way. It was 39 then my neph, in...

This is my first post here. I'm also a member of kidney disease hub. My eGFR ...

jodaer

•11 months ago

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10 Year Anniversary

A few weeks ago I realized this is the ten-year anniversary of when I started dialysis. I started in August of 2013 in the days after I had a knee surgery. I...

A few weeks ago I realized this is the ten-year anniversary of when I started di...

StormCl0ud

•1 year ago

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Posts - Kidney Dialysis | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for May 2023

Retirement2023

Dialysis also help with lung fluid removal??

Lump where my fistula is

Starting Dialysis

Hospital Acquired Delirium

New patient feeling so sick.

Using Laughter Therapy to Cope with Dialysis

Hi all

10 Year Anniversary

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