Hi, I've been on dialysis for a year now and on the whole apart from being incredibly boring and time consuming, its not too bad. My main problem seems to be generalised aching most of the time and I tend to get a dull pain just above the knees especially when going up and down stairs or getting out of a chair. It feels like a combination of stiffness, weakness and pain. Does anyone else get this? Does anyone have a good suggestion to improve these symptoms?
thanks
Hi
Might be down to having low or Deficient levels of vitamin D.
Taking a safe high dose of vitamin D3 can cure stiffness, vitamin D3 can also help knee problems. My friend reported her aching knee pain went within hours of taking D3
As OptumNurse says Vit D can be an issue, and you might also have Amyloidosis as a contributing factor. It is caused by the build-up of a protein (Amyloid) in joints which is not easily removed by Dialysis. I would definitely raise this with the team next time you're in for dialysis - they can examine your knees and will point you to some ways to manage the pain.
