Experiences with

Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Hello, I've been on peritoneal dialysis for five years and I feel great. I'm 59 years old, female, African American. I'm very active. I teach four line dance classes every week. I attend another. I attend church regularly, and work in our Good Works minisrty. Although I do not drink, my husband and

Hello! My name is Tracy and while I have an EXTENSIVE medical history, I'm really wondering if anyone else struggles with chronically low magnesium. I actually have to have a 3+ hour magnesium infusion every Tuesday. My transplant is from my mom, 30 years on January 4th, 2025. I'm 52 and was diagnosed

Hi, Everybooty!My name is Tracy and I have a living donor transplant (from my mommy who is 82 and pretty healthy) that will be 30 years old on January 4, 2025. I'm 52 years old and my kidneys failed due to having Systemic Lupus Erythematosis that I was diagnosed with in November 1987 and my kidneys failed

Hello, My sister went on the kidney transplant list two and a half years ago after being diagnosed with renal failure, and until this past July, was doing Peritoneal Dialysis, which she was doing quite well on. However, starting in the new year this year, she had three minor strokes, and after the last

My spouse is currently receiving peritoneal dialysis and moving forward to the transplant list.

I don't post much because my RLS isn't too bad most nights.I tried adding that both my kidneys have failed because of catching Covid for the second time and already I have a number of health issues. I am on Peritoneal Dialysis and I am diabetic. I treat my RLS with 75mg Pregabalin, I know it's nothing

My son and I are caretakers for my ex-husband. He is on peritoneal dialysis (has done well on it for 18 months!), and ended up in the hospital with COVID a month ago. It was a long haul, but he has pulled through. However, he is now significantly weaker than he was before Covid, so he will need to

My name is Alexa Mills and today, I would like to share my story! In November of 2015, I was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy at Birmingham’s Children’s Hospital. To say my little 14-year-old world was turned upside down would be an understatement. Throughout the past decade, I have carried this kidney

What is peritoneal dialysis and who can benefit from it? Today, Britney Dickerson, dialysis patient, and Jenny Wilson, Davita's regional director of home dialysis in New York City, are here to break it down. To listen to this podcast, visit: https://hottopicsinkidneyhealth.podbean.com/e/what-is-peritoneal-dialysis

Hi everyone, for those on PD, have you had any catheter complications or blockages and how were they resolved? My father suddenly started to have his PD fluid drain bloody two weeks ago. We notified the nurse/dr who are both unresponsive and just assumed it’s a burst blood vessel. We requested a sample

My name is Deepti and I am 35 years old . In April 2024, I was diagnosed with End-Stage Renal Disease and now rely on peritoneal dialysis (PD) 7 days a week. Dialysis is exhausting and restricts my daily activities . I hold a Masters degree from Purdue and work as a Data engineer in Silicon Valley

Whats the lifespan for 54 year old with stage 5 renal failure? My gfr was 14 last year. Not sure what it is now....I'm on peritoneal dialysis

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Good afternoon. My husband was diagnosed with ESRD in June of last year., A few weeks ago they began using his fistula for dialysis. On Friday and today Wednesday they were unable to do dialysis because his vein became very swollen and a lot of bleeding happened. They sent him home without his treatment

Hi, Stage 5 - eGFR 10%., will have to go through dialysis (PD) very soon. In the meantime, I am trying to put together a promotional flyer to spread the word; "looking for a living donor". I was wondering if anyone had any experience going through the entire process while remaining anonymous. Thanks

Hello, so I am a kidney patient and on my last bits of kidney remaining. (Surgically removed kidney tumors from kidneys) this resulted in losing my right kidney and partial of my left kidney. With my condition the tumors just keep coming back and growing so it’s inevitable kidney transplant will

I have a family history of kidney diseases losing my father, grandmother, and aunt or kidney disease an older sister had a kidney transplant years ago and now my next older sister and I have kidneys whose EGFR both went from the 43 quickly through the 30 ( within a year) and Todays blood tests was EGFR

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We often think of emergency plans when it comes to a fire or storm. If you are on pd at home and the electricity goes out , what do you do? If you have a fire and have a transplant, is your medication stored conveniently for easy access to take with you? We all have thought about these situations from

In 1950, Ada and Harry DeBold learned that their infant son had kidney damage from nephrotic syndrome. Today, treatments like dialysis or kidney transplants would give him a chance at life. Back then, these treatments weren’t available. The DeBolds didn’t give up. Their determination led to the creation