Experiences with

Peritoneal dialysis

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.

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.

For the past 3 years, I have been on peritoneal dialysis, but due to an ongoing infection, it is going to be removed. Because of these results, I must return to HD. I am struggling and am not a person to open up much; I am very private, and that is pretty much it.

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.

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

I've been on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

dialysis equipment.

I have experience with being on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. If you're still reading, thank you and I look forward to meeting people as I am feeling kind of alone.

In December of 2023, I met with my Nephrologist, and he said I would need to start dialysis due to my kidney disease progressing to Stage 5 renal failure. On December 26th, I started receiving Peritoneal Dialysis daily while at home.

Hi, I am 75 years old, have CKD and my nephrologist is recommending PD dialysis for me. I'm at the point where it's going to be needed in the future because my kidneys are getting worse but I don't need it right this minute.

I am on Peritoneal Dialysis and I am diabetic. I treat my RLS with 75mg Pregabalin, I know it's nothing in this forum. The reason I am writing this is because I just experienced something I have never experienced in my 50 years with RLS!

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

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.

Not sure what it is now....I'm on peritoneal dialysis

Peritonitis – If you undergo peritoneal dialysis, you are at-risk for peritonitis, an infection of the abdominal lining caused by bacteria entering through the dialysis catheter.

The doctors want to start the process for home peritoneal dialysis overnight. We are feeling quite anxious as a family and I would appreciate your support. Can anyone offer their experiences on starting PD, physically and mentally how they feel on dialysis?

He is on Peritoneal dialysis . 😊

I’m a caregiver for my son and he just started peritoneal dialysis

I've been on peritoneal dialysis for many years and this will be my 3rd transplant. Both ones previoulsy failed one due to infection and that's what I'm concerned about.

We just started Peritoneal dialysis using the extraneal purple solution for a 12 hour dwell and experiencing diarrhea. Has anyone else experienced diarrhea?