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Do You Get Extremely Cold When Doing Dialysis?

This question came up in a support group meeting. Are you allowed to have electric blankets or anything like that when you are doing dialysis? Some people are extremely cold...

Anyone else have skin issues due to CKD?

I was just wondering has anyone ever had any allergic reactions or any skin issues due to CKD? It’s something that Happens to me quite often of recent so was...

has anyone had a flare up of eczema before??

I've never had eczema before. I have skin issues when it's itching, but it's just come up in the last month. It's so itching. I've been using oat cream and...

Have you tired alternative ways to help relive your symptoms that was recommend by a health professional?

Recently I've been taking different vitamins like vitamin D, c, e, cod liver oil and many other kinds to help my bones to my blood but recently medical marijuana has...

Do You Know That 9 Out Of 10 People Have Chronic Kidney Disase, But Don't Know It?

I didn't have a clue. I guess the answer is why? So many of us live with obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. Maybe it's just me, but maybe this...

Do I Need To Apply For Social Security If I Have A Full-time Job With Benifits?

When an ESRD patient has existing GHP coverage, Medicare is the secondary payer of Medicare-covered services for a period of time known as the 30-month coordination period. The 30-month coordination...

Has Anyone Been Effected By The "Baxter Plant Closure"?

Baxter has 7 manufacturing sites within North America and 13 plants worldwide. Some hospitals where taking steps to conserve their supplies of intravenous (IV) fluids, How have the closures affected...

My Father Is 90 And We Have To Make The Decision Dialysis Or No Dialysis

I just want to know how you made this decision. Of course, he is saying no way. I want to keep him here until there's nothing else we can do...

"Got the call to do cognitive behavioural therapy."

I have recently been struggling with my anxiety. I recently assessed to see what help I would need to get the tools to learn to control my panic attacks, and...

My Employer Won't Give Me Time Off To Do Dialysis

What should you do if your employer does not allow you time to do dialysis? Is this something that can be filed with the EEOC complaint department? Has anyone had...

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