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What tips would you give to someone on how to shower with a peritoneal dialysis catheter or a chest port?

This question came up in a group meeting. Someone suggested waterproof sheets or plastic to keep the area dry. Do you have anything to add to this list? We would...

Peritoneal Dialysis While You Sleep

He does this type of dialysis while he is sleeping at night hooked up to a machine....

Recovery rates from postrenal failure?

rural area with limited access to good nephros, and my daughter, who is an MSN, RN in a more populated area has been pushing REAL hard for me to consider...

What Do You Do With Dialysis Waste If You Do Hemodialysis Treatment?

I want to concentrate more on dialysis cassettes, bags, masks, drain bags, tubing, and boxes. But most importantly the boxes....

How Do You Occupy Yourself While Doing Dialysis?

Dialysis treatment can take many hours for each session. What do you do to occupy your time while waiting?...

Can Chronic Kidney Disease Be Passed From Generation to Generation?

He has been on at-home dialysis for a year. He is doing pretty well and still works a full-time job....

Starting Life On Dialysis

On my last doctor appointment with my father, the doctor said we had to start talking about dialysis. My only concern is that my father is almost 90....

Dry itchy skin

I have dialysis 3 ti.es a week and am always itchy and I feel buggy, like I'm being bitten by insects. Does anyone know how to get rid of...

The Different Stages Of Chronic Kidney Disease - What Age Where You Diagnosed?

My son is 45, stage 5, and does dialysis every day. He says it is mind over matter when it comes to certain things....

No Medical Support

Seems like she wants me to go on dialysis - how to avoid that dialysis path?...

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