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paulm

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Re: radical acceptance
« Reply #15 on: August 12, 2017, 01:25:55 am »
 Hello Dragonfly. The kidney foundation(CKF) is a good place to start.  A very short course on dialysis is there are 3 different kinds, although not all doctors are up on this. The main type used is the common dialysis where you go to a hospital or special unit and get hooked up to a machine 3 times a week for about 4 hrs each time. The second type is basically the same as the first, but you do it at home and in some cases you do it every night while you sleep.

 However to do it at home, means that you need someone living with you to help you out .

 The third option, is also done at home , but you do not need a machine.It's called peritoneal dialysis  Basically you have a tube implanted in your side and you run fluid into the tube (via gravity or a small machine) and then 4-6 hrs later let it run back out again and then repeat.  With this method you have to do it every day, but you can do it while talking on the phone or talking to people in person. You can even travel or visit your family etc etc as the equipment is just a bag that you hook up and is portable. Many people feel less tired doing it this way because your blood is always being cleaned 24/7.

 My father-in-law had this method for many yrs and it worked well. I have included a link to the CKF and to their dialysis page as well as to their peritoneal dialysis page. There are pluses and minuses to each type.

https://www.kidney.ca/

https://www.kidney.ca/Dialysis

https://www.kidney.ca/peritoneal-dialysis

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« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2017, 07:33:57 pm »
Actually I went camping with my eldest daughter for a week. We both really wanted my other daughter to come. She had to work.

My daughter and I had a very good time. Mostly relaxing, enjoying nature. She is a very easy going person. Very optimistic. She has a very busy, demanding job.

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« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2017, 11:13:57 am »
Hi Paul,
 Thank you for the for the information and websites on dialysis. I am definitely going to read them.

It may be difficult to pry out of my kidney specialist which dialysis I may need eventually. The doctors can be very close mouthed about certain things. I would rather find out information before the actual need for the dialysis to see what I am up against.

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