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(also known as Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis)
In medicine, dialysis is a type of renal replacement therapy which is used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function due to renal failure. more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Dialysis | 180 |
96% |
| Polycystic Kidney Disea... | 23 |
96% |
| Renal Cell Carcinoma (K... | 8 |
88% |
| Organ Transplants | 5 |
100% |
| Alport Syndrome | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 95% (222
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Dialysis Reviews
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so far its been pretty good, I do get a little tired and have headaches afterward but it has not stopped me from living
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I started dialysis treatments in Jan. I was recieving my treatments for 4 months through a cathyter located in my chest. after 4 months my graph matured and I was able to recieve my treatments through my graph , located in my arm. The problem was is that for 6 months they have been hooking me up backwards. They say that there are no repercussings of that error, that I was still recieving good dialysis. Is this true?
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I currently do hemo at a Fresenius clinic, but going to be doing home hemo soon.
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I hate going to dialysis but it works. I am getting a kidney transplant this Friday September 4 2009.
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I was on hemo dialysis for 5 months. Medically it worked fine. However, I had insomnia was always fatigued.
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Good
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i don't know,i'm in pain all the time(separate ailment)i have had a hard time sitting there for 4 hrs,no one wants to treat the pain issue,so i miss alot.
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I am on PD and it has made me gain a lot of weight.
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Peritoneal Dialysis
Generally the use of peritoneal dialysis is done in conjunction with ascites ONLY when the patient is in end stage renal failure. Which as we know is... [More] -
Peritoneal Dialysis
Found this....... PERITONEAL DIALYSIS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS AND ASCITES: PRACTIC... [More] -
Peritoneal Dialysis
I'm heading out the door but, I wanted to suggest that you so a search of 'Peritoneal Dialysis in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites.' I came across many... [More] -
Peritoneal Dialysis
Hey, It looks like it is just for dialysis, not for draining of ascites fluid. This is from wikipedia, there is no mention of ascites of liver pro... [More] -
Peritoneal Dialysis
Has anyone ever heard of or had a drain put in (peritoneal dialysis) to deal with ascites? [More]





