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- Hello. This is my first shipment for dialysis and I didn't receive any minicaps or clamps with my supplies. My bags of fluid will be here Thursday do they come with them?
- I am new to the group. I haven't start dialysis yet but my doctor is going to start me real soon. I figure I better go ahead and join this group so I can be prepared as to what I am going to face when I am on it. Once I get on it I will give my...
- I am going to go on Peritoneal Dialysis soon and I know I am going to get some boxes delivered to my house from Baxter. Does anybody have an idea of how many boxes I am going to expect? And how much room I need?
- My doctor told me that I would have to go on peritoneal dialysis. I am a little nervous about it. I know it goes through the stomach and you have to get rid of the waste yourself. Has anyone had this type of dialysis if so can you give me some type...
- I have a question. I dont know if anybody knows about Sodium Bicarbonte. But my doctor put me on it yet he wants me to be on a low sodium diet. Isn't that going to make me double my sodium intake if normally I am not suppose to have more than 1500...
- I dont know what to do, I go to a free clinic and a kidney specialist volunteers. But he is no help whatsoever. I asked about a transplant because I am at 17% he told me to get a job. But I dont work because of the pain, he said that I would have to...
- I have always been alone!!! I have three sisters and they all have guys two of them are married,one is going to get married and I have never been with a guy. I don't even get out of the house other then to get food because I am gravely ill. It...
- I am 26 years old and still live with my parents. I am gravely ill otherwise I would be long gone. My stepfather is very very very abusive more emotional then physical. An example: He is driving me insane!!! He was going to throw me out of the house...
- I am at 17% kidney function and have had a lot of problems with my potassium being extremely high the past two weeks. They sent me to the hospital to get it to go down. Has anybody else had this problem? And is it too soon to ask about getting a...
- Hello everybody. I have a kidney function of 17% and I was wondering what should I ask my doctor about dialysis and transplants? He is a kidney specialist that has volunteered at my free clinc. I know everybody's situation is different but it is...
- I have a couple of questions.First I am so thirsty all the time!! I feel like I could drink gallons of liquid. Does anybody know why?Second one of my sides always hurts. I don't understand why it would hurt everyday. Is there something wrong, most...
- Hello everyone,I am 26 years old and I live with my mom and stepfather because of health issues. In this time which has been a long time. I have and especially mom emotionally abused by my stepdad. He has very strict unnecessary rules. 1. He...
- I currently don't work because of PKD, I only worked once in my life and eventually I couldn't stand up because of the pain. When I tried to lay down and go to sleep the flank pain was so severe that I had to sit up all night and then usually I had...
- Hey Guys!!I have been researching a little bit about living donors and what they have to go through when they give someone a kidney. I have a GFR of 25 so I have been gathering this info. I just want to know if there is any financial help for living...
- Hey everyone!!I am mad a bout my clinic I go to, it is free. I go there because I have no income of any kind. I want to say that I am grateful for finding any help. But sometimes they make me mad because I usually see a different doctor everytime I...