Fistula Part 3 - Dialysis Tips
I've just completed the 3rd surgery on the fistula in my arm. This time it needed a patch to strength the blood flow throughout the arm....
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Jun 41 min read
Tuning out the noise of dialysis - Dialysis Tips
Dialysis is loud. There are alarms, staff yelling across the room to each other, lids slamming, the door buzzing to open and close,...
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May 281 min read
So Thirsty - Dialysis Tips
I think the hardest part for me being on dialysis is limiting my liquid intake. You really must think about all the things that break...
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May 201 min read
Muscle cramps - Dialysis tips
Have you ever had cramps in your legs in the middle of the night? The kind that shoots you out of bed with intense pain. Well, welcome...
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May 191 min read
Packing up for Dialysis - Dialysis Tips
When I go to dialysis, I take a lot of stuff with me. I have a blanket, pillow, heating pad for my shoulders, arm warmers, my purse...
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May 181 min read
You Are What You Eat - Dialysis Tips
My dialysis center has a dietician on staff a couple days a week. When I first started dialysis, she sat with me and asked me a ton of...
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May 161 min read
Snakey Skin - Dialysis Tips
One of the side effects of dialysis is dry skin. Makes sense since they are pulling fluid out of your body almost every other day. No...
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May 151 min read
Transplant - Dialysis Tips
Today I got my letter accepting me into the transplant program at a local hospital. I’m not a stranger to transplant. 8 years ago, I...
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May 141 min read
Binders - Dialysis Tips
In 5 months, my phosphate dropped from an 11 to a 4.5. It wasn’t just eating plant-based cheese or eliminating high phosphate foods from...
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May 131 min read
Lower your phosphate - Dialysis Tips
Every month the dialysis center does a specific set of blood tests. One is a phosphate test. I knew nothing about phosphate. Now I know...
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May 122 min read
Fistula Part 2 - Dialysis Tips
It’s been about 8 weeks since my fistula surgery. I head back to the doctor for my final check-up. Once released, the dialysis center...
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May 112 min read
Keep on Smiling - Dialysis Tips
There are dark days on dialysis when you think about the restrictions on food, liquid consumption and travel it can take you into a tailspin
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May 101 min read
Birthdays - Dialysis Tips
Birthdays are different now. I used to hate getting older. Now, I am glad I have them…it means I’m still alive! This year, my birthday...
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May 82 min read
Seeing stars - Dialysis Tips
Since I started dialysis, I have felt much better. I believe my body was just overloaded with toxins since my demise of my kidneys. Even...
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May 81 min read
Fake showers - Dialysis Tips
I am the kind of person who loves to take a shower in the morning. It’s like my cup of coffee – it wakes me up and helps me get going! ...
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May 71 min read
Protect your chest - Dialysis Tips
Driving with a catheter in your chest can be quite uncomfortable, especially when your catheter is on the left side of your chest. The...
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May 61 min read
Identify your arm - Dialysis Tips
When you have a fistula, you can no longer have your blood pressure checked on that arm. You also can’t have blood drawn from it or...
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May 51 min read
I'm starting to look like a Cyborg - Dialysis Tips
Emergency dialysis requires a chest catheter. This method of getting dialysis in not sustainable…. the risk of infection is too high,...
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May 32 min read
Working during treatment - Dialysis Tips
My work has been amazing with all my appts and surgeries but having to go to dialysis 3 days a week, in the middle of the day, meant I...
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May 31 min read
A pain in my back - Dialysis Tips
After the first day of treatment, my back was killing me. Not sure if my kidneys were in shock or if it was sore from the recliner at...
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