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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis => Topic started by: sullidog on September 16, 2011, 06:55:36 PM

Title: how would someone that doesn't have fluid gain handle pd?
Post by: sullidog on September 16, 2011, 06:55:36 PM: Just wondering,
I urinate so good that they don't pull anything, in fact they have to give me fluid because the machine still pulls some fluid, I was just wondering if I ever went to pd would I have a hard time handling it because of this? Would I have to drink even more to keep me hydrated?
Title: Re: how would someone that doesn't have fluid gain handle pd?
Post by: Atooraya on September 16, 2011, 08:52:08 PM: I don't retain water, urinate a fair amount and am on pd. I have to constantly watch dehydration. Occasionally, I get cramps in my legs. That's my signal to drink more water. In addition, at nights when im hooked up to the machine, I keep a glass of water and saltines close to me.
Hope this helps you.
Title: Re: how would someone that doesn't have fluid gain handle pd?
Post by: lmunchkin on September 16, 2011, 08:58:06 PM: Yes, some fluid would keep you hydrated. The fact that you may be at your dry weight means you may not have much fluid to take off, but you still have toxins that build up in you that need to be pulled off! Just use all #1.5 so as not to drain you dryer, but will ease out those toxins!

Hope this helps!

lmunchkin :kickstart;

P.S. I would do a couple of manual exchanges to keep from drying out so much. That way you are not on machine all nite where it pulls it automatically!
Title: Re: how would someone that doesn't have fluid gain handle pd?
Post by: Marina on September 16, 2011, 09:34:15 PM: If there's no edema, B/P is within normal (the way to find out what's normal for you is to take your B/P every morning), weight is ok. then a 1.5% dialysate is used, as lmunchkin mentioned. 1.5 dialysate removes a smaller amount of fluid, so cramps are not very common with it, unless you're extremely dehydrated already.
Title: Re: how would someone that doesn't have fluid gain handle pd?
Post by: lmunchkin on September 17, 2011, 05:05:48 PM: Marina, Im getting my PD & HD a little confused, but PD users can remove the toxins too, right? I know in hemo it is fluids and toxins, but not exactly sure about the PD since it is in an actual membrane. Do you or anyone else know if no fluid to remove (like HD) that toxins are removed during PD?

I had said that it was but really I do not know that for fact. Don't want to mislead anyone. Since toxins build up in the blood stream, you would think it would come out through the millions of vessels in the peritoneium cavity!!!!

lmunchkin :kickstart;
Title: Re: how would someone that doesn't have fluid gain handle pd?
Post by: Quickfeet on September 19, 2011, 02:51:06 AM: pd pulls off fluid and toxins. also like hd, it pulls other things off, such as protein.
Title: Re: how would someone that doesn't have fluid gain handle pd?
Post by: lmunchkin on September 20, 2011, 05:58:05 PM: Yes indeed it does pull off Protien. I remember them pushing protien to have good dialysis on PD. Not so bad with hemo, but still need the protein.

lmunchkin
Title: Re: how would someone that doesn't have fluid gain handle pd?
Post by: *kana* on October 04, 2011, 05:34:57 AM: Just drink more and you will be fine. You actually have the best problem there is while being on dialysis. You get to drink as much as you want, eat most everything and STILL PEEEE!
Can you tell I have pee envy? ;D
Hang in there!
Title: Re: how would someone that doesn't have fluid gain handle pd?
Post by: Joe on October 04, 2011, 12:05:41 PM: *kana*'s advice is good. I still have a fair amount of kidney function and am doing PD. I drink a fair amount of fluids during the day and keep a glass of water by the bedside at night while I'm on the cycler. So far, it's working ok for me.
Title: Re: how would someone that doesn't have fluid gain handle pd?
Post by: brandywine on November 17, 2011, 12:36:15 PM: Quote from: *kana* on October 04, 2011, 05:34:57 AM
Just drink more and you will be fine. You actually have the best problem there is while being on dialysis. You get to drink as much as you want, eat most everything and STILL PEEEE!
Can you tell I have pee envy? ;D
Hang in there!
Pee envy... :rofl;
Title: Re: how would someone that doesn't have fluid gain handle pd?
Post by: bleija on November 17, 2011, 07:35:56 PM: i still pee the normal amount, just its almost clear, PD works for me, i mean i still pull fluid with pd, but i have never had a fluid balance problem, except when i had an infection( infection makes ur membrane highly penetrable and u can pull offf too much very easily and get extremey dehydrated, i remember one time i had to go in and get almost 2000mL of saline bc i couldnt move w/o cramping, and i was using 1.5s) but as long as u dnt have an infection, pd only takes off what u have to spare, and it gives u liberty to drink as much as u want, especially if u still pee :)