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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis => Topic started by: Whamo on November 22, 2012, 10:04:13 AM

Title: New PD Therapy
Post by: Whamo on November 22, 2012, 10:04:13 AM

 :2thumbsup;  My doctor changed my Baxter machine to do three dwells a night instead of four, and it's working better for me.   :yahoo;

Title: Re: New PD Therapy
Post by: justme15 on November 22, 2012, 11:24:02 AM

cool! what was happening before?  I have 4 dwells that last 1.5 hrs.

Title: Re: New PD Therapy
Post by: Joe on November 22, 2012, 12:23:29 PM

Very interesting. I do 5 dwells that last 1.5 hours. Are your 3 really long ones Whamo? Curious as to how that works.

Title: Re: New PD Therapy
Post by: Whamo on November 22, 2012, 06:41:39 PM

Yes, they're longer, with more fluid, as my flow chart pointed toward that working well for me.  I take a test in December to confirm it.

Title: Re: New PD Therapy
Post by: justme15 on November 22, 2012, 07:28:44 PM

I have an adequacy test in a few weeks.  A Pet test coming up also.