scared

[jbeany]

My doc said that if your heart has been damaged it makes a "rub" noise that can be heard with a regular stethescope.  Yearly EKG's are required for any diabetic/dialysis patient on the transplant list to make sure there isn't any heart damage.  That's probably not a bad idea for any dialysis patient, though, just to make sure.

[Zach]

Remember these basic value levels for people on hemodialysis:

Albumin:      3.8 - 5.1 G/DL
Calcium:      8.4 - 9.5 MG/DL
Phosphorus: 3.5 - 5.5 MG/DL
Potassium:   3.5 - 6.0 MEQ/L

Daily Protein Intake:  1.2 grams protein per kg of body weight.  1 kg = 2.2 lbs.
Daily Caloric Intake:   35 calories per kg of body weight.
Daily Sodium Intake  <1,200 mg

http://www.kidney.org/professionals/kdoqi/guidelines.cfm

Information = Freedom
 

[stauffenberg]

The problem is that the three levels which are either rarely or never normal in dialysis patients are cholesterol, which tends to be too high but can be managed; the red blood cell count which is almost invariably anemic and thus constantly weakens the heart muscle; and creatinine, which is always elevated, even right after dialysis, and which was shown first in the late 1990s to promote the development of arteriosclerosis.  The best way to extend your life is to get a transplant as quickly as you can, by hook or by crook, since life expectancy on diallysis is short.

[Zach]

The best way to extend your life is to get a transplant as quickly as you can, by hook or by crook, since life expectancy on diallysis is short.

"... by hook or by crook ..."  Now that's a novel idea.

Always a ray of sunshine stauffenberg!
 

[jonn r]

so on hewre do we have any good links for a renal diet....i need ideas on what to eat to lower my numbers...

[Ohio Buckeye]

John r, we have a section on diet and recipes you will find under the main index.
Also at your dialysis clinic there should be a dietician who knows what your numbers
are and if you need more or less of an item.  Just ask to talk to the dietician at
your cllinic for diet advice.
Everyone's needs are different.  A lot of people are have high potassium and have
to watch it. I have low potassium and have even had to take supplements at times.

[Sluff]

Here ya go John:  http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?board=32.0