pd

[toad]

morning all seems evrybody here is on hemo..i am on pd do 4 exchnages a day...how come nobody else seems to do this...reason i chose it was because there was no way i was going to the hospital 3 times a day...this way i have atleast some sort of a life..i was able to spend lots of time with my 3 kids and 2 grandkids this summer

[LifeOnHold]

Hi, Toad.  I did PD for 3 years, but I kept getting really serious peritonitis-- they later discovered I am a nasal staph carrier and should never have been started on PD because my staph was contaminating my catheter every time I did a treatment.  Even though my PD nurse said my technique was excellent, the staph eventually contaminated all 3 of my catheters, with the last infection almost killing me and requiring exploratory surgery to get all of it out... with the added bonus of a 104-degree fever complete with hallucinations.

Originally I liked PD because I didn't have to put up with needles, but eventually I needed to do 5 treatments a day, and that got to be a real hassle.  Originally I was on a cycler, but because of the position of my catheter in my abdomen, I couldn't drain while lying down--- the catheter dug into my bladder and there's no WAY you can sleep through that!

For some people, PD works-- it didn't for me.  I hope you have continued good luck with your PD, and that you never have to switch.





EDITED:Moved to home dialysis section PD- kitkatz,moderator

[O in]

six months from the time that i was told that i would have 2 have dialysis i spent +searching 4 all  the info i could find

i looked at PD decided that infection risks outweighed unlikely benefits and said no thanks and decided on hemo

i know its only my opinion but i cant understand why onyone would want 2 do PD

oin

[Epoman]

six months from the time that i was told that i would have 2 have dialysis i spent +searching 4 all  the info i could find

i looked at PD decided that infection risks outweighed unlikely benefits and said no thanks and decided on hemo

i know its only my opinion but i cant understand why onyone would want 2 do PD

oin

Yeah I just couldn't handle emotionally doing 4-5 exchanges EVERY day. I do M.W.F. then I am FREE on Tue and Thur and the weekend.

[LifeOnHold]

In my case, I had a severe needle phobia and I felt that PD would be easier on me... man, was I wrong!     No matter what you do, there's a lot of complications.

[Marina]

Toad,
      I'm  on PD.   Have  been  since  Apr. 2004.              I'm  happy  with  my decision.         I  feel like  I  have  so much  more  freedom  than  HD.        Plus  no  needles  except  for  the  monthly  labs,  insuling  shots  and  aranesp  every  3 weeks.
          I  don't  have  fluid  restrictions,  and such  minor  diet  restrictions.       
                                              Marina   

[Marina]

Toad,
      I'm  on PD.   Have  been  since  Apr. 2004.              I'm  happy  with  my decision.         I  feel like  I  have  so much  more  freedom  than  HD.        Plus  no  needles  except  for  the  monthly  labs,  insuling  shots  and  aranesp  every  3 weeks.
          I  don't  have  fluid  restrictions,  and some minor  diet  restrictions.      
                                              Marina  

[Marina]

SO  how  do  we  make  corrections  or  delete  posts?  I  made  a  typo  and  tried  to corrected  only  to  have  to  of  the  same  posts,  but  one  without  typos              LOL   

[Epoman]

SO  how  do  we  make  corrections  or  delete  posts?  I  made  a  typo  and  tried  to corrected  only  to  have  to  of  the  same  posts,  but  one  without  typos              LOL   

If you want to EDIT your post just click the MODIFY button, however if you wish to delete a post I have that option disabled.

[Marina]

Thanks  Epoman!                  Sorry  you  guys guys  had  to  scroll through  two  of  the  same  post!          But,  now  I  know  how  to  edit.             LOL
                                       Marina   

[Epoman]

Thanks  Epoman!                  Sorry  you  guys guys  had  to  scroll through  two  of  the  same  post!          But,  now  I  know  how  to  edit.             LOL
                                       Marina   

No problem at all.  by the way you like to have a lot of spaces in your posts huh!