HOW DO YOU FEEL . . after Dialysis?

[murf]

When I was on hemo, I loved the evening session. Came home, had a snack and then to bed. The next day was right as rain. On the days I had day dialysis, I found I wasted the day by sleeping or wallowing about.

[brandi1leigh]

I'm exhausted when I get home. I'm one of the ones who's achy. My whole body hurts, especially my legs and feet. If I take a nap, I can SOMETIMES leave my house after dialysis. But the activity has to be something very easy (going to a movie, out to dinner). Nothing strenuous, or I'm likely to pass out or be miserable for days.

Luckily I'm not working right now. I had a really great disability insurance that I paid for in case of an emergency (when I got it I never dreamed I'd end up on dialysis, but that's life).

There are people on my unit who work, but I can't imagine it. My neph has been pushing my to go back to work, but I just can't figure out how I would do it. My mom says you do what you have to do. I guess that's true.

[Henry P Snicklesnorter]

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[Bajanne]

In the early days of dialysis, I would not even drive myself home.  I would just collapse on the couch in the living room and be there until morning.  But all that has changed.  I now drive myself from dialysis, and in 1997 when I lost my job, I would even do tutoring after dialysis until late evening.
I feel just fine after dialysis nowadays. 
Just one evening recently it was like old times.  It was because the nurse took off more than I wanted and my body really reacted to it. I just went home and collapsed.  I was not even able to work the next day.  But that is very rare for me.
I too tend to be very hungry after dialysis.  I must eat something as soon as possible.

[Stoday]

I'm active after dialysis. I'm on the twilight shift, which suits me. I drive and often pop into the supermarket on the way home (few customers to clutter the place up at 11 p.m.). Like others, I always need something to eat.

Sometimes I'm tired the next day, but often not. I always feel fine! 

[Ken Shelmerdine]

I dialyse 3 afternoons after working in the morning. At first I used to feel absolutely slaughtered but gradually I think my body became more accustommed to it. Eventually  I got to feeling not too bad after dialysis probably because I never have any fluid pulled off but on odd occasions it does seem like my body is saying to me ''WTF was that??!!!''

I have recently started doing 3 1/2 hours insted of 3 and then again at first I did feel rather more exausted than when I was on the 3. But maybe I'm getting used to it again because on wednesday night after D I felt well enough to go out to my local pub with  a few of the lads and watch football on the big screen and enjoy a couple of pints of Holt's Best Bitter.

[casper2636]

I've found  that I have good days and bad days...nothing predicts which it will be. Some days I'll breeze through, and others, I'll be throwing up the last 1/2 hour of treatment. I don't know whats up with that, but I just take what comes and hope for the best. And , yes, I have a very big problem with low blood pressure, but techs are hard to find during treatment!!!!!!