In-center Hemodialysis Only: How many Hours of Hemodialysis Do YOU Do?

[Zach]

Thanks for your input!

I run 4.5 hours per treatment.

[kimcanada]

I am 4.5 Monday and Wednesday, I insisted on 4 hours on Friday, It makes me feel like I won something.

When I first started back on hemo after PD I was on 3 weeks of 5 hours a day, just to get back to "normal"

[monrein]

I'm Other.  (Don't say you knew THAT already Zach).  2 1/2 hours X 5 times a week.

[Zach]

I'm Other.  (Don't say you knew THAT already Zach)...

 

[Adam_W]

2 to 2 1/2 hours 6 days/week

Edit: I see this is specifically for in-centre. When I was in-centre I did "the usual" four hours, three times a week.

[Jess21]

i'm 3.5 x 3 days a week.  i just got my blood flow rate from 400 to 450.  My kdrt or whatever was 1.62.  I wonder if i can reduce it to 3 hrs..

[jessup]

Dad does  4.5 hrs  Mon/Wed/Fri

[staceyand joe92]

3 hours 3x a week - MWF

[twirl]

m,w,f     4 hours

[Luke12]

I run 4.15 hours m-w-f. My weight is 190lbs and my kt/v averages about 1.80

[TynyWonder]

I run 2 hours and 15 minutes, M, W & F

[TwistedKitten]

4 hours/3 x's a week. T/T/S but since i've just started using my fistula I'm hoping to be able to cut 30 minutes and be 3 1/2. my kt/v was 1.96 so it's a good possibility

[kitkatz]

I am an OTHER, too.  Guess what my run is? 



8 hours MWF- Nocturnal, but then you all knew that already! 

[boxman55]

M-W-F 3-1/2 hours...Boxman

[Gramapat]

I'm on 3 hours - M,W,F.

[RichardMEL]

5 hours T/T/S

[BRANDY]

Im reading all your respoinses and everyone has a diffrent amount of hrs  So what is the norm for a person to do D. Do you set hrs or does the doc . That sounded stupid but thats the way it came out. I know the doc gives orders but do you fudge on it or do all even if you feel better. hope you understand what I mean.

[paul.karen]

90% so far do M/W/F  those are the popular days i see.
Just an observation..................................................

[Zach]

Im reading all your respoinses and everyone has a diffrent amount of hrs  So what is the norm for a person to do D. Do you set hrs or does the doc . That sounded stupid but thats the way it came out. I know the doc gives orders but do you fudge on it or do all even if you feel better. hope you understand what I mean.

Longer is better.

Kt/V only measures Urea.  There's a lot more to optimal hemodialysis than that.

[petey]

When Marvin was in-center, he was M-W-F for anywhere from 4 hours to 5 hours and fifteen minutes (boy! that was a long treatment).  His time varied with his weight and his kt/V readings.  When he switched to home hemo (July of 2008), his time was at the max in-center (5.25 hours).  Now that's he's home hemo, he runs 6 days/week for 2.5 to 3 hours each run (depends on fluid gain).

[Joe Paul]

4 hours M-W-F

[Stacy Without An E]

You didn't take into consideration that some of us are on the National Research Study for six day a week Dialysis.

I'm 6 days a week for 2 hours at a time.

I forgive you.

[Zach]

You didn't take into consideration that some of us are on the National Research Study for six day a week Dialysis.

I'm 6 days a week for 2 hours at a time.

I forgive you.

I'm sorry. I hope you selected "Other."
 

[paddbear0000]

I'm  3 hours a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for now. After I start using my graft, I'll be transferred to a larger clinic, so I (hopefully) will have a different schedule. How do they determine how long you run? And how do I figure out my k/tv?

[RichardMEL]

I believe it is based mostly on weight - at least here. For example a lot of the female patients and light men in my unit do 4 or 4.5 hours (one man is like 48kg and he does 4 hours) while the heavier folks do 5 hours. 5 is the max they do here in centre. Every time I whinge to myself about how long and boring it is I try to remind myself that, as Zach says, longer is better for me.. it sure doesn't seem it after 3 hours knowing there's still 2 to go!! LOL

Also I do Tue/Thu/Sat - mostly because that's what they gave me initially - but they then offered for me to move around a year or so in. I felt TTS suited my work life more because it meant I could get 3 full days of work in a week rather than 2 if I did MWF. Yes, my "weekend" is now Sunday/Monday, but it doesn't really bother me that much anymore. I'm kind of used to it and just waiting for the time I won't have to go to dialysis anymore.. and then i won't know what the heck to do with myself on a Saturday afternoon!!