Target Weight

[Jasper]

Hello
I am enjoying this message board.  My question is how do they(the doctors) figure out you target weight, when you are on PD DIALYSIS??

[Epoman]

Hello? any PD patients out there? Come on guests become a member and answer this persons quesiton. Or if a member happens to know.

[toad]

mine weighed me my first trip back after my catheter was installed...asked me if i felt comfortable at that weight....now is the weight full or empty

[kevno]

Hi Jasper.

I was on CAPD for over 12 years.  The way that they used to fix my target WT was. The Doctor checks your ankles to see that there is any swelling, looks at the veins in your neck. For me it was mainly my Bp  If it was to high I was a bit overloaded so had to use a strong bag to take the extra fluid off.  It is very hard to keep a balance.  But you do soon learn. It is nearly the same for haemo.

Kevno

[Epoman]

Hi Jasper.

I was on CAPD for over 12 years.  The way that they used to fix my target WT was. The Doctor checks your ankles to see that there is any swelling, looks at the veins in your neck. For me it was mainly my Bp  If it was to high I was a bit overloaded so had to use a strong bag to take the extra fluid off.  It is very hard to keep a balance.  But you do soon learn. It is nearly the same for haemo.

Kevno

Thanks Kevno I knew someone with experience would have a good answer for him. I kind of knew the answer but I wanted him to get a reply from someone who is or had been on CAPD.