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« on: January 11, 2013, 10:18:32 AM »
Hello All and Happy New Year.

 Well, I made it through my PD training, had my home visit and now I am on my own.  So far it has been great, I enjoy the freedom I now have and hope that all goes well.  Thanks to the abundance of information on this website, the decision was easy for me to switch from In-Center Hemo to PD.  Now of course I have a question, how long did it take you to get use to the fluid.  I am so full with the fluid, hopefully I will get use to it fast.  Well, Have a great weekend and I will report back in a month to let everyone  know how it is going.

Debra
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« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2013, 10:43:08 AM »
Welcome to the club!! If you can call it that.  :) I honestly don't remember how long it took me to get used to it when i 1st started butI know it takes me about a week or so to get used to having more fluid in there when they up the amount of solution I use. 
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« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2013, 04:41:57 PM »
Debra, I know you had a tough time on hemo, what with your fistula and all, so I am hoping that PD will work really well for you.  I'm so glad that things are OK so far.  I'm glad that you have found IHD to be so useful!
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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2013, 06:26:58 PM »
Quote from: Wat76 on January 11, 2013, 10:18:32 AM
Hello All and Happy New Year.

 Well, I made it through my PD training, had my home visit and now I am on my own.  So far it has been great, I enjoy the freedom I now have and hope that all goes well.  Thanks to the abundance of information on this website, the decision was easy for me to switch from In-Center Hemo to PD.  Now of course I have a question, how long did it take you to get use to the fluid.  I am so full with the fluid, hopefully I will get use to it fast.  Well, Have a great weekend and I will report back in a month to let everyone  know how it is going.

Debra

Debra,

How many kilos are you as well as how much fluid are you using ?  Are you doing manual exchanges ?           i was about 45 kilos when I was on PD and did 4 exchanges a day. I held 3 Liters of fluid.  At first it was uncomfortable but i dont believe it took too long to get used to it.  But as you know everyone is different.
How long where you on hemo?
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« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2013, 07:18:13 PM »
Welcome to the group Debra. I'm glad things have settled down for you. It took me a couple of weeks to get used to the fluid load, now I don't really notice anything from about 3L or less.

Good Luck!
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« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2013, 08:27:11 PM »
Hey Debra, rock on girl! You are so on your way.

This will get easier. Once you and your family get the routine down it will be better.
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