Husband is on Dialysis

[podpeople]

Hello:
Thank you for the accept. My husband has been on dialysis since October. He was very sick and ended up at the ER where he was diagnosed with kidney failure due to urine backing up into his kidneys.I'm here to learn a lot more about kidney failure and dialysis. At the ER his creatinine was 13 , hemoglobin 6.5 they gave him 2 blood transfusions. His creatinine is now at 5.45 and hemoglobin at 10.5.They said his right kidney is gone and the left one is not as bad and may be recoverable.
We are hoping to do peritoneal.
We live in NY.

[PrimeTimer]

   Welcome to the site, podpeople!

[Paul]

 
Hello podpeople and welcome. Good luck with your husband's left kidney.

[podpeople]

Thank you!

[cassandra]

Hi Podpeople welcome to the site


   


Good luck, and strength to the both of you, Cas

[Charlie B53]

podpeople, I love your choice of screen name.

Welcome to our IHD 'Family'.  We have a number of members that are the careperson for the actual kidney patient and wanting to learn more about the desease and how to help the patient cope with it.  You have come to the right place to ask any and all of  your questions that the Dr's and Nurse fail to address.

When I was first diagnosed I learned a lot studying at Kidney School  http://kidneyschool.org/  They have a lot of great self-paced modules addressing kidneys, how they work, what they do, how diseases cause our need for dialysis, the different types of dialysis.  All in all a very enlightening site.  The more you know the less confusion and easier to make better informed decisions as to your Husbands treatment.  Diet, learning what foods to limit to reduce the work load on his remaining kidney function can make a huge difference.

Post any and all questions, we will be here to try to help.

Take Care,

Charlie B53