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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Whamo on November 20, 2011, 04:41:12 AM
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Do these actually work? And how well? Do you notice much of a difference in your labs?
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I think it totally depends on a) how diligently you take them, b) which binder you are on for your personal situation and of course what you eat. I am currently on generic PhosLo. I've found that they aren't working so well any more but I also wasn't taking them diligently. So I have clamped down on my diet and taken my binders religously. It will be interesting to see how my labs turn out this month. I have a sneaking suspicion I will be forced to go on a different binder that will be big bucks compared to the generic PhosLo, which is $10 for a 90 day supply with my insurance.
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I'm on Renagel. I take 2 with my lunch and 4 with my supper. I notice a big difference in my labs.
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Yes binders do work. If the ones your taking aren't, ask your doctor to prescribe another. Phoslo did not work for me nearly as well as Renvela, which is what i take. My labs are fine, just make sure you take them anytime you eat.
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they work for me :2thumbsup;
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They seem to work for Paul, he takes calcium acetate
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If I don't take binders every time I eat something with a significant amount of phosphorus, my phosphorus labs go up.
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renvella works for me.
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I have NEVER, EVER takin ANY, not even one single binder in the ENTIRE time that I have been on dialysis..... and that is 8 months doing in-center Hemo and 6 months on CAPD.
My Phos runs 3.3 - 4.2 (every single month)
my secret is that I do not eat ANY dairy at all!!! not even a sip of milk!!! other than that I eat whatever I want, when I want...... from hotdogs, (which are high is phos) to lunch meat (another one that is high in phos) now, I do not suggest that other people do ANY of this without first checking with their Nephs...... I am just lucky in this aspect of kidney failure!!!! ;D