having sex while on dialysis

[RichardMEL]

OMG the image that gives me is *not* good.... think dialysis needle being stuck somewhere real sensitive!!!! Reminds me of the stent removal *crosses legs and shudders* 

[malaka]

I'm not on dialysis, so I have nothing of value to add.  Except, I am astounded at the number of replies -- the vast amount of knowledge in this specialty!  I am so proud to be a member of this group.

[RichardMEL]

oh hell I just realised I got more sex when I was on dialysis than since I got my tx.

What the heck am I doing wrong?!?! 

[bleija]

So..It's been a couple of days since I checked in, I'm scanning the posts, and THIS is the thread I fall into?!!  I'm a "brand new" PD'er, so I don't know how much my  will weigh in- but here goes!! -Will admit that I haven't "hooked up" while hooked up, but am thinking that I would have to agree with the other PD'ers--it's gotta feel like a waterbed? Only I'm thinking I would feel like the waterbed mattress, and one of us would end up sea sick??!! I find that mine and hubby's "appetites" haven't changed, but the mechanics certainly have!! I'm nearing 6wks post op cath. insertion, so the exit site can still be a bit tender it seems, and WHAT THE HECK ARE YA SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE CATH?? (jus' lettin' it swing ain't the thing, and I've developed a SERIOUS tape allergy!!) *LMAO  I'm LOVING these forums!!

ok as a young PDer i must say, have done the dirty while hooked up, find its better to do during the dweel, i never had really high volumes so ddnt get the waterbed effect, unless i ate a lot of salt...  hubby wouls take the tubing and use it like horse reins, as long as wee ddnt pull on it it was all good....

[bleija]

BTW -- sorry, I just can't help the mental picture that pops into my head everytime I see this thread title --  lines flopping all over, bare fanny in the air, and nurses and techs with their hands in the air screaming, "No. No. Mr. Smith! Miss Jones!  You can't do that here!" 

i guess im a little behind just catching up on this thread, but i had to repost this as it made me laugh so hard i started crying....

[Whamo]

I've tried having sex while on dialysis, but the nurses don't want to cooperate.   

[Cordelia]

BTW -- sorry, I just can't help the mental picture that pops into my head everytime I see this thread title --  lines flopping all over, bare fanny in the air, and nurses and techs with their hands in the air screaming, "No. No. Mr. Smith! Miss Jones!  You can't do that here!" 

i guess im a little behind just catching up on this thread, but i had to repost this as it made me laugh so hard i started crying....

Guess I'm a little behind too, guess I have some eh hem,   serious catching up to do here! LMAO!                    

[Whamo]

Actually, a couple of the nurses at my center give me enough smiles and looks to make me feel attractive, even though I'm a bald, 59 year-old man.  It must be my blue eyes.  My wife says they look good with a blue shirt.  People put way too much emphasis on looks.  I dated a lot of attractive women with hearts of stone.  My friends say my wife is ugly, but I love her no end.  She is the best person I have ever met in my life.  If you are alone I'd advise you to cast a wide net.  The more you fish the more you catch. 

[ToddB0130]

Wow.  This thread being bumped up caused me to read the posts of CAPD.  Seems like he got put on lockdown way back in 2005.  Some interesting threads started here.  Who knew ??  Wonder what ever happened to CAPD.  He'd be about 30 now.

[jeannea]

Maybe he got a transplant and got married. We can hope can't we?

[Cordelia]

Well, I was curious at the title of this thread, so I entered.          Nosy me              

I don't worry about it because I've been happily married for almost 17 years..... Who else am I trying to impress anyway?  My husband knows me inside and out and that's all that matters to me, I'm not out there trying to impress anyone.   A central venous cath has been sticking out above my left breast for over a year now because of dialysis and my husband doesn't seem bothered by it one bit, he loves me regardless, he even offered me one of his kidneys   last year     

I LOVE a sense of humor, I think that's how I've survived through all of this, having a wicked, funny and  warped sense of humor-it helps to make things a little easier.     

[okarol]

I've tried having sex while on dialysis, but the nurses don't want to cooperate.   

heheheheheheh 

[alchemist]

The fistula can collapsed and get damage during sex so it is totally hopeless for sex in dialysis.

oohh my fistula did collapse so they had to do another surgery.

[Riverwhispering]

Kit I was thinking the same thing... I'm very modest so I'd rather wait till I was back home instead of the dialysis center to have sex.

[smokinbeaver]

I am new to the boards here, and hoping I don't offend anyone. My husband (the soon to be dialysis patient) and I have enjoyed a very active and frequent sex life our 39 yrs of marriage (we were high school sweethearts). His issues with diabetes, weight gain, and health getting worse over the last few yrs have made it not as frequent. He worked out of state as a contractor for 16 yrs, so when he was home we made the most of what little time we had together over a weekend. Since his job her became permanent, he has had many health issues piling up in the last 3 yrs. Sex still happens, but for a while we had to find different positions that worked with his back pain and stuff. Before it got to that, we had found using a vibrator for foreplay worked great. We also started using lubricants that we found at a sex store (gasp, I was so embarrassed going in them). We also have a running joke about me using household appliances and objects as sex toys when he wasn't home so we laugh about it a lot and my daughters say I can't go into Home Depot unless I have someone with me to keep me out of trouble. Vibrators are a big help. I prefer the ones the drug stores sell that don't look like a sex object and aren't very big. I gotta say, out of trying to be funny and make my hubby and daughters laugh, I felt the vibration yesterday on my husband's new fistual. I was wondering if theres a way to make it more powerfull so I can use it for my pleasure?
Yeah I am sick, and so is my hubby. Love the discussion that has been going on here....

Sharon

[okarol]

 

[MaryJoe]

  OMG Carol,  I love having you around! Talk about making lemonade!

P.S. Is that why they call it a 'thrill'?

MJ

[brokenpole]

Hi folks. I am brokenpole. I am the husband to that woman known as smokinbeaver. You know, the one that talked about using farm implements.

We have joked for years about her using everything from door knobs to jack hammers. But you haven't lived until you have seen your wife trying to get "frisky" with a ceiling fan   

[smokinbeaver]

do not pay attention to that man behind the curtain (Brokenpole). The wizard has not seen me try to use a ceiling fan. Its just something we have told someone once and a few people actually believed it. I do think the chairs at the dialysis center might work for some people, and for a few folks it could be entertainment, but for me having a crowd watching, it would be distracting. I agree seeing the techs and nurses getting all upset running around trying to stop a couple would be funny. Be a great way to p.o. a center if you don't like the staff. Don't most people like using blankets because they are cold? At least you can hide the nudity....I bet you could get a story coverage in the newspaper or some internet site would pick it up...

Sharon

[deniferfer]

I'm still a virgin (please don't sacrifice me! lol) But this thread cracks me up!!!

I would also like to thank brokenpole  and smokinbeaver that now i can't look at household items the someway again....

*looks at paper towel holder*  OHHHHH that's just wrong!!! JK 

[smokinbeaver]

We have done something good then deniferfer if we got you laughing. Heh, now you mention it, I had never looked at the paper towle holder in that way....hmmmm.... We don't sacrifice virgins,  people should treat them with the highest respect.

Sharon

[brokenpole]

Oh you have no idea. But please, don't think her antics are confined to just any room or area. No place in the house is safe.

Of course, it is a great way to gross out the kids on Thanksgiving when you tell them what you did with their mom on the dining room table. 

[deniferfer]

Oh yeah you got me to laugh!! Just cuz i haven't don't it doesn't mean I don't get your sense of humor!! I can be just as bad with it. 

Really, shoot the power towel hoder was the easiest thing i could think of. Well glad to give you another idea!! How about curtain rods? 

I mite just stay a virgin if I get the highest respect!!

@brokenpole Yeah if my parents told me that I would probably  lol

[Chris]

Walked in, walking back out the door 

[Annig83]

This may have or may not have been posted in a prior thread... I'm on PD, is it safe/okay to have sex while actually dialyzing?  Like during a dwell?