What would be the reason the encourage home or PD vs in center

[Stoday]

I really don't think that a person needs to have someone there to do home hemo...there are plenty of people out there that do it alone.....   

How do you get on sticking the needles in by yourself Tyefly? Any problems?

[peleroja]

You could hook up then, and do a couple of hours during your favorite shows.was likely to be watching tv anyhow.

That's the way I do it.  I prepare the machine around 7:30 (after Jeopardy), and then hook up around 9.  My extension is long enough to enable me to watch TV in the den, or wander into the kitchen for snacks.  I usually go to bed around 11, and I'm off the machine around 7:15 am.  Any time you can do something while you sleep and then have all your days free is a good thing in my book!

[Xbandito]

By the way, insane as it may be, I have 3 beds available in my house and offen sleep on all of them plus a sofa or two.  Even last night a pillow on the floor.

Wow some washing load 

I am still undecided, as I watched my Dad go through PD for 8yrs and at the time, I thought to myself, nope I aint doing that, dont fancy all that extra fluid in me.  But now after a month on Hemo, I am unsure as to what is best. Hemo to me is easier, though awkward having to travel to a unit and PD is not so awkward but you are prone to infections.

In the end my previous ops put paid to PD, so I am stuck with hemo, so I better get used to it.

[kitkatz]

They are required by law to give you your options.

[dwcrawford]

and once they  do give you your option I would hope that others in the same situation would respect your choice within those options.

[tyefly]

I really don't think that a person needs to have someone there to do home hemo...there are plenty of people out there that do it alone.....   

How do you get on sticking the needles in by yourself Tyefly? Any problems?

I just stick them into the buttonhole and in the vein it goes.....flashes.....  tape up and all done..... really not a big deal...... I thought it would be  but it was not..... the first time I attempted to do it  I could not find the vein.....   but now I know what it feels like ....its kind of like a rubber band .....  it so easy....... really.....  If I can do    ANYONE can do it.......