LogFAQs > #936094755

I actually did PD at home dialysis, and my body absorbed the liquid too fast for non hemodialysis to work. I gained at least 50 pounds of liquid before I had to go to the hospital. I lost a toe and almost died.

Home hemodialysis is difficult too because of the location of my access. If mine was in my arm then Iwould just do it myself at home, but mine is in my chest. I'm mor stabbing myself in my chest three to four times a week. Plus, it already hurts like hell, and thus I come to the clinic three times a week.

I'm sorry for your loss. I don't wish dialysis on my worst enemy. It's painful, time consuming, and painful. It has taught me great patience over the last few years, and so this new world we live in doesn't phase me at all.

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