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Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Nov 7 5:37pm | Replies (44)
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@cehunt57

@gingerw I’m sorry that I don’t have any answers to your question because at present I’m not requiring any dialysis. But when I was learning about various dialysis types the people promoting PD claimed it could be done while you sleep. Is that true? If so, would that be an option for you?

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Jan 27 2:26pm

Yes, nighttime dialysis using a machine is how many people do PD. However, there is a trick to that. It is because you need a lot of dialysis, as the bags of fluids are 2.5 times the size of the manual ones. The machine is programmed to dwell a certain amount of fluid into you at a time. Right now I do not have a prescription that requires that much fluid. To go onto a machine I would be wasting fluid everyday. But I appreciate you bringing it up to the group!
Ginger

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