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At-home peritoneal dialysis: Things to consider
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Ginger
thanks for the information. I am sharing it with my husband. We go see the surgeon next week to talk about the catheter.
I have heard about all of the supplies. we have the space, but will probably need to buy some shelving.
Do you get your supplies monthly?
Have you traveled with the PD? If so, what did you do to handle the shipping of supplies, the machine, etc.
I truly appreciate your sharing. This has been quite a jolt and we are still adjusting. The diet has also been challenging, but that seems to be going okay too. I have also lost some weight in the process - so a nice win.
Judy
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@sjcjudy I do get most of my auxiliary supplies on a monthly basis. Currently, my fluids delivery is on a 56 day cycle.
As for traveling, I have traveled by car, simply taking my supplies with me. I do manual exchanges. My husband also did PD dialysis before his transplant, and used a machine. If he was traveling and had enough "heads up", fluids could be drop-shipped to where he was going. Or, he would have his company ship out his fluids. He always took his machine as carryon on a flight. And if it was a short trip, he would switch to manual exchanges rather than a machine.
Ginger