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What's your experience with dialysis? Give & get support here

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Apr 24, 2023 | Replies (345)
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Hi @morty @cehunt57 @shiteh @beach757 @abel @jgiovann @joanaiken and @annmariaa. I'm tagging you on this discussion about dialysis.
- What's your experience with dialysis? Give & get support here https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/support-for-dialysis-patients/

Some of you have experience with dialysis. What tips might you have to share with someone who is new to dialysis? What life adjustments have you had to make? How has it affected your everyday life?

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Cheryl, Volunteer Mentor | @cehunt57 | Feb 13, 2020

My f-i-l had ESRD/kidney failure. He spent a year or two on dialysis and said “it is no way to live!”. He ended up getting a kidney transplant from a living kidney donor. The living kidney donor was his granddaughter (my daughter). Flash forward 17 years, I have stage 4 CKD and am not on dialysis yet. I’m hoping to keep it that way and am looking for a living kidney donor fora preemptive transplant.

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