@sarah82 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! I am so glad to see you are reaching out to us.

I am on peritoneal dialysis here at home. In addition to this, I do have a back-up fistula in my arm "just in case" it is needed. There are three types of dialysis: in-center hemodialysis [blood exchange removing toxins], home hemodialysis [same format but done at home by patient and caregiver], and peritoneal [at home, using abdominal cavity to remove toxins not removed by the kidneys]

As you can imagine, there are pluses and minuses for each style. And not everyone can be successful on a type they would like to have access to. Ask away on your questions!

-From the National Kidney Foundation is this article: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/choosing-dialysis-which-type-right-me#:~:text=There%20are%203%20main%20types,any%20one%20type%20of%20dialysis.

-From Cleveland Clinic, a trusted source of information: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/choosing-dialysis-which-type-right-me#:~:text=There%20are%203%20main%20types,any%20one%20type%20of%20dialysis.

-From Renal Support Network [a private organization with outstanding educational articles]: https://www.rsnhope.org/kidney-101-just-diagnosed/dialysis-treatment-options/

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Ginger