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My husband did dialysis for six weeks two years ago and now, his numbers indicate that he needs to have dialysis again. He is preparing to go on peritoneal dialysis and I plan to help him. I wonder how frequently peritonitis happens and what special precautions one should take to prevent this from happening?
What happens if you have to miss a night of treatment? Did you have any aftereffects from this dialysis like you did from the other? How long did it take for you to feel better? Thank you so much for any time you give to my queries.
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My husband is doing peritoneal dialysis at home while he sleeps. It's working quite well and you should receive very detailed instructions on what to do to prevent infections. I will say that my husband is an electrical engineer and readily understood how the machine functions. Still, we've had a couple of power outages or other situations where he had to call the company and be walked through the procedure to get it going again - I'm not sure I could do it. If you do it at home, be prepared for lots and lots of boxes. I think they brought us 101 in the beginning. The other surprise to us was that he couldn't take a shower for a very long time and will never be able to swim in a pool, river or lake. They said he could go in the ocean. I wish you the very best. Vicki
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@lpw Good questions, and definitely worthy of answers.
I have answered your questions within the discussion in the Kidney and Bladder Support Group titled "Dialysis - Stories and Questions" https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dialysis-stories-and-questions/
See you there!
Ginger