I know it's a chore but here's why you should record your weight and blood pressure everyday as a Home Peritoneal Dialysis Patient! I promise you may not see the point today but on the day you need it, you will be grateful you did. Do your future self a favour and do it!
A patient's perspective of everything you need to know about the peritoneal dialysis catheter placement procedure. Including tips for catheter placement, pain management for recovery and an image side by side comparison of my Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Exit Site in 2020 vs 2023.
A guide on how to correct alarms for your Baxter Homechoice Claria Automated Peritoneal Dialysis machine / cycler even when you're alone in the middle of the night!
My comprehensive look as a Home Peritoneal Dialysis Patient on how YOU should approach the decision making process between Home dialysis and In-Centre Dialysis, between Peritoneal Dialysis and Haemodialysis. I invite you to consider this question across 4 dimensions with illustrated examples.
Quick Summaries and Definitions of all dialysis options available on the NHS in the UK. Aiming to bring to you a quick overview of replacement kidney therapies and jargon bust acronyms found everywhere within the Kidney community: APD, CAPD, HD, HHD.
