Peritoneal Dialysis
Got the call from the nurse today saying I must visit to prepare for PD on the 4Th January.
Basically you get a tube inserted into your tummy.
The peri-toneum is the lining of the abdominal cavity that has a large enough surface area to do the same job as the kidney, the dialysis solution fills the large cavity and the dangerous toxins are leached into the solution over some time. After the treatment has finished the solution is then flushed away.
The solution used to clean your body is quite a large volume(2-2.5lt) for each dialysis session. The treatment is a daily treatment that is psychologically better than the normal blood dialysis so I am one of the lucky few allowed PD dialysis.
My dialysis is planned for only a few months so I may not be given the automatic PD machine.
Problems with PD
Anyone with injuries to the abdomen, bowel problems and infections would not be allowed PD because of the risk of peritonitis.
Healthy people who have the option of PD still run a high risk of peritonitis, treatment for this will have to be carefully administered at high cost.
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Hope it is correct about the meat, I got a lot to learning to do.
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