# PD For Patients **URL:** https://forums.homedialysis.org/c/discussions-for-patients-family-and-friends/pd-for-patients/11.md?page=4 [Latest](https://forums.homedialysis.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.homedialysis.org/categories.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [Quality Improvement Program Open Door Forum Teleconference Info](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/quality-improvement-program-open-door-forum-teleconference-info/2432)
**Author:** [@Beth\_Witten\_MSW](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Beth_Witten_MSW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/quality-improvement-program-open-door-forum-teleconference-info/2432 "2010-09-21T12:46:09Z")
Sorry I didn't post this sooner. There will be an opportunity to listen to the teleconference later if you don't see this until after the teleconference today. The slides can be found at: http://www.cms.gov/ESRDQuality… --- ## [UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/ucsf-unveils-model-for-implantable-artificial-kidney-to-replace-dialysis/2423)
**Author:** [@Beth\_Witten\_MSW](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Beth_Witten_MSW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/ucsf-unveils-model-for-implantable-artificial-kidney-to-replace-dialysis/2423 "2010-09-03T10:04:59Z")
This device is expected to be ready for clinical trials in 5-7 years. Read the story here: http://news.ucsf.edu/releases/ucsf-unveils-model-for-implantable-artificial-kidney-to-replace-dialysis/ --- ## [MDF (particle board) based furniture safe to store dialysate?](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/mdf-particle-board-based-furniture-safe-to-store-dialysate/2413)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/mdf-particle-board-based-furniture-safe-to-store-dialysate/2413 "2010-08-17T19:52:45Z")
Hi- just getting mom set up for home PD and shopping for storage furniture. IKEA seems to have some nice options but everything is made of particle board (MDF) which I've heard releases small amounts of formaldehyde. … --- ## [Initial Drain on Cycler](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/initial-drain-on-cycler/1325)
**Author:** [@browns367](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/browns367)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/initial-drain-on-cycler/1325 "2010-07-19T20:38:41Z")
I've been on the cycler during the night for approximately two weeks. My initial drain in the evening doesn't get near the amount of fluid out as was put in me that morning on my last fill. My overall UF is good. I'm … --- ## [CMS comment period open now](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/cms-comment-period-open-now/2381)
**Author:** [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/cms-comment-period-open-now/2381 "2010-07-08T08:32:11Z")
Hi y'all, This thread is cross-posted from the HD patients' thread by Bill Peckham, because this new proposed Medicare rule would apply to folks on PD, too. You can comment! Read below: CMS comment period open now … --- ## [FREE Webinar on Weds, 6/30 on Care Partner Support!](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/free-webinar-on-weds-6-30-on-care-partner-support/2370)
**Author:** [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/free-webinar-on-weds-6-30-on-care-partner-support/2370 "2010-06-24T17:17:06Z")
Please join us for the next FREE Home Dialysis Central Webinar! Our special guests will be Linda Gromko, MD (a care partner for her husband, Steve), and Designer Jane McClure. We'll talk about how to support a home dial… --- ## [International Travel & Baxter](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/international-travel-baxter/2362)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/international-travel-baxter/2362 "2010-06-19T22:30:20Z")
Has anybody had any experience with Baxter shipping PD supplies overseas? My mother is on the cycler and we are planning to go on a family vacation for about 2 weeks. She uses 12L / night, and that's quite a few boxes fo… --- ## [Abdomincal cramping](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/abdomincal-cramping/2339)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/abdomincal-cramping/2339 "2010-05-04T23:20:23Z")
Hello, I have been doing Pd for the last eight years, without any real problems. I switched to the Liberty cycler about 14 months ago , and everything has been fine, until recently. First I am not sure if my problem is… --- ## [Leg cramps/drain pain](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/leg-cramps-drain-pain/2340)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/leg-cramps-drain-pain/2340 "2010-05-04T17:11:35Z")
I have been doing dialysis for about two months, one of which is at night on the Baxter Home Choice Pro Cycler. I am having sever leg cramps during the night. This along with having to sit up during the drain cycles du… --- ## [Record for Time On PD?](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/record-for-time-on-pd/2207)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Sle\_Lupus](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Karen_Sle_Lupus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/record-for-time-on-pd/2207 "2010-04-18T23:24:56Z")
How long has someone you know or known to have been on Peritoneal Dialysis? And,Or, is it only a certain time before we need to start Hemo? I have small veins, "A hard stick", and I'm afraid that hemo won't be good for … --- ## ["Bathtub" (Presternal) PD catheters - Read All Abo](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/bathtub-presternal-pd-catheters-read-all-abo/351)
**Author:** [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/bathtub-presternal-pd-catheters-read-all-abo/351 "2010-04-12T00:53:20Z")
Hi y'all, Just wanted to alert visitors to this month's Topic of the Month article on our home page http://www.homedialysis.org. Presternal catheters are used quite a bit in some parts of the country and much less in … --- ## [App for Health Log data for home and doctors](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/app-for-health-log-data-for-home-and-doctors/2317)
**Author:** [@apachestar](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/apachestar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/app-for-health-log-data-for-home-and-doctors/2317 "2010-03-30T21:06:40Z")
I have loaded an app, iHealthLog (iHealthlogapp.com) on my iPod and it is a great tool for tracking medications, measurements (you can add new ones easily), a diary and reports. The medications allow me to email a list o… --- ## [Shoulder pain during second and third cycles?](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/shoulder-pain-during-second-and-third-cycles/1797)
**Author:** [@babboo912](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/babboo912)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/shoulder-pain-during-second-and-third-cycles/1797 "2010-03-26T16:02:38Z")
Has anyone had a problem with shoulder pain during PD night cycling? We have been told that it may be from air in the lines but since then we always make sure that the lines are OK. In fact, one night recently the Baxte… --- ## [News from the Annual Dialysis Conference - Seattle, Mar. 2010](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/news-from-the-annual-dialysis-conference-seattle-mar-2010/2302)
**Author:** [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/news-from-the-annual-dialysis-conference-seattle-mar-2010/2302 "2010-03-15T13:26:06Z")
Hi y'all, I spent most of last week at the ADC, which was in Seattle for the 50th anniversary of the first chronic dialysis treatments. Here are some interesting things I learned about PD: -- Dr. Salim Mujais report… --- ## [PD Timeline](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/pd-timeline/2256)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/pd-timeline/2256 "2010-03-07T15:42:00Z")
Hi all So I am new to this forum and to CKD, dialysis, PD and all. It looks like I am at the stage where my neph is wanting me to start diaylsis and is recommending PD. I am wondering from those who have been down this… --- ## [FDA: Class 1 recall for HomeChoice PD Cycler](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/fda-class-1-recall-for-homechoice-pd-cycler/2294)
**Author:** [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/fda-class-1-recall-for-homechoice-pd-cycler/2294 "2010-03-03T22:46:26Z")
Hi y'all, This is from the Baxter website. PLEASE BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN AND READ THE AFFECTED MODEL NUMBERS IF YOU HAVE A BAXTER HOMECHOICE CYCLER: \[b\]FDA Classifies Baxter's January HomeChoice Peritoneal Dialysis … --- ## [Peritoneal dialysis vs. hemodialysis](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/peritoneal-dialysis-vs-hemodialysis/411)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/peritoneal-dialysis-vs-hemodialysis/411 "2010-02-25T18:14:47Z")
Hi, all. My name is Chelle. My grandmother has been on peritoneal dialysis for over a year now. I am taking a college English Comp class, and for our final paper, we are to write a persuasive essay, involving intervi… --- ## [Travel and reduced PD](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/travel-and-reduced-pd/2242)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/travel-and-reduced-pd/2242 "2010-02-08T21:15:48Z")
I need to take an overnight trip soon, the first time in the 2 years I have been on PD, and I want to know how to best manage a minimal exchange for that day (I will be back home the following night). Please don't tel… --- ## [Join us for our next FREE Webinar on Weds 1/27!](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/join-us-for-our-next-free-webinar-on-weds-1-27/2259)
**Author:** [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/join-us-for-our-next-free-webinar-on-weds-1-27/2259 "2010-02-03T15:36:45Z")
Please join us for the next FREE Home Dialysis Central Webinar! Our special guests will be Linda Gromko, MD, and Designer Jane McClure. Find out how to set up a space for home dialysis that is inviting, attractive, and … --- ## [Pd body image](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/pd-body-image/2193)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Sle\_Lupus](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Karen_Sle_Lupus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/pd-body-image/2193 "2009-12-04T08:57:47Z")
What to expect in Peritoneal dialysis Body changes in myself? Not that i'm worried, but how can I prevent bloating? Stretch marks (way to prevent) because of bloating? Should I be concerned? I have this SLE lupus for 27 … --- ## [What's goin on?](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/whats-goin-on/2194)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Sle\_Lupus](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Karen_Sle_Lupus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/whats-goin-on/2194 "2009-12-03T09:14:41Z")
\[B\]I haven't been able to post for a while since I haven't been feeling computer friendly for a while. Thought I'd bring some more information about myself to the table. SORRY ADMIN"S, Could you move my "BODY IMAGE PO… --- ## [Wearable Artificial Kidney - for PD](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/wearable-artificial-kidney-for-pd/2157)
**Author:** [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/wearable-artificial-kidney-for-pd/2157 "2009-12-02T06:51:58Z")
Hi y'all, I saw this at the American Society of Nephrology meeting in San Diego (where I am now). Dori Wearable Dialysis: Toward a 2-Pound Artificial Kidney LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AWAK Te… --- ## [New Here](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/new-here/2183)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Sle\_Lupus](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Karen_Sle_Lupus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/new-here/2183 "2009-11-28T11:19:32Z")
Hi, I suffer from Sle Lupus. I've had this since I was 15. I was told I would die within 6 months to a year. I am now 42, I feel blessed. If it was'nt for my strong will to survive, I wouldn't be posting here today. Lupu… --- ## [Ticket to Work resources for those receiving Social Security benefits](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/ticket-to-work-resources-for-those-receiving-social-security-benefits/2119)
**Author:** [@Beth\_Witten\_MSW](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Beth_Witten_MSW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/ticket-to-work-resources-for-those-receiving-social-security-benefits/2119 "2009-11-20T10:02:42Z")
The following information is from www.yourtickettowork.com: \[I\]The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who are interested in going to work. The Ticket Progr… --- ## [PD newbie](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/pd-newbie/1847)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/pd-newbie/1847 "2009-11-19T18:06:39Z")
Hello, I'm four weeks old with my catheter. Just completed my PD training today and getting use to doing these manual exchanges. I have couple questions--- - Does the nausa feeling go away overtime during filling? Wha… --- ## [PD low drainage problem](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/pd-low-drainage-problem/2159)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/pd-low-drainage-problem/2159 "2009-11-03T20:33:20Z")
Hello everyone. I have been on PD for a month and half now. My catheter was installed August 2008 - that is over 15 months ago. This past august my nephrologist found out the catheter was blocked by calcified fibrin and … --- ## [Flu Emergency](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/flu-emergency/2154)
**Author:** [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/flu-emergency/2154 "2009-11-01T09:51:30Z")
Breaking News Alert The New York Times Sat, October 24, 2009 – 11:38 AM ET Obama Declares H1N1 Flu a National Emergency President Obama has declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency. The White House on Sa… --- ## [Using the 12ft Patient Extension Line](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/using-the-12ft-patient-extension-line/2126)
**Author:** [@DC\_Kelley](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/DC_Kelley)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/using-the-12ft-patient-extension-line/2126 "2009-10-19T14:45:49Z")
\[LEFT\]I have been on PD for over a year now (with Baxter products) and generaly love it over HD but have one minor issue with my setup. About once every week or two I need to disconnect during a cycle and got to the bath… --- ## [Baxter Homechoice Pro for Sale](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/baxter-homechoice-pro-for-sale/2149)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/baxter-homechoice-pro-for-sale/2149 "2009-10-16T15:03:38Z")
A quick warning for anyone considering purchasing this machine--the Medical Education Institute and Home Dialysis Central are NOT responsible for any sales of products that occur as a result of using this site. We str… --- ## [Sugar in the dialysis fluid](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/sugar-in-the-dialysis-fluid/2128)
**Author:** [@DC\_Kelley](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/DC_Kelley)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/sugar-in-the-dialysis-fluid/2128 "2009-09-28T17:44:12Z")
I have read differing data on the topic of caloric absorption values from the PD solution. One source suggested that as much as 1/3 of my daily calories (~700-800) could be coming from the solution, others seem to sugges… [Previous page](https://forums.homedialysis.org/c/discussions-for-patients-family-and-friends/pd-for-patients/11.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.homedialysis.org/c/discussions-for-patients-family-and-friends/pd-for-patients/11.md?page=5)