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Category Archives: Medicare
Dialysis and “Extra Help” with Meds
Most experienced Social Workers know this and will get you set up with this program as soon as you go on Medicare. However, many don’t which means you need to find this yourself. I hope I saved you some hunting … Continue reading
Posted in CMS, dialysis, Dialysis Center, Insurance, Medicare, Medications, New Patient, Social Work, Transplant
Tagged costs, dialysis, Drugs, Extra Help, kidney, Medicare, Medications, Prescriptions, Social Security, social work
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Dialysis and Kidney Transplant
Okay ya’ll. I’m going for the transplant. I signed up for the Transplant list with Harris Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. So, if you readers with two kidneys happen to be there…. LOL I’ll keep you informed as I venture … Continue reading
Posted in A/V Fistula, Access, dialysis, Dialysis Center, Discharge Planning, ESRD, kidney, Medicare, Modalities, Modality, New Patient, Patient Responsibilities, planning, thankful, thoughts, Transplant
Tagged dialysis, diet, ESRD, fluid, fluids, hemodialysis, kidney, phosphorus, potassium, Texas, transplant
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Dialysis and Weight Loss – Part One
Okay, it’s it a new year and time for the resolutions and followup. Many of us will resolve to reduce our weight. In September of 2014, I did. As of 1 January 2016, I’m 92.5 pounds reduced (not … Continue reading
Posted in activism, CKD, cooking. cookbook, dialysis, diet, dry weight, ESRD, fluid control, Insurance, kidney, Kidney Diet, Kidney-friendly, Medicare, patient care, personal, recipes, Social Work, thankful, thoughts
Tagged CKD, dialysis, diet, ESRD, kidney, Kidney failure, patient, patient care, treatment, weight reduction
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Dialysis and Rationing
I originally published this post in January, 2013 but I had occasion to review it recently and decided to re-publish it. There’s a great article in the Seattle Times that covers the history of dialysis. The title is: “The … Continue reading
Posted in dialysis, Medicare, Obamacare, patient care, Patient-Centered Care, Transplant
Tagged dialysis, education, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, patient care, patient-centered care, treatment
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