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Category Archives: New Patient
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 Medications
Hey y’all… I came across this article from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and thought it might be helpful to those wondering about the effect of medications on your kidneys. Some can be harmful to your kidneys. Caution, however. If … Continue reading
Posted in CKD, dialysis, ESRD, kidney, Kidney Diet, Kidney-friendly, Medications, National Kidney Foundation. NKF, New Patient, Transplant, Uncategorized
Tagged dialysis, Drugs, ESRD, kidney, medical, Medications, transplant
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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 Fluid Control (updated 5/4/16)
Update: 5/4/16: Well, well, well. It’s certainly been a long time since I posted about this. It’s a few years later (time flies when you’re having kidney failure, doesn’t it?) and fluid control isn’t the problem for me as … Continue reading
Posted in cramping, cramps, dialysis, ESRD, fluid control, New Patient
Tagged control, cup, dialysis, ESRD, fluids, graduated, nutritionist patients, Texas
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Dialysis and Kidney-friendly Snacks
1/15/16 Update – I saw a post on FaceBook that offered a free sample (just pay shipping) from Vida-Fuel. I would highly recommend you try these snacks! Go to their WebSite to see the offer Hey everyone! Sorry for the … Continue reading
Posted in calcium, CKD, dialysis, diet, dietary restictions, New Patient, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, Uncategorized
Tagged calcium, CKD, dialysis, diet, dietitian, hemodialysis, kidney, phosphorus, potassium, sodium
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Dialysis and Bone Disease
From the DPC Education Center comes a conference call on Bone and Mineral Disease. Why is this important or relevant to dialysis patients? Well, that pesky phosphorus (See Dialysis and Phosphorus Control) leaches calcium from your bones and replaces it with … Continue reading
Posted in Bicarbonate, bones, calcium, dialysis, Dialysis Center, dietary restictions, ESRD, fluid control, New Patient, patient care, Patient Responsibilities, phosphorus, potassium, Uncategorized
Tagged bones, calcium, CKD, control, dialysis, Dialysis Patient Citizens, DPC, education, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient care, phosphorus
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Dialysis and Patient Responsibilies
Each month a new educational topic is available for Texas ESRD patients. May’s topic is “Learn About Patient’s Responsibilities“. These materials can be located on the Network 14 website by CLICKING HERE. It is also available in Spanish by CLICKING … Continue reading
Dialysis and Emergencies
Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) hosted a phone conference recently with Joan Thomas, the executive director of the Kidney Community Emergency Response Coalition (KCER). This is especially important for patients within the Southeast, Tornado Alley, and the Gulf Coast areas. Please take a … Continue reading
Dialysis and News – May 2015
The Renal Support Network has published it’s newsletter. I thought you might like to take a look at it and sign up/register to get it in your email. They are very patient-centered and their founder is a transplant/dialysis patient with … Continue reading
Posted in dialysis, ESRD, kidney, New Patient, patient care, Transplant
Tagged CKD, dialysis, education, ESRD, patient care
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