Guest Post – Pregnancy & Dialysis
I was asked to write an article on my experience being pregnant while on dialysis. I thought it would be a great idea to give some insight on my journey. I must say that...
Tagged: CAPD
CAPD/APD – Importance of Pooing!!
I know that we’ve discussed this before but after the two weeks I’ve just had I wanted to push it again. It’s simple – if you are on PD and have a catheter make...
CAPD – Thing Going Wrong
Things can (and will) go wrong. In my first 3 months on dialysis I; Touched the end of my tube – contaminating it, Forgot to put liquid into the exchange tubes and opened my...
CAPD/APD – Exit Site
The exit site of the PD tube is something I’ve never got the hang off. One reason being the amount of sticky stuff on my belly, but the other reason is the site itself....
CAPD – Draining The Bags
This can potentially be a slow and/or messy job. You will be taught (as with everything else) on how to put the solution down the toilet once you have finished a CAPD exchange. There...
CAPD/APD – Hand Washing
As with everything else in dialysis, you will be trained on how to wash your hands. I thought it would be useful to show you how I wash my hands and then give a...
CAPD/APD – Stock Take
For both CAPD and APD you have do to a stock take once a month or once every other week – depending on how often your deliveries are. I found that doing a stock...
CAPD – Charts
While I'll never know, I imagine that all dialysis charts look different. However, the reason for the charts and what the unit is looking for are; Fluid – are you dehydrated or overloaded. The...
Benefits – Council Tax
Whether you are on APD or CAPD, you will be using a room in your home for treatment and/or storage of bags etc. Due to you losing a room, you can apply to the...