Homechoicepro

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...

Charts II

Very similar looking charts for APD with similar reasons from CAPD – Charts. The main difference is that the machine does all the maths for you, which is good if you are lazy like...

Homechoice Pro & Setting up

You will be trained on how to set up your machine so I'm not going to go over old ground. However over the last few months, I have picked up some handy tips; Flat...

Travel & Sleeping

Since starting dialysis, I have only used hotels to sleep on holiday but they have all been very accommodating. As I said in the Travel – General post, Baxter travel will sort out the...

Homechoice Pro & Noise

The Homechoice Pro machine has hydraulics inside, so it is never going to be as quiet as a mouse but I have found a few tips to minimise the noise. First the tubes; as...

Homechoice Pro & Clear Flex

If, like me you are on the 5L clear flex bags of fluid; you may have noticed a bit of a design flaw between the bags and the machine. The 5L bags  hang over...

Homechoice Pro & Sleeping

When I first started using the machine, it was coming to the end of February and was FREEZING so I had to wear my PJs in bed. This caused an issue as the tube would...

Homechoice Pro & Lights

One of my pet peeves when the Homechoice Pro was install was the lit up panel on the front. Even in “dim” mood it was still like Blackpool illuminations in the bedroom; which was...