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Scottiemom
Aug 10, 2014Nomad
Will you be on peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis? My MIL was on peritoneal. Her supplies took up a good portion of the bedroom and bathroom in her home. The boxes were full of solutions and they weighed a lot, so the combined weight of all those supplies would be a bit much. Plus, the solutions must be kept at a certain temperature. Having seen and helped with her supplies and procedures, I would question full time traveling. If you plan to stay in one place, that would be different. I know people seem to get along okay when they use regular dialysis and go to a center. They don't have to keep supplies or solutions, etc. Home hemodialysis may be easier than peritoneal. My MIL also had to see her doctor every month and was often in for blood work. Her prescription would change periodically and you could not return the supplies that had already been delivered, so there was the problem of getting rid of those boxes of supplies no longer needed and making room for new.
If you have a choice, you might review each method and see which one would be less cumbersome for full time living. We had a man in our park in Texas was on hemodialysis. He had a clinic there and at his home in another state and went back and forth without a problem, both doctors working together to help him realize his dream.
Dale
If you have a choice, you might review each method and see which one would be less cumbersome for full time living. We had a man in our park in Texas was on hemodialysis. He had a clinic there and at his home in another state and went back and forth without a problem, both doctors working together to help him realize his dream.
Dale
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