Home Dialysis Central update
[Vol.3, No.6, June 21, 2006]
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Home dialysis in the news
Two recent newspaper articles feature DaVita patients and tell the general public about the benefits of daily home hemo. Ken Withrow, a 73 year old Texan, feels much better without the "dialysis hangover" he used to have after his in-center treatments. Kimberley Delaney, 43, from Oregon, has the energy to be active with DaVita Patient Citizens and help promote the Kidney Care Quality Improvement Act, now that she's dialyzing six times per week.
Learn about home treatments in our message boards
Since we launched Home Dialysis Central in July, 2004, our message boards have been viewed more than 1.25 million times. From presternal PD catheters to when to time meals for nocturnal home hemo, you can learn a lot about day-to-day life with home therapies from the dialyzors and pofessionals who are using them.
Topic of the month—leaving on a jet plane: flying with a PD cycler or NxStage System One
Does a PD cycler count as a carry on bag? Can an airline charge you for checking a NxStage System One as luggage, since it weighs more than 50 lbs? Learn your rights when you bring an "assistive device" along on a plane trip—and read our helpful travel tips. Learn about it here.
Melissa finds single parenthood easier with nocturnal home hemo
After she passed out in a hospital elevator en route to seeing her third baby, Melissa found out that IgA nephropathy had caused her kidneys to fail. For 2 years, she worked full-time and raised her three children while doing in-center hemo three days a week. Then, she found a better way. Read her story!
Innovative papers: history of early dialysis in the UK
It's the early 1960s. Chronic hemodialysis is now possible, but there aren't enough machines to go around. Is it best to have a "Life and Death" committee, as Seattle did—or to use "first come, first served" as a basis for deciding? Dr. Stanley Shaldon kindly contributed this historic magazine article to bring us back in time and help us better appreciate today's resources. Download the PDF.
Why should patients take Medicare if they have EGHP coverage?
Click here to learn the answers to this & other questions about Medicare payment for PD and home hemo.
Read all about it!
Review home dialysis-related news, courtesy of Nephrology News & Issues. This week's stories include:
- Aksys announces planned change in majority of directors
- FDA: no new ACE-inhibitor warnings, despite data
- Doctors spend hours contending with Medicare Part D
- FDA approves Renal Solutions Allient enhancements
Featured link: it's hurricane season again...
This fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can help people on PD to avoid infections in the event of a disaster.
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