| Author | Subject: Would home dialysis be a good idea for 74 yr old Mom? |
| Jan | Posted At 10:19:52 10/12/2002 My mother was diagnosed with scleraderma four years ago and two months ago suffered kidney failure because of it. The doctor has recommended she get a colostomy and do home dialysis. Would others who do home dialysis let me know how it works for them and if they would recommend it for others? Thanks! |
| Klaus | Re: Would home dialysis be a good idea for 74 yr old Mom? (Currently 0 replies) Posted At 18:03:05 12/11/2002 Hi Jan, if your mother is in good mental health and she can handle all the procedure with the PD, then it is for sure a good idea. It really depends on the patients ability to perform the recurrent procedure of CAPD(Chronically ambulant Peritoneal Dialysis). But it is a very good alternative to hemodialysis and by the way some of the patients feel better on PD as compared to Hemodialysis, and these patients are more independent. I am sure your mother will get some training to get familiar with the treatment and after that she can do it by herself. The insertion of a PD catheter is not a big deal for a surgeon or nephrologist and instantly after the catheter is inserted the PD can start. In summary I would recommend the PD as well. |